Author: pmnews
Edo deputy gov denies plotting to kill Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state deputy governor, Dr. Pius Odubu, has denied reports published by some national newspapers on Sunday…
Nigeria loses $1.5bn monthly to robbery, piracy at sea
Nigeria is losing about 1.5 billion dollars a month to piracy, armed robbery at sea, smuggling, and fuel supply fraud,…
GOtv Boxing Night 7: ‘I’m The New King Of Nigerian Boxing,’ Boasts Wise King
Chukwuebuka “Wise King” Ezewudo, a middleweight boxer billed to make his professional debut at GOtv Boxing Night 7 on 1…
West Brom frustrate Tottenham, hands Leicester City the advantage
Leicester City will win the Premier League if they beat Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. Victory at the…
Kogi workers to resume strike over non-payment of salaries
Organised labour in Kogi said on Monday in Lokoja that it would resume strike to impress it on the state…
800 structures to be destroyed for 4th Mainland Bridge
Kazeem Ugbodaga The proposed 4th Mainland Bridge in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria will claim at least 800 houses, says the Lagos…
Bank teller steals N6m from Sterling Bank
Paul Iyoghojie The police at Lion Building Division, Lagos Island, southwest Nigeria have arrested a 26-year old staff of Sterling…
Taskforce parades two for repackaging expired Digestive biscuits
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) has paraded two suspects for repackaging expired digestive…
EFCC accuser, George Uboh, jailed three years for fraud
George Uboh, the serial fraudster who sensationally accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of diverting proceeds of recovered…
Dasuki heads to Appeal Court over unlawful detention
Former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has approached the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, praying it to…
N1.4bn fraud: Ex-Kogi lawmaker jailed 154 years
A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State on Monday sentenced a former member of the Kogi State House…
I have forgiven Oshiomhole – Tony Anenih
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The former Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenihn has declared that…
Suspected herdsmen kill 5 in Uzo-Uwani
No fewer than five people in Nimbo, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State were on Monday killed by suspected…
Buhari to African leaders: Ensure social justice for peace
President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abuja that to achieve greater peace and political stability in their countries, African leaders…
“FG requires N2trn to complete ongoing road projects –Fashola
The Federal Government will require about N2trillion to complete no new fewer than 226 ongoing road projects across the country.…
FG generates N2trn through Treasury Single Account
The Federal Government has generated over N2 trillion through the Treasury Single Account (TSA) since the commencement of the policy.…
Naira exchanges at N320 to dollar at parallel market
The Naira on Monday exchanged at N320 to a Dollar at the parallel market in Lagos State. The News Agency…
LASG introduces Rent-to-Own Policy
The Lagos State Government on Monday said it had introduced the Rent-to-Own Policy to support the Lagos Mortgage Scheme for…
D’banj clears air on Tonto Dikeh and his record label
Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popular Nigerian singer and Chief Executive Officer of D’banj Records, with stage name, D’banj, on Monday, cleared…
US expresses hope in freed Chibok girls
The visiting U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Samantha Power, has expressed hope in the future of the…
Woman, 55, baths neighbour with dry pepper
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 55-year old woman has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrate’s court for allegedly inflicting injury on…
Two brothers batter church ushers over indecent dressing
Cyriacus Izuekwe Fight broke out between two brothers and church ushers who wanted to enforce the church rules on dressing…
Kano Pillars hammer 3SC 6-0
Kano Pillars Football Club on Sunday humiliated visiting Shooting Stars (3SC) FC of Ibadan 6-0 in a week 13 game…
The 8th Senate and Matters Arising by Prof Sola Adeyeye
By Prof Sola Adeyeye I am really at a loss about how to respond to the column of my friend,…
Succour for Surulere residents after road constructions
Kazeem Ugbodaga Sixty-four-year old Mrs Christiana Emela was beaming with smiles as she relaxed in front of her house, a…
Train crushes 2 to death in llorin
A Kano to Lagos passenger train on Sunday crushed a commercial motorcyclist and his passenger to death in llorin. NAN…
Modu Sheriff deserves to be PDP chairman – Oyo lawmaker
Honourable Dokun Odebunmi (PDP- Ogo-Oluwa/Surulere) says the acting Chairman of his party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has the qualities to…
Wike to approach Amaechi on completion of PH airport
Rivers State Government says it will approach the federal government through the Ministry of Transportation headed by Rotimi Amaechi to…
Over one million IDPs live in formal camps, host communities – NEMA
A total of 1, 934, 765 displaced persons are currently living in formal camps, host communities and satellite camps in…
N825.9m UBEC Fund: Fayemi replies faceless group
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has replied Vanguard for Credible Representation after the group called for…