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Punch chair Aboderin for burial Friday
The Chairman of Punch Nigeria Limited, Mr. Gbadebowale Wayne Aboderin, who died on May 30 in Lagos, will be buried on Friday, June 15. According to the funeral arrangements released yesterday by the Aboderin family, a service of…
I&E Forex Window attracts $50.73b in 13 months
The Investors’ and Exporters’ (I&E) Forex Window has attracted to the economy in 13 months $50.73 billion, a report by FSDH Research has shown. Prior to the introduction of the I&E Forex window in April 2017 by the Central…
Federal Government plans to frame me – Wike
•SARS men arrested for crime Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday accused the Federal Government of plotting to frame him up. Wike spoke at a thanksgiving service in honour of the Chairman of Rivers State Local Government…
Offa robbery: What Saraki did for robbery suspects – Oyedepo alleges
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State, Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, has stated that the police did not induce the Offa armed robbery suspects to make confessions against Dr. Bukola Saraki. It has been reported…
New MKO Statue: “Ambode,” the man who saw tomorrow
Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode appears to be a man ahead of his time. His revolutionary and forwarding-looking innovation in traffic management, road infrastructure, bus reform, education, security, staff welfare and training,…
Dino Melaye backtracks; says Abiola’s GCFR honour well deserved
The Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, has backtracked on his position that the Federal Government’s decision to honour presumed winner of the 1993 presidential election, Moshood Abiola, with Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR)…
Vanguard editorial board chair vows not to resign over bigotry allegations
Ochereome Nnanna, the Nigerian columnist who slandered the Yoruba on Facebook last Friday, has vowed to stay on as the chairman of Vanguard’s editorial board, amidst calls for his ouster. “I do not see why I should resign because I…
Road closed as Mokwa-Jebba bridge collapses
The bridge after Mowo Junction on the Mokwa-Jebba road collapsed in the early hours of Sunday leading to closure of the road. Bisi Kazeem, spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), alerted the public over the collapse of the…
MKO Abiola: Presidency fires back at Buhari’s critics
Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on Sunday said that the annulment of the Presidential mandate given to Late Moshood Abiola in 1993 was a huge elite conspiracy. According to him, the June 12 annulment was…
10 signs you’re falling in love with your best friend
Everyone has a friend of the opposite sex we call our best friend forever (BFF). What you feel for your BFF is usually platonic love. You spend a lot of time together, share secrets, run to each other for a shoulder to lean on even…
New tax on alcohol, tobacco not targeted at local manufacturers – FG
Nigeria’s newly increased tax on alcohol and tobacco is not targeted at local manufacturing industries, the country’s finance ministry has explained. PREMIUM TIMES reported the new tax rates which commenced on Monday. The finance…
Lagos police dismiss three officers over Ojota incident
The police in Lagos have dismissed three officers who were found guilty of spraying tear-gas on a man identified as Ademuwagun Solomon near China Town in the Ojota area of Lagos. Chike Oti, the police spokesperson, said the officers…
JUST IN: Rafael Nadal wins French Open title
Rafael Nadal is an 11t-time French Open winner. He achieved that feat on Sunday afternoon in Paris when he beat Austrian, Dominic Thiem, in three straight sets of 6-4 6-3 6-2. During the two week Grand Slam, Nadal had to call on the…
#EndSARS: Nigerians resume campaign to shut down brutal police squad
Nigerians have resumed a social media drive aimed at forcing the Buhari administration to take immediate steps to contain rising cases of brutality linked to the police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The department has faced…
Suicide bomber kills self in failed suicide attempt in Borno market
The Borno Police Command on Sunday said tragedy was averted when a suicide bomber heading to the market mistakenly detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) killing himself alone. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Damian Chukwu,…
Nigerian man exposes policeman who extorted him in Osun State
A Nigerian man and Instagram user @the_eventguy who fell victim to policeextortion few days ago, took to the platform to share a photo of the policeman who reportedly extorted him. @the_eventguy who also shared a screenshot of the…
35 containers of tramadol seized at ports – NAFDAC
Prof. Moji Adeyeye, Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the agency has seized not fewer than 35 containers of tramadol at various ports in the country. Adeyeye disclosed this…
Inferiority complex didn’t allow Obasanjo to recognise MKO — Kokori
A former Secretary-General of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers and a leader of the June 12 movement, Chief Frank Kokori, speaks about the decision of the Federal Government to declare June 12 Democracy Day and…
ONSA’s N1.2bn: Again, EFCC goes after Fayose’s Lagos, Abuja properties
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja for a fresh order of interim forfeiture of six Lagos and Abuja properties linked to the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose. Despite that…
Ekiti shooting: Bamidele flown to UK in Tinubu’s jet
A former member of the House of Representatives, Opeyemi Bamidele, has been flown to the United Kingdom for further treatment. Our correspondent learnt that he was flown in a private jet belonging to a former Governor of Lagos State…
There’ll be mass disconnection if National Assembly criminalises estimated billing – Discos
The Executive Director, Research and Advocacy, Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, Sunday Oduntan, tells OKECHUKWU NNODIM how the power sector will be adversely affected if the National Assembly passes the bill to…
You can’t declare MKO Abiola ex-president – Olapade Agoro tells President Buhari
National Chairman of the National Action Council (NAC), Dr. Olapade Agoro, on Saturday stated that since the late Cief M.K.O. Abiola was not officially declared the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, he late cannot be…
Coach Gernot Rohr bans players from eating goat meat & pepper soup
The Head Coach of the Super Eagles: the Nigerian senior national football team, Gernot Rohr has banned players from eating goat meat and pepper soup towards their preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. This comes after…
Anxiety over plot to scuttle APC convention
•South-West Minister implicated in plot against Buhari, APC •Cracks in nPDP as leaders weigh defection options •PDP tactically extends deadline for Imoke’s committee There was anxiety yesterday over alleged plot to disrupt the June…