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The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, LPDC, has disbarred seven lawyers and suspended 12 others over alleged involvement in various acts of professional misconduct. Nigerian Body of Benchers made the revelation while admitting…

Security operatives have blocked the government house in Ado-Ekiti, capital of Ekiti state. This created tension among residents of the area who scuttled to safety. The armed operatives fired gunshots into the air and released…

The Federal High Court in Minna, Niger State, has ordered the interim forfeiture of some assets belonging to a former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu. The PUNCH on Tuesday obtained the Certified True Copy of the court’s…

A Couple who were having a rare happy moment has drowned when their car rolled down and fell inside the river, While they were busy Banging, According to News Breaker Mazimum The incident happened at Lamingo River, Jos… read below!…

Aliko Dangote has revealed that at 61, he is not getting any younger, and he is willing to take on a new wife. Speaking with David Piling in a Financial Times interview, Lunch with FT, the multi-billionaire, who is Africa’s richest…

Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, says the federal government will revoke the operational licenses of companies who do not treat their staff well. Speaking on Wednesday at an interactive session with the newly appointed…

…Details Of How He Fell Into Trap and caught pants down.  Weeks after the reported sack of one Professor Richard Akindele of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, over allegations of sexual harassment of his student,…

Operatives of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Intelligence Response Team (IRT) have arrested six suspected bank robbers said to have operated in Kwara, Kogi, Niger, Kaduna States and Abuja. The suspects, James Obaje, 34, Nelson…

Kingsley Moghalu, a presidential aspirant of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), says what Nigerians need is a generational shift in governance and not allegiance to “same old career politicians”. Moghalu said this while reacting to…

Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has described the alliance against President Muhammadu Buhari as dead. He said this at the APC mega rally which held in Ado-Ekiti, capital of Ekiti state, on…

Adedamola Kuti, federal controller of works in Lagos, on Tuesday said consultations were ongoing for the closure of third mainland bridge in Lagos for repairs. The bridge connects the mainland part of Nigeria’s commercial capital to…

Juventus and Real Madrid have agreed a deal for Cristiano Ronaldo worth in the region of £105m, according to Sky sources. It is believed that progress on the deal means an official announcement could be made as soon as Tuesday.…

In less than 2 months, Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote has lost more than $100 million of his net worth. Dangote's fortune dropped by 0.8% to $12.3 billion from the last record of $12.8 billion as at Monday, May 21, 2018,…

An exemption certificate obtained by PREMIUM TIMES Tuesday morning has further rubbished the authenticity of the purported NYSC certificate being paraded by Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun. By the provision of the National Youths…

The Igbore, Abeokuta, Ogun state born man of many parts, attended African Church Grammar School, Abeokuta for his O levels before proceeding to Baptist Academy, Obanikoro, Lagos for his A levels. In 1992, Obadeyi graduated with a Bachelor…

The house of representatives has recommended the immediate suspension of Ovie Omo-Agege, senator representing Delta central, for 180 legislative days over the theft of the senate mace. The house also recommended the immediate…

The Imo state house of assembly has started proceedings on the impeachment of Eze Madumere, deputy governor of the state. At plenary on Tuesday, Ugonna Ozuruigbo, deputy speaker, moved the motion that the impeachment process be…

Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation International, asked Nasir el-Rufai to be his running mate in the 2011 presidential election — but the former minister of federal capital territory declined. This is contained in the book, ‘Fighting…

Over 100 security personnel were on Tuesday deployed to the road leading to Benue State House of Assembly complex in Makurdi, the state capital. The state Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, who personally took charge of security…

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, has stormed the dreaded cells of the Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad, FEDSARS, at the Command Headquarters, Ikeja, and directed the immediate release of 40 suspects, while 30 other…

A former deputy governor of Ondo State, Lasisi Oluboyo, has finally spoken on the mysterious death of his daughter. It was  reported that his daughter was found dead in her boyfriend’s room on Sunday. Oluboyo, speaking on her…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, was welcomed to the Google headquarters by CEO Sundar Pichai who led a team of executives in a meeting with the VP and other officials. He was also hosted in a series of investment forums in Silicon…

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu has said he is preoccupied with ensuring the unity of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state. According to him, unity of the APC was his goal not…

Over 50 Nigerian students are being wrongly detained in police stations in Cotonou, the Republic of Benin’s commercial capital, their parents claimed yesterday. They alleged that their children were unlawfully arrested by Béninoise…