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Toke Makinwa, a Nigerian author and on-air-personality, says she wishes she could reverse her decision of getting married when she did. Answering rapid questions on her YouTube vlog, she said she hates romantic songs. …

President Muhammadu Buhari says Niger Delta militants were unleashed on his administration. Buhari said this on Wednesday while commenting on the challenges his government encountered when it came on board. He said through…

The Accident Investigation Bureau has released the preliminary report of the helicopter accident involving the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. The Commissioner, AIB, Mr. Akin Olateru, on Thursday said the investigation was…

Boko Haram insurgents have attacked the convoy of Kashim Shettima, Governor of Borno State, SaharaReporters has been told. Shettima's convoy was travelling from Maiduguri, the state capital, to Gamboru-Ngala when the insurgents…

The presence of international election observers has become a regular feature of life in this country as elsewhere in Africa, for the best part of 25 years, if not more. It is a phenomenon that our political leaders and the…

The federal government has asked power generation companies (GenCos) to find eligible customers for its product as the payment for shortfalls might end soon. Speaking at a workshop on eligible customer regulation in Abuja on…

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has given Ibrahim Muhammad, acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), seven days to respond a fresh petition against him. In a statement on Wednesday, Soji Oye, spokesman of NJC, said the…

Militants and ex-militants in the Niger Delta region have endorsed the reelection bid of President Muhammadu Buhari. They announced this at the end of a workshop in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital, on Wednesday. The…

The Court of Appeal in Sokoto has dismissed an appeal against the judgment of a Zamfara State High Court asking the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the use of card readers for the general election. In a suit filed before the federal high court in Abuja, the party asked the…

The National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday released the Capital Importation report for 2018 with the economy attracting a total investment of $16.81bn during the period. The bureau in the report stated that the investment…

The Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has denied allegations by the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, that he sponsored thugs to the presidential rally of…

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Wednesday granted bail to the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal. Mr Lawal and others are facing charges of corruption. The ex-government…

The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja, has ordered key security agencies in the country to arrest the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, and produce him for trial on Friday. The Mr.…

Tompolo and Buhari Ex-armed men, once notorious for the long-run militancy in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta, are set to endorse President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. The endorsement is to come…

On Tuesday, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released the gross domestic product (GDP) numbers, showing a 1.93 percent growth in the Nigerian economy for the year 2018. Financial analysts, public commentators, local and…

LEADER of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State and Chairman of Northern Senators’ Forum (NSF), Aliyu Wamakko, has said at least four serving commissioners in the current Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) said on Tuesday that it agreed with the argument by the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal ( CCT ), Danladi Uma that he and his tribunal were not answerable to the Judiciary, but the…

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has dismissed allegations levelled against it by the Buhari Campaign Organisation. The BCO spokesman, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), had, on Monday, said the utterances of the US Ambassador to…

Actress princess Shyngle has stated that men of today are very boring in bed. According to the tiny waist actress, they are boring because they are always in a rush to “knack” without foreplay. Princess Shyngle took to Instagram…

The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has called on electorate in the state to ignore Amosun’s comment that they should not vote for All Progressives Congress’ candidates except President Buhari. Osinbajo, who did not mention…

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has denied signing any pact not to run for a second term. While expressing confidence that he would win the state governorship…

The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria on Tuesday declared its total support for President Muhammadu Buhari, promising to mobilise 16 million votes for his re-election in the February 16 presidential poll. In the…

Chairman of the Independent National Election Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that accredited election observers are not permitted to grant media interviews. He also directed that, at the polling units, no security…