$16b power probe: INTERPOL to track five key suspects abroad
•Contracts awarded to 27 firms under scrutiny •Detectives extend probe to Excess Crude Account FIVE key suspects implicated in the $16 billion power projects may have relocated abroad…
Roma sign Smalling on loan from Man. United
AS Roma have signed England defender Chris Smalling on a season-long loan from Manchester United. The 29-year-old flew to the Italian capital on Friday…
Late Abubakar Audu’s son sues APC over Kogi primary
One of the sons of former Kogi state governor, Prince Abubakar Audu, who was disqualified from participating in the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi…
AMCON Debt: Court orders takeover of SEPLAT Petroleum chairman’s assets
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) application to take over the assets of the Chairman of SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company, Ambrosie Orjiako.The…
BREAKING: UI lifts ban on Students Union activities after two years
The management of the University of Ibadan (UI) has lifted the ban on Students Union activities.PREMIUM TIMES reported how the union activities, as well as the union leaders, were suspended on May 30, 2017.According to…
CSOs to picket British high commission over $9bn judgment
The Coalition of Civil Society Groups (CCSG) has announced plans to protest the $9bn judgment against Nigeria by a British court. The court gave judgement in favour of Process and…
DSS arrests mastermind of attack on Nasarawa Deputy Gov, recovers 50 AK-47 rifles
The Department of the State Security Service in Kano State, has arrested one of the dreaded kidnapping kingpins, who allegedly organized the recent attack on Nassarawa State Deputy Governor,…
Let Me Tell You Why I Love This Game
I had nothing. We had nothing. But I was living as if I had everything. If I could tell you one secret about my life, this would be it. Anyone can be happy — anyone can love this game. …
FBI-wanted suspect arrested in Ilorin
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Oyediran Joseph described as one of the “most wanted” internet fraudsters by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Sharu Isyaku,…
Why we’re still charging Nigerians reciprocity fees — US
The United States Embassy in Nigeria says it will continue to charge Nigerians reciprocity fees because it has yet to receive any diplomatic communication regarding a new fee schedule for Americans seeking Nigerian…
President Buhari woos Toyota to establish assembly plant in Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday welcomed the interest shown by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation and the Toyota Group to support projects in which Japanese companies are…
Airtel overtakes Globacom to become Nigeria’s second largest network
Airtel Nigeria is now the second-largest telecommunications service provider in the country. According to the July subscriber data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission…
My wife takes our baby to red-light districts – Man alleges in court
A Lagos-based trader, Azeez Adedokun, on Friday told a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan that his wife, Fatimo, goes to red-light districts in Ikeja with their six-month-old baby. Azeez who lived…
Trump cancels automatic citizenship for children of US citizens born abroad
The US government says effective October 29, children of citizens born outside the country will no longer automatically become citizens of the country. The directive is contained in a new…
Eric Cantona receives UEFA president’s award, confuses audience with bizarre acceptance speech
Manchester United legend Eric Cantona received UEFA President’s award during the Champions League draw Thursday night in Monaco, but he left the audience confounded and tongues wagging…
Uber, Jumia, Netflix…. businesses that may be affected by FIRS’ new VAT policy
Businesses operating in Nigeria’s internet space are preparing to add value-added tax (VAT) to their cost of doing business. Babatunde Fowler, executive chairman of the Federal Inland…
The Untold Story Of Major Daniel I. Bamidele Who Was Executed By IBB For Not Reporting A Coup
Major Daniel Idowu Bamidele aas a Nigerian army officer who was executed by the government of Major General Ibrahim Babangida for failing to report an alleged conspiracy…
Presidency mocks IPOB over failed plans to attack President
The Presidency has mocked the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, over President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to Japan. Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer explains why he let Alexis Sanchez leave Manchester United
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed the reason behind his decision to loan Alexis Sanchez to Inter Milan, insisting that the forward “needed to go”. Sanchez has…
Northern traders ask Buhari to sack Customs CG, Hameed Ali, give reasons
Some traders operating at Singer Market, one of the biggest provisions markets in Kano have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Comptroller General of the Nigeria…
“We have encircled and trapped Buhari in Japan” – Nnamdi Kanu
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has again come up with some claims about President Muhammadu Buhari. Nnamdi Kanu, in a statement he…
Moghalu makes ignorance fashionable – Presidency
The Presidency has called out Kingsley Moghalu, the 2019 Young Progressives Party, YPP, presidential candidate, over a statement regarding President Muhammadu Buhari’s absence at G7 2019…
Kobe, Shaq squash renewed feud speculation
Kobe Bryant insisted Wednesday he has “no beef” with Shaquille O’Neal as the former Los Angeles Lakers teammates hit social media to say their sometimes strained relationship was “all good.”…
Scandal rocks Imo assembly over forging of speaker’s signature
Fresh scandal is rocking the Imo State House of Assembly following the alleged forging of the signature of the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon Chiji Collins by his Chief of Staff, Mike…