Kogi guber: Why armed security operatives invaded Governor Makinde’s hotel – Police
The police in Kogi State on Friday confirmed that security operatives stormed a hotel in Lokoja where the Governor of Oyo, Seyi Makinde, was lodged. The Commissioner of…
BREAKING: Buhari on his way back to Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to arrive in Nigeria late Friday, sources close to the presidency have told PREMIUM TIMES. The president’s flight was said to have…
Supreme Court: Presidency urges PDP take on opposition mandate
The Buhari Presidency has welcomed the elucidation of the Supreme Court 30 October ruling on the petition by the PDP and Atiku Abubakar’s petitions and…
Kogi election: Masked gunmen attack Gov. Makinde, PDP candidate’s hotel
Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde and Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s election in Kogi state, Musa Wada on Friday escaped being whisked away…
Telcos fault Pantami’s ‘directive’ on automatic voicemails
Telcos on Thursday again faulted the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Ali Pantami over allegation that telcos were forcing voicemail (VM) services…
Edo APC youths back Obaseki’s second term bid
The youth wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Edo State, says it will not abandon Governor Godwin Obaseki in his quest to get the party’s ticket for a second term…
Apple Inc. now bigger than Chevron, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips combined
Apple is now valued more than the entire US energy sector, according to analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The tech giant closed Thursday with a $1.17 trillion…
French tourist falls to death while taking selfie
A 33-year-old French tourist died on Friday after falling from a 260ft waterfall while trying to take a selfie at the Na Mueng 2 waterfall, Thailand. The accident happened…
Akinyele’s death, a monumental loss – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed deep shock and sadness over the death of a former Minister of Information, Chief Alex Akinyele. In a…
Trump releases transcript of April phone talk with Zelensky(Details)
The phone conversation in April between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky has been released by the White House. The…
Hate Crime Bill: A Senate Of Fools, Blockheads, Ignoramuses And Idiots
Nigeria’s Senate is one of fools, blockheads, Ignoramuses, and idiots. Yes, of course I know this description of Nigerian Senate by a Nigerian is offensive to…
EFCC arrests siblings for extorting ‘Yahoo boys’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, has arrested two blood brothers for extorting internet fraudsters with promises to shield them from arrest by the…
Central bank stabilises naira with $25.68 billion in eight months
The Central Bank of Nigeria injected about $25.68bn to stabilise the nation’s currency in the foreign exchange market between January and August this year. The $25.68bn was…
Buhari does not need certificate to be president – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday held that President Muhammadu Buhari was right not to have submitted his academic credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission…
Bayelsa, Kogi Polls: Voters selling PVCs for N500, N1,000 – YIAGA
An election observation group, YIAGA Africa, through its Watching The Vote (WTV) project, says voters in Bayelsa and Kogi states are trading their permanent voters’ cards for…
Atiku Abubakar’s lawyers shun Supreme Court
None of the about 20 Senior Advocates of Nigeria paraded by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is present at the Supreme Court…
Nigeria, Benin, Niger set up committee on border reopening
Nigeria, the Republic of Benin and Niger, have established a joint border patrol team comprising the Police, Customs, Immigration of the tripartite countries to…
Italy to declare state of emergency in Venice after flood
Italy was poised to declare a state of emergency for Venice Thursday after an exceptional tide surged through churches, shops and homes, causing millions of euros…
Injured Chelsea midfielder turns to modelling to remain busy
Injured Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has turned to modelling to keep himself busy as he continued his recovery process. The midfielder who has not played for…
Senate seeks tax holiday for agriculture, mining investors
The Senate on Thursday urged the Federal Government grant tax holidays to investors in the solid minerals sector to enhance investment. It…
4,126 passenger luggage lost, delayed it Nigerian airports in September
No fewer than 4,126 sets of luggage belonging to passengers were either declared missing or delayed on arrival throughout the nation’s 26 airports in the month of September. Within…
ICPC freezes N12.9b in MDAs accounts
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has restrained N12.2billion in the recurrent expenditure portal of some…
Ernst & Young, CBN, NDIC push for AMCON’s liquidation
Ernst & Young, (multinational financial advisory firm), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) are pushing to end the operation…
Lagos, Kano, Ogun, Others Get New Commissioners Of Police
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate posting/redeployment of the following Commissioners of Police to states as follows: Lagos…