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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…

The managing director and chief executive officer of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), Tony Attah, over the weekend said the company has generated over N90 billion in revenue to federal government. Attah also said that the NLNG’s planned…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday filed charges at an Ikeja high court against Albert Bassey, a serving senator, for allegedly receiving 12 cars as bribes worth N254 million. Bassey, 45, who is…

Nigerian man identified as Imasaun Henry Omorogby, has been arrested in India alongside his girlfriend, Sheela Dey for duping job applicants. The suspects who duped people while pretending to provide them jobs abroad, were arrested…

Yusuf Lasun, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, says he will not leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) in spite of losing the party’s governorship primary in Osun. Addressing a news conference on Sunday in Osogbo,…

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that surrendering to corruption was not an option because it destroys society and progress of nations.  President Buhari who stated this in his Sallah message also said he would not chicken…

When ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, the Ibe-Ebidouwei of Ijaw nation, hounded underground by security agents, in an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari in September last year, raised the alarm that…

Ahead of the presidential primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), scheduled for next month, some influential stakeholders in the North are worried over the increasing numbers of aspirants on the platform of the party from…

Former governor of Akwa Ibom, Senator Godswill Akpabio, said at the weekend that the takeover of the state by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019 would be as total as the 1940 invasion of Poland by the German dictator, Adolf…

Usain Bolt has taken the first tentative steps towards his Manchester United dream after the sprint king joined Australian side Central Coast Mariners for his first training session on Tuesday. Wearing gloves and tracksuit bottoms…

•Kwara police seize vehicle filled with knives •Yobe restricts movement as Adamawa cancels Sallah homage to traditional rulers President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday directed the security agencies to step up their battle to secure…

Former special assistant to former president Goodluck Jonathan, Mr Doyin Okupe has said it will take Nigeria 10 years to recover if Atiku Abubakar rules for a day. According to the former presidential aide, the country recovery from…