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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC office in Abuja was yesterday gutted by fire. But for the timely intervention of Officials of the Federal Fire Service, the inferno would have razed down the entire office, Premium Times …

Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Monday held that it would go ahead with the trial of former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), whether he was present in court or not.…

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Suleiman Kazaure, has debunked speculations of an increase in corps members’ monthly allowance, adding that an increment would only be done…

The Debt Management Office (DMO) and major oil marketers are to meet this week over subsidy arrears. The meeting, which is at the instance of the DMO is designed to provide an opportunity for the debt management agency to…

THE Presidency Monday night denied the report that Service Chiefs attended the launching of the Buhari/Osinbajo Next Level campaign flag off ceremony.President Buhari on Sunday at the Conference Hall of the Presidential Villa,…

Despite Governor Rochas Okorocha’s warnings and fears, the Igbo leaders from the five Southeast states who met in Enugu on Wednesday had the right and justification to endorse the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential…

The total assets and liabilities of commercial banks stood at N36.2 trillion at the end of August 2018, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) economic report released yesterday has shown. The figure, which is for the third…

President Muhammadu Buhari is prepared for a nationwide campaign that will take him through the length and breadth of Nigeria, the Director, Strategic Communications of Buhari 2019 Campaign Organisation, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN),…

There are indications that the meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and some state governors on Monday at the State House in Abuja over the proposed N30,000 minimum wage was deadlocked. Governors of Lagos, Kebbi, Plateau,…

Up to 3,000 foreign doctors in the UK are having their backgrounds checked after it emerged that a fake psychiatrist with no qualifications was allowed to practice for over 22 years. Zholia Alemi was jailed for fraud in…

Ramzan Kadyrov, a Chechnya’s strongman leader and close lieutenant of President Vladimir Putin, has given his five-year-old compatriot a luxury car as a gift for reportedly setting a record for most consecutive push-ups.…

The Atiku-Agbaje Media Engagement Network has urged the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, to rescind his proposed policy on the sale of the National National Petroleum Corporation if elected.The…

Attempts by some persons suspected to be armed robbers to attack some commercial banks in Lagere Area of Ile-Ife, Osun State, was, on Monday, foiled by some eagle-eyed residents of the area.Seven commercial banks have branches in…

Germany will bar 18 Saudis from entering its territory and Europe’s Schengen passport-free zone over their alleged links to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday.Maas said the move was…

Facebook users have reacted to a photo of two Nigerian women kissing at a wedding ceremony over the weekend. According to reports, the women kissed each other publicly at the wedding event and even took pictures of their public display…

The Concerned Christian Forum of Nigeria (CCFN) has warned the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) against politicising and polarising the Christian community, ahead of the 2019 general election. The group…

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormonal condition that affects women of reproductive age. It is known to trigger weight gain and cause difficulty in losing weight. In addition to irregular menstrual…

Some unions in the aviation sector have backed the proposed increment in the passenger service charge (PSC) by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The unions are Association of Nigerian Aviation…

Festus Keyamo, spokesman of the Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation, says anyone who promises to restructure the country between six to 12 months is telling “the biggest lie”. Abubakar Atiku, presidential candidate of…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State has called out Governor Rauf Aregbesola, describing his eight years tenure as a monumental failure. It argued that the governor will go down in history of the state as the…

A Kano high court has granted an interim injunction sought by Abdullahi Ganduje, Kano governor, restraining Daily Nigerian Newspaper and Jafaar Jafaar, its publisher, from publishing videos about him. The newspaper had…

Days after the death of his ex-girlfriend, Kim Porter, American rapper, Sean Combs popularly known as Diddy has taken to Twitter to pay a touching tribute to her. News of Porter's death hit the net on Thursday, November 15,…

Prof Richard Iyiola Akindele, the former lecturer with Obafemi Awolowo University, accused by her student, Monica Osagie, of demanding sex to pass her has been remanded in prison custody. Akindele was arraigned on Monday by…

The Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Buruji Kashamu, has replaced Adeleke Shittu as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of next year’s elections in…