Dimitrov knocks out Federer in US Open shocker
Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov defeated Roger Federer in five sets at the US Open quarter finals on Tuesday night. Dimitrov, who is called Baby Fed because he plays like Federer prevailed 3-6 6-4…
Buhari govt. finds silver bullet to shoot down $9.6b P&ID claim
The Buhari administration may have found a silver bullet to shoot down the $9.6billion world record claim against Nigeria’s assets by Irish company Process and Industrial…
Xenophobic Attacks: Hoodlums burn MTN office in Ibadan
Despite appeals from the federal government against retaliatory attacks on South African businesses in Nigeria, hoodlums on Tuesday evening burned down the MTN office in Bodija, Ibadan, the Oyo capital.MTN, a South…
Nothing Is Wrong With Nigeria, Says Fashola
Barrister Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing has declared that there is absolutely nothing wrong with Nigeria. Rather, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria remains insistent that all that is ever wrong with the…
UK, Ireland get ultimatum on $9.6b judgment debt
The Coalition of Civil Society Groups has given the British and Irish governments 21 days to reverse the ruling of the United Kingdom Commercial Court awarding $9.6 billion…
Abraham makes Nigeria wait as Eagles tell Chelsea star to snub England
Nigeria have launched an audacious attempt to convince Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham to snub England and represent the Super Eagles at international level, reports express.co.uk.…
Xenophobia: Retaliatory attacks on Shoprite, MTN will hurt Nigerians more ― FG
The Federal Government has appealed to Nigerians not to attack the South African businesses operating in Nigeria in retaliation for the ongoing xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa.In a statement…
Xenophobic attack: Direct Nigerians to return home – CSOs tells FG
Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER), on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to immediately direct all Nigerians living in South Africa to return home.The Executive Director of CASER, Mr Frank…
‘Neymar faces fight to win over PSG fans’
Neymar faces a fight to win over the PSG supporters after his proposed return to Barcelona fell through, says French football expert Jonathan Johnson.Neymar wanted to re-join Barcelona two years after leaving, and the…
Security votes without Security!
The almost daily reports of high-profile kidnappings, reprehensible killing of police officers, highway robberies, “Herdsmen/Bandits”(?) killings, and Boko Haram attacks confirms that insecurity and lawlessness is…
Why my successors abandoned Tinapa – Duke
A former governor of Cross River State, Mr Donald Duke has expressed dismay over the abandonment of the Tinapa Business Leisure by two succeeding regimes after him.Duke initiated the massive project designed to be…
The unending Ihedioha, Okorocha feud
Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha and his predecessor, Senator Rochas Okorocha, are locked in a war of attrition. Senior Correspondent NDIDI OKODILI examines the…
Lagos govt, fed govt condemn attack on Shoprite
THE Lagos State government and Information, Culture & Tourism Minister Lai Mohammed last night condemned the attacks on Shoprite outlets in the state. The Lagos government, in a…
Senator Douye Diri is PDP’s guber candidate in Bayelsa
The Senator representing Bayelsa Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Douye Diri, has emerged the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the…
BREAKING: Violence erupts at Shoprite in Ibadan
Violence has been reported after Nigerians besieged a Shoprite location in Ibadan on Tuesday evening.PREMIUM TIMES learnt that scores of Ibadan residents gathered outside the Palms Shopping Mall, New G.R.A.,…
Xenophobic Attacks: Enough is Enough – Lawan
The Nigerian Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan has also reacted to the killing of Nigerians in South Africa by the locals. Below is his full statement... "I note with serious concern…
Xenophobia: Multichoice Nigeria Condemns Attacks On Nigerians In South Africa
Multichoice Nigeria, Africa’s leading entertainment provider, on Tuesday condemned the xenophobic attack on foreigners in South Africa. “MultiChoice is committed to uniting Africans through our…
Saraki, Allies Move To Regain Relevance In Kwara
The recent move by the people of Kwara State, which ousted former Senate President, Bukola Saraki from the National Assembly and broke his stranglehold on the soul of Kwara,…
$9.6 bn judgment debt: Ignore P&ID grandstand – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government on Tuesday urged Nigerians to ignore the ostentatious claims by the Process and Industrial Developments Ltd. (P&ID) on compilation of Nigeria’s assets for attachment over a 9.6 billion dollar judgment debt.…
MTN Nigeria CEO, Fredi Moolman, reacts to xenophobic attack on Nigerians
The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, FrediMoolman, has reacted to the xenophobic attacks Nigerians and citizens of other African countries are experiencing in South Africa, the parent…
Stung by Nigerian scammers, American woman goes to jail
An American woman who stole more than $200,000 from her employer, Midwest Petroleum, to help her “fiancé,” who was really a Nigerian scammer, has been sentenced to 366 days in prison and…
Lagos teacher sends nude pictures, videos to 14 year old female student
A 40-year-old teacher, Emmanuel David, was on Tuesday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, charged with sending nude pictures and videos to his 14-year-old student. David,…
Bobrisky is evil, we must stop him now – Nigerian women
Nigerian women have moved against transgender celebrity, Bobrisky, describing him as an evil man who must be stopped. The National Council for Women Society (NCWS) commended the…
BREAKING: Angry mob invades Shoprite outlet in Lagos
Some protesters stormed an outlet of Shoprite on Lekki-Epe expressway in Lagos state on Tuesday afternoon, chanting violent songs. The development comes less than 24 hours after…