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The results of an advanced clinical trial suggest that prostate cancer could be treated with single dose radiotherapy, rather than life-altering hormone therapy. “Ultimately our hope is to delay lifelong hormone therapy, and its…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday assented to two new bills, Ita Enang, the Presidential Liaison to the National Assembly (Senate), has said. Mr Enang said while briefing State…

Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, says the federal government will review the newly introduced 500 percent excise duty on alcoholic beverages. Samuel Olowokere, director of press, ministry of labour and employment, made…

Documents recently obtained by PREMIUM TIMES and its ICIJ partners have revealed how a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Funsho Kupolokun, acquired loads of lucrative shares between…

An Abroad based Nigerian man has also cried out after his friend got held up by SARS, and lost N920k to them. Sharing the screenshot on his page, Endy David said his friend was on his way to a traditional marriage when the incident…

Former Vice President of Ghana Kwesi Amissah-Arthur is dead, local media reported early Friday. Although full facts are not yet out, the report said the former number two man of the country under the John Mahama led National…

Twitter user who was present when the Lagos tanker explosion occurred on Thursday evening, has attributed the death of victims of the incident to foolishness. According to the eyewitness who claimed he lost his phone in the incident,…

Barely 24 hours after a tanker explosion on the Otedola Bridge of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, another accident on the bridge has claimed at least two lives. The incident occurred Thursday morning after a commercial bus (popularly…

Another tanker explosion happened along Suleja road in Niger state this morning. This accident occured barely 24 hours after the petrol tanker explosion on Otedola bridge in Lagos that claimed the lives of 9 persons including a minor.

A 3-year-old boy identified as Eyitayo has been declared, following the tanker explosion which occurred at Otedola Bridge in Lagos State. An Instagram user who shared the report, stated that the boy was with his mom and his twin…

President Buhari’s Son in-law, Ahmed Indimi, who was celebrating the heavens while others were mourning, was dragged into a banter by a lady who called him out and urged him to use his platform to speak out against wickedness and injustice…

Mr. Okechukwu Enelamah, Minister of Trade and Investment, says the country will become poorer if Nigerians keep having children. The Minister said this on Wednesday while reacting to the Brookings Report that rated Nigeria as the…

Both the Director, Asset Recovery and Management Unit, Federal Ministry of Justice, Mrs Ladidi Mohammed, and Mr Tukur Rumar, from the National Cash Transfer Office (NTCO), made the disclosures at an assets recovery roundtable organised…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday evening visited the scene of the tanker explosion which occurred on Otedola Bridge inward Ojodu Berger along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, describing the incident as sad and…

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent out his condolences to Nigerians over the fire incident that destroyed many lives and properties on Thursday. In the late hours of Thursday, a tanker filled with fuel got engulfed in flames when…

Lagos State APC Youth Leader, Comrade Tayo Sanyaolu on Thursday expressed sadness over the the loss Loss of lives and properties recorded after a tanker conveying petrol went up in flames on the Otedola Bridge, along the Lagos-Ibadan…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has lampooned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its comments on the election of its new national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. The opposition party had on Wednesday asked the Independent…

The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) says all companies in the country must adhere to the new version of the code of corporate governance. Daniel Asapokhai, chief executive officer, FRC, made the disclosure at the first…

NIGER-DELTA militants, yesterday, declared all National Assembly members from the region as “enemies of development,” threatening to deal with them and blow up their properties in the region for irresponsibly consenting to the cutback…

THE Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, ANAN, has said that the treasury single account and e-payment initiated by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has addressed the challenges of transparency and…

Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Bauchi State chapter, has alleged that the ongoing crisis in Plateau State is a conspiracy against Federal Government with the intention of throwing the nation into a state of anarchy. Bauchi…

ABOUT 310 of the 615 piles designed for the 2nd Niger Bridge have been sunk, while massive sand-filling of the approach road has been carried out to the height of five metres, Federal Controller of Works, Anambra State, Mr. Innocent…

A student of the Federal University, Lokoja, Saddam Saidu, has narrated how drug addiction almost ruined his life, but for the intervention of his father, Mohammed, who refused to give up on him. The Political Science student explained…

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr admitted his decision to make late substitutions in the 2-1 defeat by Argentina  in  Saint Petersburg on Tuesday  contributed to the Super Eagles’ early exit from the Russia 2018 World Cup. Rohr took off Ahmed…