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Chelsea boss, Maurizio Sarri has finally revealed the person that can make him to stop smoking cigarettes. The Italian, however, said that his father, Amerigo is the only one person who can make him quit smoking. “When my father…

The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has spent about N1.310 billion in various power project expansion, with intended additional supply of power meant to boost supply to residents of Oniru, Maroko and Lekki…

…To abolish stop and search for vehicle particulars Edo State Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) has hit an average of N2bn monthly from N1.55bn in 2016 when Governor Godwin Obaseki was sworn-in. This represent 25 percent growth…

Dr Aliyu Abubakar of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, has said that the youths account for about 85 per cent of mad people in Nigeria. Abubakar made the remark in a paper he presented at a sensitisation…

Row over the list of 40 All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates for the 2019 general elections in Ogun state allegedly drawn by Governor Ibikunle Amosun deepened on Monday with Hon. Olumide Babatunde Osoba rejecting the inclusion of…

The Kano State Government has declared Tuesday, September 11 as a public holiday to mark the new Islamic year 1440‎ After Hijra. This was contained in a statement signed by the state commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba…

Governor Abdul’aziz Yari has declared his intention to contest for Zamfara West senatorial seat ahead of the 2019 general elections. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the governor will seek to upstage Senator Ahmad Sani-Yarima…

A Nigerian has been identified as the initial source of the first ever recorded case of Monkeypox in the United Kingdom. According to Guardian UK, The rare viral infection was recorded on Friday in a Nigerian national staying at a…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to name the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirants allegedly being sponsored by the ruling party.…

With a crash in the value of bitcoin last week, Nigerians are pulling back to cut down on their losses in the cryptocurrency market as their stake in the market declined dropping to N1.09 billion as against N1.51 billion which it was at…

A video went viral yesterday that featured a man, many believed was Senator Adeleke, twerking at a party. If you are one of those who thought that really was Senator Ademola Adeleke aka the Dancing Senator, you may be wrong. Davido …

A woman was left distraught when she found out that the nude photo she sent to a total stranger had gone viral over the internet. According to human rights activist, Emeka Ugwuonye, who shared the picture, the duo met on Facebook…

Amir, the eldest son of Usman Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto has been involved in an accident after he was reportedly driving at a very high speed around 12noon within Sokoto Airport Road, in an area called Bado. According to a…

In this exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES’ reporter, Cletus Ukpong, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State opens up on the 2019 general elections in Nigeria, his quarrel with the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and his…

Serena Williams has been penalised for calling the chair umpire a thief during an extended argument as the US Open women’s final descended into chaos, with fans booing and play delayed before Naomi Osaka wrapped up a 6-2, 6-4 victory…

Following the earth tremor in Mpape, Jabi, Gwarinpa and other parts of Maitama District of Abuja last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the Federal Government has suspended blasting of rocks in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The…

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has formally declared his intention to contest the Orlu senatorial seat in the 2019 elections on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC). A statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam…

Nearly five years after its privatisation, the nation’s power sector has left most electricity consumers with little or nothing to cheer about as metering remains a key problem, ’FEMI ASU writes Electricity consumers have expressed…

Novak Djokovic clinched his third US Open title on Sunday with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 triumph over Juan Martin del Potro, taking him level with Pete Sampras’s mark of 14 Grand Slams. Djokovic, playing in his eighth final in New York…

Tunde Fowler, chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), says the service will soon go after the bank accounts of defaulting taxpayers who are billonaires. Fowler, who disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos, said…

Nigeria ran out comprehensive 3-0 winners against the Seychelles on Saturday – but it was an opposition player who caught the most attention, according to The Sun. Seychelles goalkeeper, Dave Mussard, is not your average international…

The presidency said yesterday that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration would intensify efforts to empower Nigerians economically, as it continues to launch the TraderMoni N10,000 collateral free loans for petty traders. The…

Adetoke Benson-Awoyinka is the Assistant Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos for the past five years. She tells Adetutu Audu why she wants to represent Ikeja Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives in…

The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has told the operatives of the reformed Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad to desist from checking citizens’ bank accounts details. The IG also warned the F-SARS operatives not to…