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Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has described the alliance against President Muhammadu Buhari as dead. He said this at the APC mega rally which held in Ado-Ekiti, capital of Ekiti state, on…

Adedamola Kuti, federal controller of works in Lagos, on Tuesday said consultations were ongoing for the closure of third mainland bridge in Lagos for repairs. The bridge connects the mainland part of Nigeria’s commercial capital to…

Juventus and Real Madrid have agreed a deal for Cristiano Ronaldo worth in the region of £105m, according to Sky sources. It is believed that progress on the deal means an official announcement could be made as soon as Tuesday.…

In less than 2 months, Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote has lost more than $100 million of his net worth. Dangote's fortune dropped by 0.8% to $12.3 billion from the last record of $12.8 billion as at Monday, May 21, 2018,…

An exemption certificate obtained by PREMIUM TIMES Tuesday morning has further rubbished the authenticity of the purported NYSC certificate being paraded by Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun. By the provision of the National Youths…

The Igbore, Abeokuta, Ogun state born man of many parts, attended African Church Grammar School, Abeokuta for his O levels before proceeding to Baptist Academy, Obanikoro, Lagos for his A levels. In 1992, Obadeyi graduated with a Bachelor…

The house of representatives has recommended the immediate suspension of Ovie Omo-Agege, senator representing Delta central, for 180 legislative days over the theft of the senate mace. The house also recommended the immediate…

The Imo state house of assembly has started proceedings on the impeachment of Eze Madumere, deputy governor of the state. At plenary on Tuesday, Ugonna Ozuruigbo, deputy speaker, moved the motion that the impeachment process be…

Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation International, asked Nasir el-Rufai to be his running mate in the 2011 presidential election — but the former minister of federal capital territory declined. This is contained in the book, ‘Fighting…

Over 100 security personnel were on Tuesday deployed to the road leading to Benue State House of Assembly complex in Makurdi, the state capital. The state Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, who personally took charge of security…

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, has stormed the dreaded cells of the Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad, FEDSARS, at the Command Headquarters, Ikeja, and directed the immediate release of 40 suspects, while 30 other…

A former deputy governor of Ondo State, Lasisi Oluboyo, has finally spoken on the mysterious death of his daughter. It was  reported that his daughter was found dead in her boyfriend’s room on Sunday. Oluboyo, speaking on her…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, was welcomed to the Google headquarters by CEO Sundar Pichai who led a team of executives in a meeting with the VP and other officials. He was also hosted in a series of investment forums in Silicon…

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu has said he is preoccupied with ensuring the unity of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state. According to him, unity of the APC was his goal not…

Over 50 Nigerian students are being wrongly detained in police stations in Cotonou, the Republic of Benin’s commercial capital, their parents claimed yesterday. They alleged that their children were unlawfully arrested by Béninoise…

While receiving security report of the 2017 pilgrimage on Monday in Abuja, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Tor Uja disclosed that 100 Christian pilgrims absconded during the 2017…

When Nigeria’s name was missing among the list of 44 countries that signed the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement last March 21 during the 18th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of AU Heads of State and…

The Lagos state police command says it has uncovered a printing press where election materials are being printed.  Imohimi Edgal, the state commissioner of police, led some detectives to the printing press located at 13A and 13B,…

Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, says there is no point for electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to raise tariff when many Nigerians have not been metered. At a briefing on Monday in Abuja, the minister…

The finance sector needs regulatory buffers to strengthen banks’ capacity to withstand shocks, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Deputy Governor Edward Lamtek Adamu, has said. In his personal statement contained in the CBN Communique of…

The Philippine president, who recently sparked outrage for calling God stupid, has courted new controversy in his largely Roman Catholic country by saying he will resign if anybody can prove that God exists. President Rodrigo…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo stormed the rally of Oladipupo Adebutu, one of the governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun state, on Monday The presence of the elder statesman energised the people at the…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday picketed MTN office in Kano over alleged exploitation of workers in the company. The NLC members who stormed the office at Civic Centre in Kano as early 6:30am were led by the Chairman of…

CCTV footage from Garki Hospital, Abuja, has shown that Nkechi Igwetu, the National Youth Service Corps member shot by a police officer in Abuja, was taken in for treatment almost immediately she arrived the hospital premises. In a…