Year: 2018
NIMC registers 1.7 million in Kaduna
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has so far registered 1.7 million people in Kaduna State, the commission’s coordinator in…
Apapa gridlock: Association calls for alternative port for export of agric produce
The National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN), has called for an alternative seaport for the export of agricultural produce in…
Israeli PM Netanyahu questioned again over corruption probe
Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday over what local media said was a case involving the country’s…
NDLEA arrests 46 suspected drug barons in Gombe
National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Gombe State Command, said it arrested 46 suspected drug barons in the last eight…
Tunisia confiscates passport of ex-bin Laden’s bodyguard
Tunisia has confiscated the passport of a man suspected of being an Islamist militant who once served as Osama bin…
Pakistani lawmakers elect Imran Khan as new prime minister
Lawmakers in Pakistan’s lower house of parliament elected former cricket legend Imran Khan as the country’s new prime minister on…
Turkish court again rejects U.S. pastor’s appeal for release
A Turkish court again rejected an appeal to release American Christian pastor Andrew Brunson from house arrest, broadcaster Haberturk said…
Germany set to ease laws to fill skilled labour gaps
The German cabinet will soon decide on a proposal to make it easier for skilled workers from outside the European…
I was elected to serve Edo people not political leaders – Obaseki
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has said that he was elected to serve the people of the state and not…
Driver remanded for allegedly defiling 7-year-old girl
A driver, Adewale Showumi, who allegedly defiled a 7-year-old girl, was on Friday remanded at Ikoyi Prison by an Ogudu…
WHO expects more Ebola cases in Congo
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that it could not be certain that it had identified all people…
Chinese economy maintains steady growth
The Chinese economy has maintained steady growth with good momentum despite a complicated domestic and external environment, a senior government…
Flood kills 164, displaces 223,000 in India
The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have killed 164 people and forced more than…
Foundation commends Osinbajo, I-G for overhauling SARS
The Foundation for Justice and Rehabilitation of Prisoners, a human rights group, has commended the presidential directive for the overhauling…
Applicant remanded for allegedly raping neighbour’s daughter
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered the remand of 48-year-old man, Thomson Olorunfemi, docked for allegedly raping his…
Rising Nigerian talent joins Esentepe on loan
Promising Nigerian teenager Odi Chibueze, just 16 years old, has completed a season-long loan move from KF Trepça 89 to Esentepe…
Boko Haram: UN demands immediate release of 3 abducted aid workers
The United Nations (UN) on Friday demanded the immediate release of three aid workers abducted while providing humanitarian support at…
Detained Premium Times reporter released
A PREMIUM TIMES journalist, Samuel Ogundipe, who has been detained since Tuesday has been released. Mr Ogundipe was released on…
N9.6m distributed to 72 outstanding FCT corps members
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Malam Muhammad Bello, distributed N9.6 million to 72 former corps members, who served between…
NTDC partners Wikimedia to boost tourism sector
Mr Folorunsho Coker, the Director-General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), said on Friday that it had concluded plans…
Photo News: Saraki abandons treacherous political battles, shows his soft side with lovely twins
Senate President Bukola Saraki today moved away from his treacherous political battles and decided to show his soft side with…
Imbibe Eid-el-Kabir lessons – NASFAT chief missioner
The Chief Missioner of Nasrul-Lahil-l-Fath Society (NASFAT), Imam Onike Abdul-Azeez, on Friday urged Nigerians to promote religious harmony and peaceful…
2019: Nasarawa APC assures aspirants of level playing ground
The All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership in Nasarawa State, has reassured all aspirants of a level playing ground in the…
2 suspected cultists docked in Lagos
Two men, Oluwafemi Adelaja and Jacob Sunday, suspected to be members of an unlawful society, were on Friday docked before…
Eid-el-Kabir: Ebonyi traders decry low patronage
Traders in Abakaliki metropolis in Ebonyi, have decried low patronage of foodstuff and livestock, as the Eid-el-Kabir celebration draws closer.…
Osogbo Agog for grand finale of Osun Osogbo festival
Tourists and cultural enthusiasts from across the globe on Friday flooded the ancient city of Osogbo, Osun, to join the…
Eid-el-kabir: Lagos police boss deploys additional 1,000 men
Dedeigbo Ayodeji Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, has deployed an additional 1,000 policemen to Lagos streets for the…
Teaching students to think, create will spur development – WAEC
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says teaching to stimulate thinking among students, rather than merely recalling could be the…
Vote buying: INEC pledges to re-administer polling units
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it will re-administer its polling units to address the issue of…
Delta Govt to revoke undeveloped plots in Asaba Industrial Park
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta says government will revoke any undeveloped plot at the Asaba Industrial Park.