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Senate President Bukola Saraki says he is not desperate to stay in office. However, a condition has to be met: his removal must be by two-thirds majority of the upper chamber. Saraki said this on Wednesday while addressing a ‘World press…

Six members of Kano State House of Assembly on Wednesday defected from ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The decamped lawmakers are members representing Gwarzo, Gwale, Gezawa, Rogo, Madobi…

There are indications that the sack of the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura, by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo had been months in the making, especially because of his suspected connivance with the…

Barely three months after the fusion of Coalition of Nigerian Movement (CNM) and African Democratic Congress (ADC), a faction pulled out on Tuesday, announcing itself as New African Democratic Congress (N-ADC). Precious Elekima,…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has spoken on the recent sex-for-mark scandal involving lecturers in some Nigerian universities. The President of ASUU, Biodun Ogunyemi, a professor, spoke with PREMIUM TIMES in a…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has exercised a U-turn in its position on the development at the National Assembly on Tuesday. State Security Service (SSS) operatives were joined by police officers to prevent lawmakers from…

A burning truck on third mainland bridge has caused standstill traffic in Lagos State this morning. According to eye witness reports, a truck is currently burning on Third Mainland bridge inward Lagos Island and hundreds of commuters…

The police say they were not involved in the blockade of the national assembly. On Tuesday, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) had prevented lawmakers from entering into the national assembly. The lawmakers were…

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said that 4.79 billion litres of Premium Motor Spirits (PMS) was imported into the country in the second quarter. The NBS disclosed this in its “Petroleum Products Imports and Consumption…

Director-general of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Zakari Kazaure, has reassured corps members of the upward review of their allowance, saying it would take effect with the new national minimum wage. Kazaure said efforts…

Barely 24 hours to the judgment over his certificate, a fresh suit been has been filed against the candidature of Senator Ademola Adeleke in the forthcoming September 22, 2018 election at the Osun State High Court, Osogbo. The case…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday said it injected $210million into the inter-bank foreign exchange market to ensure availability of foreign exchange. The intervention is also to help meet customers’ requests in various…

Two commissioners in Akwa Ibom who received a senator, Godswill Akpabio, at the airport in Uyo have been sacked by Governor Udom Emmanuel. The sacked commissioners are Victor Antai of Culture and Tourism, and Ibanga Akpabio of…

•why Osinbajo spared IGP, Ibrahim IdrisDetails of how the deposed Director General of the Department of State Services, Lawal Daura, plotted and executed the invasion of the National Assembly on Tuesday, thereby effectively stalling the…

The siege to the National Assembly complex by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS yesterday was inspired by constitutional disputations as to the requirements for the removal of a presiding officer of the Senate.…

For watchers of the power configuration in the Buhari administration, the sack of Lawal Daura, former Director-General of State Security Services, yesterday was the end of a chapter in a complex power play at the presidential villa.…

Nigerian businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and chairman of Forte Oil PLC, Femi Otedola has decided to sponsor a street up and coming rapper, megabyte’s education all through the university. He shared this news over an instagram…

A new study by a team of researchers at the Keele University, Newcastle, United Kingdom has shown that people, who sleep for more than eight hours each night are at a greater risk cardiovascular disease  and mortality than people who…

•Governor: he has made Borno proud •Israel made nine distinctions in SSCE Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima has given a N5 million university scholarship to Israel Galadima Zakari. Israel, who hails from Borno State, made…

PLOT to frustrate Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State after his defection from the All Progressives Congress; APC to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP took a different dimension yesterday following indication that the state…

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has approved the appointment of Mr. Matthew Seiyefa as the Acting Director General of the Department of State Services. This was sequel to the summary sacking of erstwhile DG, Lawal Daura, who was…

Some members of the House of Representatives have been photographed having a nice time in the lobby of the National Assembly while the lockdown of the hallowed chambers lasted on Tuesday. The Department of State Services had locked…

An angry lady has taken to her instagram to slam a fertility clinic for using her photos to sell infertility drugs online. The lady who goes by the name ‘Chisom.harriet’ on IG called out ‘9naijabrides’ with the lenghty post below…

Renowned Prophet of the Lord and Leader of Celestial Church of Christ, Elisha Parish (Worldwide) Prophet (Dr.) MKO Tibetan returned from a six weeks trip to Canada, France, UK and Republic of Ireland two weeks ago. In a…