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There is pandemonium at the Magistrates’ Court in Olru, Imo State, as youths numbering above 15 set the court building on fire. Our correspondent gathered that the fire destroyed all the documents in the court before it could be…

Trade Union Congress (TUC) has commended the Federal Government’s fight against corruption. President of the congress, Bobboi Bala Kaigama, and Secretary General, Musa-Lawal Ozigi, stated this in a message to Muslim faithful and…

A chieftain of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has said that the National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is day-dreaming if he thinks the north will support his 2023 presidential ambition. Senate…

Some gunmen reportedly stormed the country home of a senator, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, around 7.30 p.m., in Akwa Ibom state, where he was holding political meeting. Akpabio’s media aide, Anietie Ekong, took to Facebook on…

Just because an actor is no longer on a show, doesn't mean they don't have ideas on how it should come to an end. Richard Madden, who played Robb Stark on Game of Thrones, has revealed how he thinks the show ends: “Jon Snow saves the…

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has reportedly barred party officials across the state from collecting Sallah gifts from a leading governorship aspirant in the state, Prince Dapo Abiodun. Islam and Christianity encourage…

The Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, has berated popular musician and owner of Fresh FM, Yinka Ayefele, for flouting the laws in the construction of his Music House, which was demolished by the government on Sunday. Ajimobi said…

President Muhammadu Buhari will next week Tuesday inaugurate a $250 million brewery owned by International Breweries Plc at Flowergate Industrial Scheme, Sagamu-Abeokuta Expressway, Ogun State. The Plant Manager, Tony Agah, disclosed…

A group of prostitues have been arrested for drugging and robbing their unsuspecting clients. The sex workers allegedly rob their male customers at a brothel in Majorca area of Spain. The gang, including a brothel madam and four…

The South-East Senate Caucus Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has revealed that he has been approached to replace the Deputy President of the Senate, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu. There have been moves by the All Progressives Congress to…

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association on Tuesday told the the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, to resign his position immediately or be forced to do so. The National Coordinator of MACBAN in Benue State,…

A box set of The Eagles’ greatest hits has surpassed Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” as the biggest selling album ever in the United States, according to a new ranking by the Recording Industry Association of America. RIAA said “The…

•Governor pays homage to Ewi •Ado-Ekiti monarch urges subjects to collect PVCs As his tenure winds down in less than two months, Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has said he is fulfilled leaving behind legacies that will not be…

The Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, has declared his intention to contest election for the Senate in 2019. Mr Okechukwu, in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday, said he would run on the…

The leader of the House of Representatives and chairman of the APC Caucus, Femi Gbajabiamila, in this interview with PREMIUM TIMES’ Festus Owete and Nasir Ayitogo, speaks on the defections in the House, his relationship with Speaker…

Vanessa Obioha writes that the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Adams Oshiomhole pulls no punches as he goes about his new assignment with an accustomed gusto Call him garrulous or obnoxious, one thing is certain,…

Nigeria attracted $5.5 billion capital importation between April and June, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said in a report. The NBS said flighty portfolio investors accounted for 74.7 per cent of the investment. In…

There was heavy security yesterday in and around Ilorin, Kwara State capital, during the Eid-el-Kabir. Senate President Bukola Saraki arrived at the praying ground about 8.55am in a bulletproof car, and waited patiently till 9.33am…

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis is on the verge of making an important decision on whether or not to dump the Emirates and accept a lucrative offer tabled by AC Milan. Gazidis, who became CEO at Arsenal in 2009 and is now tasked…

Nigerian activist identified as Vure Kingsley on facebook, has named his child after Facebook CEO, Mark Zukerberg. According to him, he named his son after the Facebook owner because he met his wife on the platform. He also revealed he…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday joined thousands of Muslim faithful to observe the two raka’at Eid el-Kabir prayer in Daura, Katsina state. The president arrived the Eid praying ground in company of his aides and relatives…

Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, said, yesterday, that localised trippings in networks of electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, was not its responsibility. TCN, which made this clarification, while specifically reacting to…

Mino Raiola has hit back at Paul Scholes after the former Manchester United midfielder was critical of Paul Pogba’s performance in the loss at Brighton. Raiola, posting on Twitter on Tuesday morning, appeared to joke that he would…

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has said he was under immense pressure to contest for 2019 senatorial election. While declaring he will make his stand known in two weeks time, Ngige said the pressure was…