Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
Luka Modric: Real Madrid report Inter Milan over alleged illegal approach
Real Madrid have reported Inter Milan to Fifa over an alleged illegal approach for midfielder Luka Modric.
Kevin de Bruyne out for three months
Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne will be out for three months because of a knee injury.
Flood kills 324 people in India
At least 324 people have been killed in flooding in the southern Indian state of Kerala in what local officials…
We didn’t compel Premium Times reporter, Ogundipe to implicate Saraki
The Nigeria Police Force has denied compelling Samuel Ogundipe of Premium Times online publication to implicate the President of the…
We have no budgetary allocation for International Observers – INEC
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday in Abuja, said the commission had no prepared…
Saraki visits Gov. Emmanuel, commends leadership quality
Senate President Bukola Saraki on Friday paid a solidarity visit to Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom and commended him…
Ibadan Disco invests N11.5 bn in metering, power infrastructure
Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) on Friday said it had invested over N11. 5 billion on metering, upgrading and rehabilitation…
INEC releases notice of 2019 elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday released the notice of activities for the 2019 general elections.
Osinbajo visits site of collapsed 4-storey building
Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Friday visited the site of Friday's four-storey building collapse in Abuja and expressed satisfaction…
Naira gains 40k against dollar at parallel market
The Naira gained 40k against the dollar at the end of Friday trading, exchanging at N359.6 stronger than N360 traded…
Eid-el-Kabir: Ram dealers worry over low patronage
Ahead of the 2018 Eid-el-Kabir celebration, ram dealers at New Artisan Market, Enugu, have decried low patronage by buyers.
NSE market capitalisation inches N236bn
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) recorded the first gain for the week with the market capitalisation increasing by N236 billion…
Nigerians hail Osasu Igbinedon over role in Jones Abiri’s freedom
High-flying television host, Osasu Igbinedon, has been commended by some Nigerians for the role her TV platform, The Osasu Show…
APC faction officially open office Secretariat in Port-Harcourt
Senator Magnus Abe's faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC make good its threat to open a parallel Secretariat in…
Harvest of criminals, as Edo Police Command parades 102 suspects
The Edo State Police Command on Friday paraded 102 suspected criminals, cultists, kidnappers and hoodlums arrested in different parts of…
We have not privatised water supply – LASG
Lagos State Government has declared that it has not privatised water supply, neither has it awarded water privatisation contract to…
2019 General Elections: INEC releases elections notice in Lagos
As part of its preparations for the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral (INEC) in Lagos State on Friday…
18 people trapped, one dead, as 4-storey building collapses in Abuja
No fewer than 18 people are reportedly trapped under the rubble of a four-storey building which collapsed at Jabi area…
Confession of 14-year old girl: How I stoned my Septuagenarian Madam to death
Anna Amos, the 14-year-old secondary school student who allegedly killed her a septuagenarian woman in Benin, Edo State, by smashing…
Lagos to roll out 300 new BRT buses Oct. 1 – Commissioner
Lagos State Government says it has taken delivery of 300 new buses into its Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) fleet to…
300,000 PVCs yet to be collected in Kwara – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that no fewer than 300,000 eligible voters in Kwara are yet to…
Insecurity: Baptist Conference urges FG to find lasting solution
The federal government has been urged to find a lasting solution to the killings of innocent people, especially in the…
States owe FIRS N41 billion tax – NEC
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday said states are owing the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) N41 billion in…
Aretha Franklin, undisputed Queen of Soul music dies at 76
Aretha Franklin, the undisputed Queen of Soul, died Thursday at her Detroit home, surrounded by family and friends.
CACOL urges EFCC to probe BOI over unethical practices
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) has described recent efforts by the Management of the Bank of Industry…
Police: We’re prosecuting Premium Times reporter for theft
The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday said Premium Times reporter, Samuel Ogundipe is being prosecuted for alleged theft and unlawful possession of…
Lagos committed to Light Rail project 2022 delivery date – Commissioner
The State Government has restated its commitment to continuously embrace ideas and innovations that will ensure that the on-going blue…
Bayelsa-based journalist, Jones Abiri freed after two years in DSS custody
Bayelsa-based journalist, Jones Abiri, who had been detained for more than two years by the Department of State Service (DSS),…
Court stops Saraki from declaring Akpabio’s seat vacant
An FCT High Court in Bwari, on Thursday stopped the Senate President, Bukola Saraki from declaring the seat of former…
Atletico Madrid thrash Real Madrid 4-2 to win Super Cup
Two excellent extra-time goals gave Atletico Madrid victory over Real Madrid in the first ever Uefa Super Cup derby in…