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EFCC secures 278 convictions in 16 months
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said over 278 convictions of corrupt officials have been secured by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) between 2017 and first quarter of 2018. The President made the disclosure in…
Eric Cantona to make Old Trafford return alongside Usain Bolt for Soccer Aid
Eric Cantona will return to the Old Trafford pitch when he takes part in Soccer Aid for UNICEF on June 10. The five-time Premier League winner will play in the Soccer Aid World XI alongside sprinter Usain Bolt, who had a trial at…
EXCLUSIVE: JAMB makes N8.5billion from 2018 admission forms
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board generated a princely N8.453billion from the sales of forms to applicants seeking admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria in 2018, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report. A top…
Keep Your Father’s Legacies Alive, President Buhari Advises Isyaku Rabi’u’s…
President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked the children of the late Islamic scholar and businessman, Sheikh Isyaku Rabiu, to build on the cherished legacies of gentlemanliness and friendliness of their father. President Buhari was…
Grandmother lost N173m to three online love scammers
An Australian grandmother on Thursday lamented the $480,000 (N173m), she lost to three different online scammers, who happen to be Africans. The grandmother identified as Suzie admits to being ‘gullible’ and ‘brainwashed’ in the past…
I paid 223,000 euros ransom to Evans – Witness
The manager of Maydon Pharmaceutical company, Uchenna Okeagwu, on Friday, while testifying before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, revealed that he paid he notorious kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, 223,000…
President Buhari condoles with CAN over Musa Asake’s death
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the national leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Christian community in Nigeria over the passing of the General Secretary of CAN, Rev (Dr) Musa Asake. Special…
EFCC raids top club in Lagos, arrests 12 ‘fraudsters’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 12 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos state. The suspects were arrested after the anti-graft agency raided Club 57, a club in the Ikoyi area of the state. The…
#BBNaija Sponsor, Payporte Allegedly Owing Workers’ Salaries – Ex Staff Exposes Company
A group of former staff of the company that operates an Instagram account with the name 'Ex-Payporte Staff', has posted lots of pictures, including those of the MD/CEO of the company, Eyo Bassey, in jets to paint pictures of how he…
Tiwa Our Sista oo – Davido Confirms That Wizkid Is Dating Tiwa Savage
It seems Davido has confirmed the rumors regarding the relationship between Davido and Wizkid. Davido posted on twitter: I give my baby lifetime insurance #ASSURANCE out everywhere !!! Wizzy then commented: I am looking for a…
Properties Worth Millions Of Naira Destroyed, Two Killed As Gunmen Attack High Court In Rivers…
Unidentified armed men have earlier today, Friday, 11th May, stormed the Rivers State Judiciary complex, and reportedly killed two private security officers while destroying properties worth millions of Naira. As at the time of…
Customer drags bank officials to court over alleged use of her account to siphon N33 million
A Kaduna State High Court in Zaria, on Friday adjourned till July 30, the suit instituted against two officials of a commercial bank over alleged use of a customer’s bank account to siphon N33 million from the bank. The case is…
I fall sick for not having sex – Woman tells court
The Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Friday dissolved a five -year-old marriage between a 35 year-old trader, Bilikisu Azeez and her husband Olusesi Azeez , over sex starvation. Bilikisu had told the court that her husband,…
Nigerian Man Curses His Ex Fiancee & Her Father After She Left Him To Marry Another Man
Nigerian man who was jilted by his lover has taken to Facebook to place curses on his ex-fiancee and her father after the lady left him to marry someone else. Prince Chika Eugene alleged that he sponsored Uchechi Nnadiekwe all through…
CAN General Secretary, Musa Asake Dies In Abuja
The General Secretary, Christian Association of Nigeria, Dr. Musa Asake, is dead. We confirmed that Asake died on Friday morning (today) in Abuja after an illness. The death of Asake came about two weeks after he led a nationwide protest…
Nigerian Woman, Anthonia Nwaorie Sues US Immigration For Seizing Her Money
A Nigerian woman is suing the United States customs agency after it seized tens of thousands of dollars which was earmarked to build a free medical clinic in Imo state. According to the Washington Post, Anthonia Nwaorie was carrying…
US man shot by his own dog
A 51-year-old man from Iowa was shot by his own dog while playing with the pet in his home, local media reported Friday. Richard Remme of Fort Dodge was encouraging his dog Balew, a cross between a pit bull and a labrador, to jump on…
[BREAKING] Ekiti Gov poll: Deji Ogunsakin named as Kolapo Olusola’s running mate
The immediate past chairman of Ado Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Mr. Deji Ogunsakin, has been announced as the running mate to People’s Democratic Party’s governorship candidate, Prof. Kolapo Olusola. The information was…
[BREAKING] VIDEO: Buhari departs UK for Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has departed the United Kingdom for Nigeria, the UK chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress has informed. His aircraft, Air Force 1, reportedly departed the London Stansted Airport at exactly…
Rolls-Royce Debuts Its First SUV, the $325,000 Cullinan (Photos)
Rolls-Royce has officially entered off-road territory. Today, the Goodwood-based, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG brand debuted the $325,000 Cullinan, its first SUV. Named after the largest diamond discovered to date, the vehicle is the…
Beijing’s Dividends: When President Buhari Went To China
President Buhari's first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping was on September 28, 2015, at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Meeting in New York. Following this, the President participated in the Summit of the Forum on…
ANALYSIS: What we know about Obasanjo’s new political party, ADC
As Nigerians were wrapping up their activities for the day, a sudden development broke on the political front that could fundamentally reshape the electoral map in 2019: former President Olusegun Obasanjo, leader of the Coalition for…
Saraki’s Senate worst in Nigeria’s history – Sagay
The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), said on Thursday he could not wait for the current Senate, which he described as the worst since 1999, to go next year. He…
Wait! Women Are Now Doing Surgeries To Be Virgins Again?
They have started in England o! Women are having ‘virginity-restoring’ operations on the NHS at a cost of £1,000 a time, figures reveal. Hospitals have admitted to carrying out 109 reconstructive procedures between 2007 and 2017.…