Bandit arrested, AK47 rifle recovered in Kaduna
The Police Command in Kaduna State said its operatives arrested a suspected bandit and recovered an AK-47 rifle in the Kudaru forest of Saminaka, Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, made…

Imo: Sacked appointees lobby Gov Uzodinma for reappointment
The recently sacked appointees of the Imo State Government sacked by Governor Hope Uzodinma are reportedly working behind the scenes for their reappointment. It was gathered that some of them are still working effectively with the Governor despite t…

Insecurity: Protesting villagers block Kaduna-Abuja highway
Worried by insecurity in their area, which resulted in the kidnapping of some villagers, angry residents of Kakau Ward in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Saturday morning blocked the ever busy Kaduna-Abuja Highway. They were protesti…

Ogun: Dangote truck set ablaze for crushing okada rider, passenger to death
A mob reportedly set a truck belonging to Dangote Cement Factory, Ibese, Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, ablaze after it crushed two men to death. The driver of the truck is said to have narrowly escaped being lynched. It was gathere…

Nigerian vandals smuggling diesel to Benin arrested in Lagos
The large wooden boat used to convey the illegal 210,000 litres diesel. The Nigerian Navy has arrested 10 suspected vandals conveying 210,000 litres of diesel, Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), concealed in water tanks inside a large wooden boat around the…

COVID-19: No death in Nigeria for 14 days – NCDC
Nigeria did not record any death from COVID-19 in the last 14 days, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed on Saturday. The country’s death toll stands at 2,117. However, the NCDC reported 13 new cases. The new cases were logged by three…

BBNaija reunion: Wathoni reveals ex-housemates performed oral s3x in Big Brother house

Why we told our children about their mum’s rape ordeal, Timi Dakolo reveals
Singer, Timi Dakolo, has revealed that he and his wife, Busola, informed their kids about her rape ordeal when she spoke out about it in June 2019. Speaking during an interview with media personality, Toke Makinwa, Dakolo said, “Yes, we informed our…

Senate’ll checkmate unhealthy practices threatening aviation —Ifeanyi Ubah
A member of the Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, has said the red chamber would do everything possible to safe the Nigerian aviation sector from collapsing. The Senator in a statement on Saturday, pledged to play key roles in the …

Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder: Mike Tyson predicts trilogy fight
Former boxing heavyweight, Mike Tyson, has predicted who he feels will win the trilogy fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. The pair are set to fight for the third and possibly final time on July 24 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first bout took …

I will never join APC, says Reno Omokri
Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed the possibility of him joining the All Progressives Congress, APC. His comment is coming against the backdrop of his recent commendation of President Muhammadu Buhari. Omokri h…

2023: Aisha Yesufu hints on new political party
Popular activist, Aisha Yesufu has hinted of a new political party ahead of the 2023 presidential election. According to Aisha, the leading political parties, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,…

Kebbi abduction: We shall not rest – Gov Atiku Bagudu reacts, makes promise
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State on Friday night pledged to support security agencies in the fight against banditry across the State. Bagudu gave the pledge while addressing parents, staff and students of Federal Government College (FGC) Birnin …

Nnamdi Kanu: Place bounty on your leaders’ heads instead – Shehu Sani tells Northern groups

Abducted Rivers United coach regains freedom
The abducted technical manager of Rivers United Football Club, Stanley Eguma, has regained his freedom two days after he was abducted. His release was confirmed by Chief Okey Kpalukwu, General Manager of Rivers United in Port Harcourt, Rivers State …

Liberal Democrats upset Boris Johnson’s Conservatives in bye-election
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered an embarrassing defeat when his Conservative Party lost to the Liberal Democrats a parliamentary by-election on the outskirts of London, The contested seat is just a few miles from his own seat. Since it…

22-year-old man to die by hanging in Ekiti for robbery
A 22-year-old unemployed man, Kehinde Olajide has been sentenced to death by hanging for armed robbery in Ekiti State. A High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti on Thursday sentenced Kehinde for involvement in robberies. He was docked for arming himself wit…

Buhari to decide APC convention date
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have said President Muhammadu will determine when the party’s proposed national convention would hold. Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF), Abubakar Bagudu sta…

Yoruba Nation, others: Nigeria should let citizens willing to secede go – Akintoye
Leader of Yoruba self-determination movement, Ilana Omo Oodua, Prof. Banji Akintoye says Nigerian authorities cannot stop the proponents of Yoruba nation and other secessionists. Akintoye noted that the United Nations (UN) constitution as well as va…

Euro 2020: All countries that have qualified for knockout stage so far
A total of three countries have qualified for the knockout stage of the ongoing Euro 2020. The countries are Italy, Belgium and Netherlands. Italy became the first country to book their place in the Round of 16 following their 3-0 win over Switzerla…

Suicide cases on the rise, WHO raises alarm
World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised the alarm that suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide. A report, “Suicide worldwide in 2019”, published on Thursday found that more people die yearly as a result of suicide than HIV, malaria or breas…

Biafra: You defrauded me N20m – Nnamdi Kanu fires back at Asari Dokubo
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused Asari Dokubo, former militant leader of defrauding him N20m. Kanu made the allegation in response to Dokubo’s recent verbal attacks on him. In a chat, Kanu charged Dokubo to s…

Oyo Killings: Retool security architecture – Buhari Minister, Dare urges Makinde
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Dare has advised Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to immediately revamp security architecture of the State. Dare, who hails from Ogbomoso, noted that the need to reshuffle the security arc…

BREAKING: Petrol tanker explodes in Ikeja
A fuel tanker exploded on Thursday night in Ikeja, the capital of Lagos state. NigerianEye learnt that the impact of the explosion was felt inside buildings in the government residential area (GRA) axis of Ikeja, several cars around the area of the…

Police parade land seller who raped, killed victim in Rivers
One Prince Reuben has been paraded by the Nigerian Police Force for raping and killing a woman who wanted to buy a plot of land from him in Rivers State. According to Force Publicity Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, Reuben and three others who are a…

Nigerian syndicate arrested for producing fake foreign currencies
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing three Nigerians for alleged conspiracy and currency counterfeiting. The members of the syndicate are Sylvannus Ireka Ifechukwu, Patrick Chima Ibiam and Ajimijere Mathias Adegbenro. They …

Nigeria’s problems did not start with Buhari but they became worse under him —Cardinal Okogie

Euro 2020: Ronaldo, Pogba would’ve been punished in US for disrespecting Coca Cola, Heineken

Sleepy Buhari makes corruption to run rampant in Nigeria – US Economist, Steve Hanke
Steve H Hanke, an American applied economist at John Hopkins University, Baltimore has taken a swipe at the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration as Nigeria continues to experience an upsurge in corruption. Recall that the All Progressive Co…

Gattuso quits as Fiorentina coach three weeks after appointment
Gennaro Gattuso and Fiorentina have agreed to part, just over three weeks after the former Italy international was appointed as coach at the Serie A club. Fiorentina and coach Rino Gattuso have decided, by common consent, not to follow up on the pre…

Nigeria is ripe enough for change – Gov. Diri
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will in 2023 bring about the desired change Nigerians are yearning for. Diri also advocated the strengthening of the party at all levels in order to wrest power from the ruling A…

N25.7bn fraud: Ex bank PHB Boss, Francis Atuche sentenced to 6 years in prison
Francis Atuche, a former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for stealing the sum of N25.7bn belonging to the bank. Justice Lateef Okunnu of a Lagos High Court convicted Atuche, alongside a former Chief …

2023: No elections in Southwest, Oduduwa Republic will happen – Sunday Igboho insists
Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly know as Igboho, has said elections would not hold across the Southwest in 2023. Igboho said elections would not hold because Yorubas will break out of Nigeria. He spoke in a video anchored by his spo…

Southwest killings: “Bubble may burst soon” – Gani Adams writes UN, US, others
Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams wants global intervention over the killings in the South-West region, warning that “the bubble may burst soon”. He made the call in a letter to the Secretary General, United Nations (UN), the Chairperso…

Guns alone can’t stop security threats in Nigeria – Army
The Nigerian Army, on Wednesday, said that guns alone can’t stop the prevailing security threats across the country. Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, who spoke in Abuja, said the myriads of security challenges in Nigeria required a multi…

Appreciate Buhari when he arrives – Zulum tells Borno residents ahead of President’s visit
Cutting governance cost’ll not solve revenue problems’ – Akabueze
The Director General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze, on Tuesday said cutting budget allocations to Federal Government agencies would not have a significant impact on Nigeria’s revenue. Akabueze said this in Abuja at the launch …
NSCDC operatives arrest woman for duping Osun politician N2.6m
One Omolara Solanke has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Osun State, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N2,680,000 from a political office seeker under false pretences. A spokesman for the NSCDC in the state, Daniel Adi…
TB Joshua: Pastor Adeboye, Oyedepo, big pastors are threat to Christian unity – Primate Ayodele
Indian police arrest Nigerian Kelvin Idika for selling cocaine
India’s central crime branch police in Bengaluru have arrested a Nigerian Kelvin Idika for selling cocaine in the city. The police said on Wednesday that they recovered from the Nigerian cocaine valued $973. The Bengaluru CCB’s anti-narcotics wing i…
Travis Scott, Kylie Jenner confirm reconciliation
Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner have fully reconciled, with Scott confirming this as they attended Tuesday night’s 72nd annual Parsons Benefit in New York. The couple cozied up to one another, while posing on the red carpet with their three-year-old d…
Euro 2020: You’ve to know how to suffer – Cristiano Ronaldo reacts to Portugal’s victory
BREAKING: 2021/2022 EPL fixtures released
The fixtures for the 2021/2022 Premier League season have been released. Here is the opening weekend of Premier League fixtures, including a mouth-watering clash between Tottenham and champions Manchester City: Brentford v Arsenal Burnley v Brighto…
Euro 2020: Gary Neville reacts as Ronaldo breaks goals record
Former Manchester United captain, Gary Neville, has paid tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo after he became the leading men’s scorer in the Euro’s history. Ronaldo, 36, also became the first player in history to feature in five different European Champion…
Instagram deletes Adamu Garba’s account
Former Presidential Aspirant, Adamu Garba’s Instagram account has been deleted. This occurred shortly after Google deleted his Crowwe app from the Google Play Store. Nigerians had taken to google play store to drop horrible reviews on the instant me…
Alleged N114 million Wike’s bribe for Rivers bye-election results recovered – Police report
Insecurity: How we’ll address security challenges in Nigeria – Army chief, Yahaya
Major Gen. Faruk Yahaya, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), says addressing security challenges in Nigeria required joint stakeholders’ efforts. Yahaya disclosed this when he appeared before the joint House of Representatives Committees on Defence and …
Soldiers stop 73 Nasarawa youths going to Imo
Troops of 72 Special Force Brigade, Nigeria Army, Makurdi, have intercepted 73 young men headed to Imo from Nasarawa. They were being transported inside five trucks with 47 motorcycles when soldiers stopped them at Agan Toll Gate within the Benue ca…
Donald Duke dumps SDP, formally joins PDP – Saraki reacts
Former presidential candidate, Donald Duke has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Bukola Saraki, a former Senate president made this known on his facebook page as he welcomed the former governor into the opposition party. Recall that Don…
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