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About 19 companies have indicated interest to acquire Afam Power Company and Yola Power Distribution Company (YPDC) recently put up for sale by the federal government. The Bureau of Pubic Enterprises (BPE) spokesperson, Amina Tukur,…

Covenant University has been ranked the best university in Nigeria by Times Higher Education (THE). The rankings, which were released on Wednesday at Times Higher Education’s World Academic Summit at the National University of…

...receives endorsement from APC special interest groups ...activates ACO across 20 LGs In readiness for Saturday's direct primary election, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode's team has approved specialised training for one thousand, nine…

Germany will host the 2024 European championship, otherwise known as Euro 2024, after beating Turkey to the right, in Nyon on Thursday. The Berlin Olympic Stadium will host the final of the 24-team tournament, with 51 games scheduled…

Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the rerun election and declare him winner of the governorship election. Speak with TheCable at…

Video assistant referee (VAR) will be introduced in the Champions League and other UEFA competitions from the 2019/20 season. The decision was reached on Thursday at a meeting of UEFA’s executive committee in Nyon, Switzerland.…

With the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries in Lagos barely 48 hours away, the social media has been awash with yet another misguided and unfounded allegation that incumbent governor, Akinwunmi Ambode had earmarked a…

The State Security Service (SSS) has released the Aide De Camp (ADC) to the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha. PREMIUM TIMES exclusively reported the arrest of the ADC, Sani Baba-Inna, on Friday last week after Mrs Buhari…

U.S. First Lady Melania Trump will visit Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt next month on her first solo trip abroad. Trump said her trip, set to begin on Oct. 1, will take her to “four beautiful and very different countries in Africa’’.…

The Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the ongoing re-run election in Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke, Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over the election. In an interview with Punch, Adeleke alleged that the re-run is not an…

Popular prophet and founder of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Ayodele has predicted the outcome of the Osun election ahead of the re-run that is set to be coordinated by INEC today. The Prophet mentioned that a…

Amber Rose has shut down those who sympathize with disgraced actor, Bill Cosby following his 3-10 year sentencing for rape. According to her, people should stop shaming the victims and blame the predator (Cosby). She also believes…

Football Players in Indonesia during a league game has beaten the referee and chased him off the pitch during Peregres Gresik United’s game against Persiwa Wamena in Liga 2. Violence erupted when the referee, named as Abdul Razak in…

A Nigerian lady has taken to social media to accuse a man of serial rape in the Lekki/Ajah axis of Lagos state. The lady identified as @chubbycikky took to her Instagram page to write about how the man has been going about robbing…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos has summoned all 57 chairmen of the local governments and party chairmen to what it on Wednesday described as an urgent and crucial meeting towards preparations for the Saturday Gubernatorial…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has issued 38,000 visas on arrival to foreigners arriving Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, within the last 12 months. A top official of the NIS told the…

India’s top court has ruled that adultery is no longer a crime, declaring the colonial-era law that punished the offence unconstitutional and discriminatory. The court ruled unanimously on Thursday that Section 497, a 158-year-old…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in the United Kingdom has slammed Nigerian musician, David Adeleke, also known as Davido for raising the alarm over an alleged plans by the party to rig today’s Osun State governorship rerun election.…

Paul Pogba and Jose Mourinho have seen their Manchester United row branded “stupid” by Dimitar Berbatov, with the pair accused of fighting an unprofessional battle of “who has the biggest d*ck”. Tension between two experienced…

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have requested for an audit of N1.5 trillion received by the National Assembly (NASS) between 2005- 2014 as well as clarity on extra allowance paid to legislators beyond the approved amount by the…

Olu Falae, national chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), says he was not consulted before Iyiola Omisore entered into an alliance with the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Osun state governorship rerun election.…

A Texas man Johnnie Lee Carter has been arrested for reportedly gluing an infant’s mouth and eyes shut at a motel. The 29-year-old Carter, allegedly choked a 14-month-old baby and punched her in the head and rib cage, before using a…

The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) says it is satisfied with issues relating to workers in the take-over of Skye Bank. This comes as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Sept.…

Ambitions to challenge Anthony Joshua (22-0) is one of the reasons why Oleksandr Usyk (15-0) has agreed to fight Tony Bellew (30-2-1) on November 10 in Manchester, says the Ukrainian fighter. WBSS winner Usyk and David Haye conqueror…