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Buhari laments falling standard of education
Jethro Ibileke/Benin President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said the present standard of education in Nigeria has unfortunately succeeded in creating…
Sunderland late show sinks Stoke City
Sunderland lifted themselves out of the relegation zone with just their third Premier League win of the season, as two…
Ighalo strikes for Watford as they condemn Aston Villa to 11th defeat
Watford condemned bottom club Aston Villa to their 11th defeat in 14 Premier League games. Odion Ighalo poked home to…
Crystal Palace bash Newcastle 5-1
Alan Pardew enjoyed victory against his old club as Crystal Palace came from a goal down to trounce Newcastle. Striker…
Ohikere makes case for Faleke, blasts Oyegun, APC NWC
Dr Tom Ohikere, head of media, Abubakar Audu/James Faleke Campaign Organisation, has warned the leadership of the APC not to…
APC replaces late Audu with Yahaya Bello
The drama of who replaces the late Abubakar Audu as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in…
Buhari begs for help to fight corruption in oil sector
President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Malta urged the international community to do more to support the Federal Government’s efforts to…
El-Rufai presents N166b budget for 2016
Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai on Saturday presented the draft of 166 billion naira proposed budget to…
E-border control will curb terrorism, criminal activities – Immigration C-G
Martin Abeshi, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), on Saturday, called for a shift from manual to digital…
We will wipe out Shiite Muslims, says Boko Haram
Boko Haram on Saturday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a Shiite Muslim procession near the northern Nigerian city…
Ambode to attend Global African Investment Summit
Kazeem Ugbodaga In furtherance of his administration’s effort to boost foreign direct investment, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode will…
Buhari to Queen Elizabeth II: We need more Commonwealth support against terrorism
President Muhammadu Buhari has for the establishment of a Commonwealth Committee to oversee the rendering of greater assistance and support…
Lagos to boost Office of Public Defender
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has pledged its commitment towards boosting the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) to…
Group to FG: Ban importation of shoes
The National Association of Hides and Skin Dealers of Nigeria, has called on the Federal Government to ban importation of…
Plateau bye-election: INEC seizes 7 PVCs, 5 fake agent cards
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Jos says it has seized seven Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from under aged…
Military, police frustrating enforcement of laws in Lagos— Adebule
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule, has decried increasing rate at which military and police officers…
Lagos splashes N1.5b on retirees
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has approved the release of N1.5 billion for the payment of another batch of…
Agbara bank robbery: Police debunk newspaper report about injured cops
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Police command has debunked report in a Nigerian newspaper, (not P.M.NEWS) and on social media that…
FUNAAB promotes 698 staff, gets 22 new Professors
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Governing Council of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has approved the promotion of 698 members…
Kidnappers free Samson Siasia’s mother
The police in Bayelsa have confirmed that abductors have freed the mother of Nigeria’s Under-23 National Team Coach Samson Siasia,…
INEC to deploy 8, 000 ad hoc staff for Bayelsa governorship polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa has said that more than 8, 000 ad hoc staff would be…
Fuel Scarcity: Osun residents demand DPR’s intervention
Some residents of Osun, on Saturday, called on the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to end the scarcity of petroleum…
Dope case rocks Kenya, world champion, 6 others banned
Double world cross country champion and Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Emily Chebet was among seven Kenyan athletes banned Friday for…
Revealed: The salaries and allowances of Nigerian ministers
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engr. Babachir David Lawal has unveiled the conditions of service for ministers…
Appeal Court nullifies David Mark’s election, orders rerun
The Federal appeal court based in Makurdi, in the central Nigerian state of Benue has nullified the election of Senator…
Kogi APC lawmakers insist on Audu’s son as guber candidate
Lawmakers on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kogi, on Friday threatened to impeach any candidate chosen…
EFCC arrests ‘Pastor’ for N200m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Jonathan Ibinabo Alatoru, a self-acclaimed pastor and Chief Executive Officer,…
Late Eze lived for his people – Dakuku
The All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Peterside has described the late Eze Egi of…
5 disguise as foreigners, defraud people in Lagos – RRS
The Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos State Police Command, on Thursday said it arrested five members of a syndicate who…
Buhari’s trips are not for enjoyment by Garba Shehu
By Garba Shehu I have been amused, reading a number of jokes concerning the frequency of the President, Muhammadu Buhari’s…