Bloody Tuesday, as bomb blasts hit Kaduna, Borno, Osun states Posted: 01 Jul 2014 10:41 PM PDT A suicide bomber, suspected to be a member of the terrorist Islamic sect, Boko Haram, early on Tuesday detonated an Impoverished Explosive Device at the popular Maiduguri Monday Market, killing no... |
REVEALED: How Boko Haram uses weapons stolen from Nigerian Army Posted: 01 Jul 2014 10:59 PM PDT When Washington imposed sanctions in June 2012 on Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, he dismissed it as an empty gesture. Two years later, Shekau's skepticism appears well founded: his Islamic... |
Keshi can go if he wants - NFF Posted: 01 Jul 2014 11:00 PM PDT The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will not stop Coach Stephen Keshi from vacating his post as Super Eagles coach, after the 'Big Boss', as Keshi is fondly called expressed his desire to step down... |
Osun Governorship Election: Jonathan begs Oyinlola to support PDP Posted: 01 Jul 2014 11:06 PM PDT A former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, on Tuesday met behind closed doors with President Goodluck Jonathan inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. A source close to the meeting... |
Bomb Blast Hits Maiduguri Market, Over 50 Feared Dead, 69 injured Posted: 01 Jul 2014 11:18 PM PDT A bomb this morning exploded at the busy Monday Market in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. NigerianEye gathered that the explosion was heard at about 8:20 a.m. NE learnt that over 50 people... |
Explosion rocks Ile – Ife, Osun state Posted: 01 Jul 2014 11:20 PM PDT There was a pandemonium in the early hours of Tuesday in the ancient city of Ile-Ife in Osun state following an explosion suspected to be Improvised Explosive Devise IED that rocked the city. It... |
Man, 27, jailed two years for stealing phone Posted: 01 Jul 2014 11:17 PM PDT A 27-year-old man, identified as Wasiu Moshood, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment without an option of fine by an Ibadan magistrate's court for stealing a BlackBerry phone. Moshood was... |
Policemen, families escape death as Lagos barracks collapse Posted: 01 Jul 2014 10:51 PM PDT Some policemen and their families escaped being crushed on Monday night when a two-storey building in the Pedro Police Barracks, Somolu, Lagos, collapsed. It was learnt that the building, which... |
WORLD CUP: Belgium 2-1 USA Posted: 01 Jul 2014 10:45 PM PDT Belgium booked a World Cup quarter-final date with Argentina as they saw off the USA 2-1 after extra time. Kevin De Bruyne, one of a host of Belgium players to find American goalkeeper Tim Howard... |
NEW VIDEO: Burna Boy – Don GorGon Posted: 01 Jul 2014 10:32 PM PDT Great songs deserve great videos, and the homie Burna Boy has done that yet again with his latest single "Don GorGon" . Burna's record with dope videos stays at 100% thus far. Director:... |
Doctors’ strike paralyses services nationwide Posted: 01 Jul 2014 04:27 PM PDT It was a pathetic situation in all federal and state-owned hospitals across the country as services were shut down by medical doctors, leaving hundreds of patients, who turned up for appointments,... |
Chelsea, Atletico Madrid agree on £32 m for Diego Costa Posted: 01 Jul 2014 04:07 PM PDT Chelsea have agreed to sign striker Diego Costa from Atletico Madrid, the Premier League club announced Tuesday. The Spain international had long been linked with a move to the London side and... |
Odemwingie: We made a mark Posted: 01 Jul 2014 03:58 PM PDT Stoke City Striker Peter Odemwingie says Nigeria can return home with their heads held high after their World Cup dream ended against France. Nigeria's forward Peter Odemwingie controls the ball... |
Onazi forgives Matuidi, out for a few weeks Posted: 01 Jul 2014 03:50 PM PDT Lazio and Nigeria midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has forgiven Blaise Matuidi for the horror tackle that saw him taken off the pitch during the round of sixteen tie against France. Also Onazi would have to... |
Chief of Army Staff assures of end to terrorism Posted: 01 Jul 2014 10:33 AM PDT Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, on Monday assured that the Federal Government would eradicate all forms terrorism and violence in the country. Minimah gave the assurance in a keynote... |
Osun Election: Jonathan, Oyinlola in closed-door meeting as PDP find strategies to win in Osun Posted: 01 Jul 2014 10:27 AM PDT The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has begun moves to resolve the crisis in its Osun chapter with a view to winning the coming governorship election in the state. As part of the strategy, President... |
Confab votes against states electoral commission Posted: 01 Jul 2014 10:22 AM PDT They National Conference on Tuesday voted in favour of scrapping of the State Independent Electoral Commissions in the country.Delegates' action was however in variance with the recommendation by... |
Presdient Jonathan signs pension reform law Posted: 01 Jul 2014 10:17 AM PDT President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday signed the Pension Reform Bill 2014 into law at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.The new law which is meant to continue to govern and regulate the administration... |
Fulani Herdsmen killed 138 persons in Kaduna community - Residents Posted: 01 Jul 2014 10:11 AM PDT The Numana Community of Southern Kaduna, Kaduna State, said they have lost over 138 family members and kinsmen to attacks by Fulani herdsmen in Sanga Local Government Area of the state between June... |
Northern governors, Jonathan mourn Umaru Dikko Posted: 01 Jul 2014 10:09 AM PDT The Northern States Governors Form (NSGF) has described the death of Umaru Dikko as a further depletion in the ranks of Northern states leaders adding that it is time for sober reflection and a time... |
We don’t run a secret cult -Tambuwal Posted: 01 Jul 2014 10:05 AM PDT The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, said on Tuesday that the House did not run a secret cult. He explained that the House was opened to anybody seeking information on... |
More survivors in India disaster rubble, death toll hits 31 Posted: 01 Jul 2014 10:03 AM PDT Emergency workers on Tuesday pulled out four more survivors from the rubble of a collapsed building in southern India, with authorities saying they expected rescue efforts to continue... |
Polytechnic student jailed 14years for kidnapping Posted: 01 Jul 2014 10:00 AM PDT A Delta State High Court sitting at Asaba on Tuesday convicted and sentenced two men including a student, Ndudi Ogwu, 22, to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour for kidnapping a nurse. Ogwu, an... |
We’ll conduct election in all states despite security challenges – INEC Posted: 01 Jul 2014 09:57 AM PDT As concerns mount over unceasing terrorist attacks in parts of the north, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, Tuesday raised the hope of conducting election... |
French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy arrested Posted: 01 Jul 2014 06:28 AM PDT French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been detained for questioning over alleged influence peddling. The decision to detain him at Nanterre, near Paris, is an unprecedented step against a former... |
Enyeama, Odemwingie, Yobo to quit Eagles Posted: 01 Jul 2014 06:01 AM PDT Some of the top Super Eagles' players who took part in the 0-2 loss to the French national team, Les Bleus, said they plan to give chance to younger ones in the Super Eagles. The players are Vincent... |
Jonathan is petty, Presidency full of liars – El-Rufai Posted: 01 Jul 2014 05:48 AM PDT Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir el-Rufai, has described the President Goodluck Jonathan as petty and incompetent. The chief of the All Progressives Congress also believed... |
Former Minister of Transportation, Umaru Dikko dies Posted: 01 Jul 2014 05:46 AM PDT A prominent northern politician and Minister of Transportation during the Second Republic, Umaru Dikko, is dead, his son, Dr. Bello Dikko and another family member, have confirmed. Mr. Dikko, 78,... |
Giroud should have been shown a Red Card - Mikel Posted: 01 Jul 2014 05:36 AM PDT John Obi Mikel says Olivier Giroud should have seen red for elbowing him during Nigeria's 2-0 defeat to France in their second round World Cup clash. The Chelsea midfielder claimed referee Mark... |
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