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President Muhammadu Buhari has fired Usman Yusuf, executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Boade Akinola, director, media, ministry of health, announced this in a statement  on…

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is currently in Dubai with some of his associates. Timi Frank, a former deputy spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is among those…

The Emir of Kano, His Highness, Muhammad Sanusi 11 on Sunday, declared that there is nothing like non-indigeneship in Kano, insisting that everybody residing in the ancient commercial city remain a bonafide…

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday ordered the forfeiture of ex-First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan’s $8.4 million and N9.2 billion to the Federal Government. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun held that…

Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, Monday morning stepped down as the senior pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA, over alleged rape allegation by Timi Dakolo’s wife, Busola. Pastor Fatoyinbo,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)  has declared that former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and others indicted in any case must face prosecution. In a press statement…

Anxiety has gripped former ministers and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), following indications that President Muhammadu Buhari may submit his cabinet list to the Senate, this week,…

Despite protests, the Federal Government will establish Ruga settlements for herders, The Nationlearnt yesterday. The government said the scheme had already taken off in 12 of the 36 states.…

1. Avala. Single mom and budding singer Avala is not here to play. Being part of Big Brother Naija is part of pursuing her dreams and she also wants to inspire other young women. Saidat “Avala” Balogun’s highest point of her life is…

Biodun Fatoyinbo, founder of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), says he is the best dressed pastor in town.  Fatoyinbo, who is facing a public backlash for allegedly raping Busola…

The British police on Sunday says it has arrested a second man on suspicion of stabbing a 26-year-old pregnant woman in south London to death. The woman, who was identified by the police as…

Two persons have been confirmed dead, three rescued and others feared missing after a passenger boat capsized in Lagos. It was gathered that the 20 passenger boat which left Badore in Ajah enroute Egbin…

A group of bandits holed up in their hideout on the forest between Dandume Local Government Area of Katsina State and BirniGwari in Kaduna state are pleading with the Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello…

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar lll, has charged Nigerians to stop blaming a particular tribe for the insecurity challenge facing the country. Rather than blaming a tribe, the…

The Nigerian Army on Sunday said soldiers seen at the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) in Abuja were not there to provide security or harass protesters.Army spokesperson Sagir Musa told PREMIUM TIMES the military is…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged all former governors now in the ninth Senate to “to stop collecting pensions from their states while they serve as senators.”…

A former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has carried out his threat to sue President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, for her alleged libellous tweet via her Twitter handle…

Pastor Omodele Fatoyinbo, wife of the Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly in Guzape, Abuja, Pastor Abiodun Fatoyinbo, says her husband is not a rapist.Mrs. Fatoyinbo said, “My husband is not a rapist. Even…

Biodun Fatoyinbo, founder of the Commonwealth Zion Assembly (COZA), has announced a suspension of a seven days programme of the church, saying the “Holy Spirit” directed him to do so. Speaking when he…

The Commonwealth of Zion Assembly in Guzape, Abuja, has been surrounded by operatives of the Department of State Services wearing hooded masks, the Nigerian Army, the Nigeria Police Force and…

The immediate past President of Nigerian House of Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki has said the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, visited him in 2016…

To be 80 years on earth is a great milestone. And to live up to that ripe age in a country where  life expectancy average is below 50, an obelisk or pyramid or sphinx should be erected! So, for…

Two unidentified men have been taken into custody by security agents after they turned up at a planned protest outside the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Abuja.The church has come under nationwide interest since one…

Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Peter Obi, vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, were part of the dignitaries who attended the burial ceremony of Chukwuka Iwenjiora, a…