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Saturday, June 28, 2014

NigerianEye: “Cameroon arrests 50 Nigerian businessmen” plus 25 more

NigerianEye: “Cameroon arrests 50 Nigerian businessmen” plus 25 more

Cameroon arrests 50 Nigerian businessmen

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 11:08 PM PDT

Cameroon's military authorities said they arrested 50 Nigerian businessmen for allegedly collaborating with the Boko Haram insurgents, just as Cameroonian soldiers killed 10 suspected members of the...

Bomb scare in Osun state

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 10:53 PM PDT

There was panic in Ido Osun, a community in Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State on Saturday following the alarm raised by residents that explosive devices were seen near the secretariat of...

'Maiduguri Airport closed for security reasons'

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 10:46 PM PDT

The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen Chris Olukolade, has said security considerations were responsible for the closure of the Maiduguri Airport. Olukolade denied reports that the Airport...

Ebola: WHO asks West African countries to monitor travellers

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 10:43 PM PDT

The World Health Organisation on Friday warned West African countries, which share boundaries with countries hit by the Ebola epidemic to prepare for the possible arrival of travellers carrying the...

Musa, Emenike, Odemwingie’s pace and power worry France

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 10:40 PM PDT

The pace and power of the Super Eagles attack will give France's defense its biggest test of the World Cup so far when they meet in Monday's round of 16 match. Although France kept two clean sheets...

Catholic Church, Army celebrate exit of Africa’s oldest priest

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 10:36 PM PDT

The Catholic Church as well as retired and serving officers of the Nigerian Army recently gathered in Lagos to celebrate the exit of Africa's oldest Catholic Priest and retired military officer in...

BLOODY WEEEKEND: 54 killed in Bauchi, Kaduna attacks

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 10:32 PM PDT

A total of 54 persons were killed in Bauchi and Kaduna states in separate attacks on Friday and Saturday. Eleven people were killed and 14 injured when gunmen attacked a hotel in Bauchi, Bauchi...

Ramadan: Why moon-sighting announcement was delayed – Sultan

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 10:29 PM PDT

Yesterday marked the commencement of 1435AH Ramadan fast across Nigeria. The announcement, which heralded the commencement, was not without hitches as it came at midnight. But the Sultan of Sokoto...

10 drown after downpour in Ibadan

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 10:27 PM PDT

No fewer than 10 people were said to have been drowned during a downpour in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, yesterday. It happened at Apete area of Ibadan after the rain fell endlessly. According to a...

England fan’s ear bitten off during Uruguay game

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 10:24 PM PDT

An England fan had his ear bitten off by another during the side's World Cup game against Uruguay in Brazil, police in Britain said on Saturday. The assault at the Group D game in Sao Paulo on 19...

American Senate frustrating effort against Boko Haram — Rice

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 10:21 PM PDT

The United States of America has said its efforts towards assisting Nigeria in fighting the Boko Haram insurgency are being hampered by its Senate. The US' National Security Adviser, Susan Rice,...

Kidnappers threatened to cut my mother’s head, send it to me — Bayelsa Commissioner

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 10:11 PM PDT

Bayelsa State Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Mr. Furoebi Akene, yesterday, described as 'unsettling' the continued search for his aged mother, Madam Patimi Akene, abducted, penultimate week, by...

Vigilante groups buy arms to fight Boko Haram

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 10:07 PM PDT

There are strong indications that more Nigerians in the North are resorting to self help by taking up arms against the terrorist group, Boko Haram. Members of vigilante groups in the region are said...

REVEALED: How gunmen dressed in Nigerian military uniform bombed Bauchi hotel – Survivor

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 01:59 PM PDT

The bombers of a Bauchi hotel on Friday evening were dressed in Nigerian military uniform and shot at those who managed to survive the explosion, witnesses have said. The explosion targeted a...

WORLD CUP: James Rodriguez sends Colombia to the quarter-finals

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 03:24 PM PDT

James Rodriguez scored twice - his first a stunning volley - to fire Colombia to a 2-0 win over Uruguay and secure a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. His unstoppable 28th-minute strike...

Political Drama: Fayose thanks Bamidele for splitting APC

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 02:00 PM PDT

Ekiti State Governor-elect, Mr. Ayo Fayose, has said that Labour Party's candidate ,Opeyemi Bamidele, contributed to his victory in the June 21 governorship election. Fayose, comfirmed this when he...

WORLD CUP: Brazil defeat Chile on penalties to reach quarter-final

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 02:01 PM PDT

Brazil overcame enormous pressure to edge past Chile on penalties in their World Cup last 16 clash in Belo Horizonte on Saturday following a 1-1 draw after extra-time. David Luiz officially opened...

Emenike’s long walk to World Cup stardom

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 02:01 PM PDT

Emmanuel Emenike travelled a long road to get to Brazil, at times even on foot, and once stopping at a Turkish cell, but he made it to the World Cup. It was a close run thing and there were times...

ASUP resolves to continue strike

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 01:56 PM PDT

The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has resolved to continue its nine months old strike pending the outcome its meeting with the Senate Committee on...

Argentine Vice-President Boudou faces corruption charge

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 01:42 PM PDT

Argentine Vice-President Amado Boudou has been charged in a corruption case. Boudou is suspected of using his influence when he was economy minister to ensure that a contract to print Argentina's...

Patience Jonathan sues for peace at Ramadan

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 01:32 PM PDT

Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, on Saturday enjoined Muslim women across Africa and especially those in Nigeria to reflect on new ways to spread the culture of sustainable peace and...

Super Eagles a Big Threat - Sagna

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 01:13 PM PDT

France international Bacary Sagna is cautious of the quality in the Nigeria squad ahead of Monday's 2014 Fifa World Cup round of 16 clash. Estádio Nacional de Brasilia will host the game between...

Serena Williams in shock Wimbledon defeat

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 12:50 PM PDT

Serena Williams crashed to her earliest exit at Wimbledon for nine years as the world number one suffered a shock 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 loss against French 24th seed Alize Cornet in the third round on...

Bomb Blast Hits Bauchi Soccer Viewing Center Kills 10, Injures 14

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 06:37 AM PDT

An explosion in the red light district of Bauchi city has killed 10 people and injured 14 others, police said Saturday. An eyewitness told NE hat five men in military uniform perpetrated the heinous...

Bauchi attack: police arrest suspect

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 07:00 AM PDT

The Bauchi State Police Commissioner, Malam Lawal Shehu said on Saturday that one suspect had been arrested in connection with Friday's attack on an hotel in Bauchi metropolis. Some gunmen, wearing...

Begin Ramadan on Saturday, Sultan tells Muslims

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 06:59 AM PDT

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar, has directed the Muslim Ummah to commence the Ramadan fast on Saturday(today). The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Sultan spoke through the...
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