Uses WhatsApp the most, has eight hours of sleep… here’s how Barkindo spends his time off
Mohammed Barkindo, secretary-general of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), says WhatsApp is the most used mobile application on his phone. In an interview with…
ATIKU’S UNRELENTING APPEAL TO EMOTION: A Gambit Doomed To Fail
First, it was laughable, now it gets progressively pitiable, to see and hear efforts by presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general…
JUST IN: Protesters besiege Amnesty International office, demand rights group leaves Nigeria
Protesters have mounted a demonstration outside the Abuja office of Amnesty International. PREMIUM TIMES learnt from the rights body’s officials that the demonstrators arrived at about…
I was trained to be combative – Oshiomhole tells critics
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has told those accusing him of being too combative as the National Chairman of a governing party to…
Man Utd agree £80m deal for Harry Maguire
Manchester United have reached an agreement to sign England centre-back Harry Maguire from Leicester for £80m - a world-record fee for a defender.The 26-year-old is expected to complete a medical at the club at the…
UEFA appoint first woman as referee in men’s showpiece
Stephanie Frappart will become the first woman to referee a major men’s match organised by UEFA, when she takes charge of the Liverpool v Chelsea Super Cup clash in Istanbul on Aug. 14.…
Outrage as security men attached to First Bank assault customer
Nigerians have condemned video footage showing policemen and private guards attached to First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) violently assaulting a man alleged to have threatened to close his…
My husband is fond of going to night clubs, bringing strange women home – Woman tells Court
A housewife, Mrs Olamide Ganiyu, on Friday told a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, to dissolve her marriage to husband, Sikiru, because he is fond of going to the night clubs and bringing…
MTN Deducted Tax From 2015 Fine, Claims Nigeria Tax Agency
MTN Nigeria Communications LTD has been accused by Babatunde Fowler, chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), of deducting tax from the N330 billion fine it paid to the Nigerian…
“We All Survived” – Aremu Afolayan Blasts Brothers As He Mark His Birthday Today
Aremu Afolayan shares life story to mark his birthday Actor Aremu Afolayan who is celebrating his birthday today, has thrown shades at his siblings in his birthday post. The actor wrote a…
Botswana Citizens Do Not Need Visa To Visit The UK
It's not just Botswana it applies to people in Namibia too. What has Nigeria done wrong???
What went wrong Sowore?
I and Mr Peter Claver have been friends since the late 80s. Peter Claver and Omoyele Sowore were in the Student Union Exco of the University of Lagos in the days of the annulment of June…
PMI shows growth in manufacturing sector – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) report shows that Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) stood at 57.6 index points n July, indicating expansion in the manufacturing…
Why we closed defence four days ahead of time, by Buhari, APC
TWO days after they opened their defence before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress (APC) closed their…
BBNaija: Mixed reactions trail introduction of new housemate, Cindy
Fans have continued to express mixed feelings following the introduction of new housemate, Cindy Okafor. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that she was introduced in the final…
Instagram: ‘Likes’ removal will sanitise platform – Users
Some users of Instagram, a social media platform say plans to remove ‘likes counter’ will help sanitise the platform. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in June, Instagram began testing…
China vows tit-for-tat tariffs against US products
The Chinese authorities have announced that they will take countermeasures if the United States goes ahead with the introduction of additional duties on Chinese goods. “If the US…
Twins joined at the head separated after 30-hour surgery
Bangladeshi twins, Rabeya and Rukaya, who were joined at the head were recovering Friday after Hungarian surgeons performed a marathon 30-hour operation to separate their skulls and…
Nigerian from Delta dies in Ethiopia’s prison
Odemu Efe, a Nigerian from Warri Delta state has died at Addis Ababa’s Kaliti Prisons in Ethiopia. Efe, who died on 13 July was among the 150 Nigerians detained in the prison on…
DHQ dismisses report on secret graveyard in north-east
The defence headquarters has denied the existence of secret military graveyards in Borno state. Onyema Nwachukwu, defence spokesman, made the denial while reacting to a report by the Wall Street Journal.…
Chinese mathematician Hao Huang solves 30 year-old problem
A Chinese mathematician Hao Huang has solved a 30-year-old problem at the boundary between mathematics and computer science by using an innovative, elegant proof that has his colleagues…
Boris Johnson loses first test in bye-election
Britain’s Boris Johnson lost his first test as prime minister on Friday after his candidate was edged out by a pro-EU rival in a bye-election that shrinks his parliamentary majority to…
Horror, as boyfriend strangles lover to death after hotel sex romance
Homicide detectives from the Rivers State Police Command are on the trail of the boyfriend of the late Precious Maureen Ewuru who was discovered dead in one of the hotel rooms in D/line…
Ronaldo no-show fuels anger in Seoul, fans to sue
South Korea’s K-League and football fans are fuming after superstar Cristiano Ronaldo sat out last week’s friendly against K-League all stars in Seoul. K-League accused Juventus of “deception”…