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U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are spending such a short amount of time in Singapore this week. Maybe they should stick around longer to see what makes its economy tick. Singapore is an especially…

The 2018 FIFA World Cup gets underway today when hosts Russia face Saudi Arabia following an opening ceremony at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium. Football’s showpiece event features 32 teams, including holders Germany, competing in 64…

The Super Eagles squad are already in Russia, all set to participate in the 2018 World Cup tournament which kicks off tomorrow, and according to sources, they are staying at the Sanatorium Istochnik Hotel. Their locker room was…

A woman was left with an eyeliner pencil lodged in her eye after the taxi she was travelling in slammed into a truck while she was putting on her make-up. The woman, who is reportedly in her 20s, was sitting in the back of the cab in…

Another $500 millin loot  will soon be repatriated to the country, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami said yesterday. He spoke after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential…

The anti-graft agency, EFCC, has said recent convictions it secured show it is not partisan as alleged by some Nigerians. PREMIUM TIMES reported the jailing of ex-Taraba State governor, Jolly Nyame, in May and that of ex-Plateau…

Britain has banned more than 1,300 known “hooligans” from travelling to Russia for the World Cup finals, demanding they surrender their passports, the government said on Wednesday. Officials ordered the “troublemakers with a history…

Ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Convention, President Muhammadu Buhari may have directed all his backers to close ranks in choosing the next set of leaders to manage the party. Based on Buhari’s advice, it was…

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the temporary forfeiture of N2.2billion recovered from former Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Adesola Amosu. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun made the order based on an …

THE Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of two Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG). It also approved the promotion of 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) to…

“I dated my girl for three years without sex. For her, I decided to remain celibate because she wasn’t ready for it. After our Traditional marriage, she still refused and wouldn’t let me touch her at all. We however fixed our…

The Ekiti State House of Assembly yet again treated the people of the Fountain of Knowledge to another comical show by suspending a member for “sleeping too much” during legislative sessions. The lawmakers slammed an indefinite…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says it has approved a 9.5 megawatts (MW) embedded electricity generation and distribution licence to two firms. The firms are to provide electricity for the popular Ariaria…

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) delisted 22 companies between 2016 and 2017 for non-performance and failure to meet the required post-quotation standards. The delisted companies include Cappa and D’Alberto, Intercontinental Bank…

Ibrahim Idris, inspector general of police, has approved the independent audit of detention cells of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) nationwide. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had requested access to cells in all…

Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, says it is illegal for political parties to sell nomination forms. Falana said this while speaking at a one-day national electoral summit organised by the Transmission Monitoring Group (TMG) in…

The federal high court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to pay Bolanle Babalakin, chairman of Bi-Courtney Group of Companies, N3 billion for publishing his name as a debtor. In 2016,…

Olusegun Mimiko, former governor of Ondo state, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former governor, who defected to the PDP from Labour Party in 2014, reportedly left PDP as a result of a…

Peter Nielson, the Dutchman alleged to have murdered his wife and daughter was today docked before a Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere, but his trial proper will begin October 8th 2018. Nielson is facing a two count charge of…

Well, seems life starts at 50 for Ex-Miss Nigeria beauty queen and prolific Nollywood actress, Regina Askia. She has been in extremely bubbly mode of late flaunting her abs and sharing alot of her life with her fans! and there is no…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will not tolerate the “constant assault” of Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo, on the party. On different occasions, the governor has made uncomplimentary remarks about John Oyegun, national…

As many as twenty-four passengers in a bus have narrowly escaped falling inside a Lagos lagoon as they were held back by crash barriers. Swift responses from Rapid Response Squad and LASEMA Response Unit to a LT Volkswagen commercial…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has explained to the Federal High Court in Abuja how it uncovered about 19 houses allegedly bought by the immediate-past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Maduke, in Nigeria,…

Ambition is the grand enemy of tact. It is eternal adversary to all peace. Yes, Donald Duke understands this fact, in theory and from experience. Many have questioned his electability: to some, the only thing that former governor of…