Manchester City cannot go unpunished, they bought all my players at Arsenal – Arsene Wenger
Arsene Wenger says Manchester City must be punished if they have flouted UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rule, aiming a dig at the Premier League champions for always coming for his players while managing Arsenal. Wenger was a big…
Amaechi’s CSO is dead
The chief security officer to Rotimi Amaechihas died in Kaduna, PREMIUM TIMES learnt from security and official sources. The officer, who was described as a senior intelligence personnel, died on Monday morning while on a trip…
Reps order 400 exotic cars, reject Nigerian brands
The House of Representatives has resolved to acquire Toyota Camry 2020 model for members as official cars, otherwise called utility vehicles. The resolution was reached at an…
Wanted Lagos Cult Kingpin, Samora, Arrested (Photo)
The deployment of the Special Strike Force on Social Miscreants by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, to arrest hoodlums terrorizing…
Day Turai visited Villa, after almost 10 years
Hajiya Turai Yar’adua visited the State House on Monday, February 3, 2020. The visit came after almost 10 years since the death of her husband and former President Umaru Musa…
Battle of the kings: Leave me to God, stop judging me on social media — Oluwo
The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, yesterday explained his frosty relationship with some traditional rulers in Iwo, Ola-Oluwa and Ayedire Local Government Areas of Osun State. The Oluwo was last Friday…
Imo guber: Fresh issues before apex court on two-thirds majority
As the Supreme Court, today, begins hearing of the appeal filed by former Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, challenging the nullification of his election, fresh facts show that Senator Hope Uzodinma may not have got the…
Nigerian Man Reveals How Google Map Almost Destroyed His Marriage
A Nigerian man has taken to Twitter to narrate his experience with Google Map which he claimed almost destroyed his marriage to his wife According to the man, he was stuck in…
Muslim-Muslim ticket my most daring decision – El-Rufai
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, says the most daring decision he ever took is the selection of a Muslim as his running mate in the 2019 election. Speaking at the government house,…
VIS not clamping down on Uber – LASG
The Lagos State Government has debunked the rumour that it is clamping down on Uber operators, saying such news was an attempt to discredit Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) officials. In a…
Odion Ighalo makes history in Manchester United’s 2-0 victory at Chelsea
Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo on Monday night, made history following his side’s 2-0 win over Chelsea in the Premier League. Man United defeated Chelsea at Stamford Bridge after two goals from Anthony Martial and Harry…
Palestinian youths launch campaign on social media in solidarity with China
Palestinian youths have launched a campaign on Twitter to show solidarity with China, reinforcing an international trend on social media to back China’s ongoing fight against the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia,…
Bezos creates $10b Earth Fund to battle climate change
Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and the world’s richest man, said Monday that he was committing $10 billion to a new fund to tackle climate change. In a post to his 1.4 million followers…
CBN, firms move to establish milk processing plants
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday started the process of assisting dairy companies to set up milk processing plants in the Federal Capital Territory. The move is coming barely one week…
UK grapples with severe floods, death toll expected to rise
Britain issued severe flood warnings Monday, advising of life-threatening danger after Storm Dennis dumped weeks’ worth of rain in some places. One woman swept away by the floodwaters was feared dead. To the east, Dennis’…
Burning tyres and sore feet: Lagos bristles under bike ban
It is dark when Abisoye Adeniyi leaves home on the packed Lagos mainland, weaving through cars and minibuses. She reaches her bus stop as the sun rises. The 23-year-old Nigerian lawyer used to hop on a motorbike – known locally…
Gospel singer who plotted to kill Rwanda president dies in police cell
Rwandan gospel singer Kizito Mihigo, who was found guilty in 2015 of plotting to kill President Paul Kagame, has been found dead in a police cell, authorities confirmed on Monday. A police statement said Mihigo, 38, had committed…
Justin Fashanu to be inducted into football Hall of Fame
Justin Fashanu, Britain’s first and only out gay male professional footballer, is to be posthumously inducted into the National Football Museum’s Hall of Fame later this week. Fashanu will be recognised at a ceremony on Wednesday…
Lagos calls for new revenue sources, sharing formula
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called for the creation and boosting of new sources of export in Nigeria’s bid to meet the yearning and aspiration of…
Russian woman who fled coronavirus quarantine ordered to return
A Russian court ordered an undiagnosed local woman to return to coronavirus quarantine on Monday after she fled days earlier, from what she described as dismal conditions. The 32-year-old woman had been quarantined in St…
Sex4Grades: NANS receives 2,000 petitions from students on sexual harassment
The National Association of Nigerians Students (NANS) has received about 2,000 petitions from students on sexual harassment by lecturers, this is according to the NANS president. NANS President, Danielson Akpan, revealed this earlier today…
FIRS sole collector of stamp duty – FG
The federal government has finally put to bed the controversy over who will collect stamp duty has finally been rested. Henceforth, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will be the sole collecting agency of stamp duty in…
“My sons, don’t marry a lady that can’t cook” – Pastor Adeboye
Nigerian pastor and general overseer of RCCG, Enoch Adeboye, has advised young and single men not to get married to a woman who cannot cook. Pastor Adeboye, is known for giving advice to his followers and this does not exclude young…
Shariah council asks Shekau to come out of hiding
Muslim scholars, under the aegis of Supreme Council for Shar’ah in Nigeria (SCSN), have urged Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau to come out of hiding and face…