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Determined to recover the cash realised from the sale of 61 assets traced to a former Chief Executive Officer of the defunct Oceanic Bank, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has written to the National Crime Agency…

The Lagos State government has begun the payment of compensation to owners of properties that gave way for Right of Way (RoW) for the various construction works across the state. Over N6 billion has been earmarked for the payment, which…

The Kaduna State Police commissioner, Austin Iwar, on Sunday confirmed that 45 villagers were killed by bandits in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state.PREMIUM TIMES reported how armed bandits attacked Gwaska village in…

Oluremi Tinubu, the senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District on Sunday urged the federal government to declare public holidays for collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), ahead of the December 2018 deadline.Mrs Tinubu,…

The police have confirmed that the candidates to be recruited in the ongoing process will have to write an examination conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).President Muhammadu Buhari recently announced that…

The Nigerian Police force has been hit with the sad news of the death of 5 junior police cadets. It was gathered that the 5 junior police cadets met their untimely death in an accident which occurred along Kano – Zaria express road, while…

The 12th edition of Headies was, by far, better than those held in recent years. In terms of coordination, organisation, timeliness, and stage setting, the Headies, thankfully, recorded growth. Although the most prestigious music…

Some properties traced to Cecilia Ibru, former managing director/chief executive officer of Oceanic Bank, are reportedly entangled in controversy, years after they were confiscated. In 2010, a federal high court in Lagos convicted…

Your grey hair might not be a sign of old age; a new study from researchers at the University of Alabama says sickness or stress may also be responsible. The study, which was published in the PLOS Biology journal, used mice in…

Aisha Wakil, better known as ‘Mama Boko Haram’, says members of the Boko Haram insurgent group will surrender to the federal government. Wakil said this on Saturday during a fundraising for Complete Care Aid Foundation, a…

Ex-international, Mutiu Adepoju, speaks with TOFARATI IGE about his childhood, experience in the Super Eagles, marriage and other issues  What are some of the most memorable experiences of your childhood? I was born into a loving family…

Having heard and seen several amazing testimonies of people who had received the touch of God, some sections of the congregation at the monthly Holy Ghost Services of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) sometimes show little or…

Tanzanian President Magufuli, has likened looting of public funds to consuming poison and wants public officers in the country to detest from it. John Magufuli, who is known for his no nonsense approach to corruption has issued a stern…

   Dealers go underground in Zamfara, Kano, Jigawa, others   Addicts look for alternative Despite the ban on cough syrups containing codeine, its sellers are still in business. Daily Trust on Sunday has learnt. In some of the…

• Violence mars exercise as thugs run riot The 33 governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State have another date to determine who flies the party’s flag in the July election. This follows the…

Just as the federal government have placed a ban on the use of codeine, research have revealed that about 30,000 bottles of codeine made of cough syrup are consumed daily in Niger state. The research carried out by the Development…

Economists have projected a further decline in Nigeria’s headline inflation for April 2018 even as they say the Gross Domestic Product for the first quarter may fall below expectations when the figures are released in coming days.…

SOMETIMES it really pays to get to work on-time. That was the case Wednesday morning, when a Brinks truck showered commuters in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA with approximately $600,000 in cash. The incident occurred when a rear door…

Wizkid, Davido and Simi were the biggest winners at the 2018 Headies awards which took place on Saturday. Wizkid won two solo categories and shared two other categories with Tiwa Savage and Daps for best collaboration and best video…

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson had emergency surgery on Saturday for a brain haemorrhage. A United statement said the procedure "had gone very well" but Ferguson "needs a period of intensive care to optimise his…

A chairmanship aspirant for the All Progressives Congress in Jeremi Ward 10 (III), Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Jeremiah Oghoveta, has been reportedly stabbed to death. Oghoveta, in his late 30s, was…

California’s economy has surpassed that of the United Kingdom to become the world’s fifth largest, according to new federal data made public Friday. California’s gross domestic product rose by $127 billion from 2016 to 2017,…

Tumba Garba, the father of the senator representing Adamawa North District, Mrs. Binta Masi Garba, said he gave his daughter blessing on the day she chose to marry a Christian, despite being from an Islamic home. The senator had in April…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said his quest for second term was not borne out of personal gain. Rather, he said his decision to seek re-election was as a result of a deep passion to serve Nigerians. According to a…