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Darius Ishaku: Silence in Jalingo, jubilation in Takum
It was all calm in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital Thursday following the judgment of the Court of Appeal in…
Taraba: Aisha Al-Hassan heads to Supreme Court
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Senator Aisha Al-Hassan, the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC in the April 11 Taraba State gubernatorial elections…
Sacked Gov. Ikpeazu presents N96.7bn 2016 budget
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia who was sacked by a Court of Appeal in Owerri today has presented a N96.7billion…
PDP guber aspirant pays medical bill of detained hospital patient
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The joy of an indigent patient, Mrs. Uwaila Onaiwu, who has been detained at the Benin Central Hospital,…
Buhari exposed weakness at media chat, says PDP
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday described the Wednesday Media Chat which featured President…
Ex-IYC leader to Buhari: Don’t scrap amnesty programme
Dr Chris Ekiyor, former President, Ijaw Youth Council, has appealed to the Federal Government not to scrap the amnesty programme…
Insurgency, Deadline And Matters Arising
Sani Adamu Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, recently observed that the military had “technically’’ met President…
Pinnick looks forward to 2016 with high hopes
President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick foresees a prosperous New Year for the senior national teams especially the…
Police promote 15 officers in Bayelsa Command
The Police Service Commission has promoted 15 officers serving in the Bayelsa Police Command, the Commissioner of Police in the…
New year: APC promises better life for Nigerians
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Thursday, assured Nigerians that 2016 would be…
FG will create 1m jobs in 2016 — Osinbajo
The Federal Government will create no fewer than one million direct jobs in 2016, the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo,…
MURIC warns Buhari against Hijab ban
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has described the idea of imposing a ban on hijab by the President…
Islamic group decries Buhari’s stance over Zaria massacre
An Islamic group, Media Forum of the Islamic Movement, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s stance on the Zaria massacre of…
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Femi Pedro, impeached ex-deputy governor of Lagos, pardoned
Eromosele Ebhomele Seven years after his impeachment and subsequent forfeiture of all his entitlements as Deputy Governor of Lagos, Femi…
Ambode’s 2016 Appropriation Bill passed into law
As reported exclusively by P.M.NEWS on Monday, the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the state’s 2016 budget…
Nigerians experiencing hardship— Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that Nigerians are experiencing hardship because of the prevailing economic downturn, but assured that things…
PDP urges Nigerians to remain focused in 2016
Prince Uche Secondus, the acting National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised Nigerians to remain focused and not…
Vigilante arrested for robbery
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A man who claimed to be a member of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN, Mr. Adesiyan Adeniyi,…
Davido apologizes to Dele Momodu
Embattled Nigerian musician, Davido, has apologized to Ovation Magazine publisher, Dele Momodu following a fall out between the duo on…
Taraba: Alhassan, APC have no right to challenge Ishaku – Court of Appeal
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja A Court of Appeal in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, has stated that Aisha Alhassan and the All Progressives Congress…
Lawmaker donates 100 beds to hospital in Jigawa
Rep. Rabiu Garba (APC-Jigawa) on Thursday said he had donated 100 beds to the General Hospital, Malammadori, Jigawa. Garba, who…
MOSOP re-elects Pyagbara president, amidst controversy
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The re-election of Legborsi Saro Pyagbara, the incumbent President of the Movement for the Survival of the…
Kunta Kinte: Nigerian actor to star in remake of 1970s slavery drama ‘Roots’
A 1970s US drama which documented the history of American slavery is to be remade with a former EastEnders star…
Taraba: Appeal Court begins delivery of judgment
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Court of Appeal in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital has begun delivery of judgment in the appeal filed by…
NASS to review girl-child education laws, says Sen. Wamakko
Senator Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto) says the National Assembly would review laws to revamp girl-child education in the country in 2016.…
Tinubu urges Nigerians to support govt’s drive for positive change
Senator Oluremi Tinubu (APC-Lagos) has appealed to Nigerians to support the present government’s drive for positive change to help take…
A Regime Of Illiterates, By Illiterates, For Illiterates, And The Rest Of US (1) by Prof Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
By Prof Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò In his “The New Deal”, the late great Gil Scott-Heron intoned: “I’d said I was gonna…
There’s nothing vague about my asset declaration – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja said he had declared his assets four times over time and there was…
Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu apologizes to Buhari, Igbo elders
Nnamdi Kanu has written President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and Igbo elders apologizing for the derogatory or insulting statements he…
Buhari lauds Oshiomhole’s effort on IDPs, says they’ll return home
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday in Abuja that the Federal Government has put in place measures to ensure that…