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Nigerian Man Beats Mom To Death IN USA

Daniels Ekugo/ with agency report A Nigerian man living in the United States has been charged with murder after his…

Zamfara Governor Loses Chief Of Staff

Zamfara State Government has announced the death of the newly-appointed Chief of Staff to the governor, Alhaji Dahiru Zubairu. A…

Rogue bankers bag 91-year jail term for stealing N114.6m

Justice Ibrahim Mairiga of the Kebbi State High Court has convicted Suleiman Ibrahim Musa, Bilyaminu Usman and Lawal Suleiman on…

Has Port Concession Met Stakeholders’ Expectations?

By Aisha Cole In 2006, the Federal Government conceded Nigerian ports to 26 private terminal operators to ensure efficiency and…

Jonathan acquired sophisticated weapons to fight Boko Haram – ex-NSA Sambo

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Contrary to assertions by Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh, the former Chief of Defence Staff, the immediate past…

Buhari receives new ambassadors of Belgium, Poland, Rwanda

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja received the letters of credence of three new ambassadors to Nigeria. The new ambassadors…

El-Rufai Orders Banks To Close Govt. Accounts, Remit Balance To CBN

Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has directed all banks with accounts of the state government to close…

Confessions Of Gang That Snatches Cars For Alhaji

Members of a suspected armed robbery gang that specialises in snatching cars for an Alhaji, have confessed to the police…

Committee Blames Unemployment, Drug Abuse For Southern Kaduna Violence

The Gen. Martin Agwai-led Southern Kaduna Peace and Reconciliation Committee has urged the state government to evolve deliberate policies that…

One Year To Go: Brazilian President Predicts ‘Great’ Olympics

A musical homage to Brazilian culture formed the finale of a ceremony Wednesday night attended by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff…

NIMASA Postpones Entrance Exam Into Technical College

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has postponed the entrance examination into the NIMASA Science and Technical College…

Tertiary Institutions Undermine JAMB, Conduct Post-UTME

Mr Gunsling Yarlings, the Plateau NUT Chairman, has said that tertiary institutions’ insistence on conducting post-UTME was undermining JAMB’s function…

Judge transfers suit seeking Saraki’s removal

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday transferred a suit filed by some senators seeking to…

FRSC Mobile Court Sentences 2 Drivers To Jail

Daniels Ekugo Two drivers belonging to Dangote Company, Sani Ahmed and Umar Musa, have been sentenced to 3 months in…

Togo fetish market helps the sick and politicians

Lucien Yekpon, a Lome traditional healer, sat on a stool surrounded by fetish objects — skulls, feathers, statuettes — to…

Woman Native Doctor Arrested After Selling 19 Kids

Cyriacus Izuekwe The police at State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Owerri, have arrested a woman who engages in human trafficking…

NEMA alert on flood as Cameroon releases water from Lagdo Dam

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has alerted the state governments and communities along River Benue of possible flood following…

Reps. to examine Edo State’s $75m credit request from World Bank

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Wednesday, raised a seven-man ad hoc committee to examine the…

INEC to improve communications process, minimise speculations – Zakari

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is working to improve its internal and external communications for effective electoral…

Over 200 migrants feared drowned off Libya

Rome (AFP) – Over 200 migrants attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean were feared to have drowned Wednesday after…

Businesses will get level playing field – Osinbajo

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will ensure that business environment in the country is transparent and fair. Osinbajo,…

Terrorism: Kenya police intensifies surveillance on social media

Kenya’s security agencies said they have intensified surveillance on social media in the fight against terrorism with specific focus on…

Buhari, OBJ & Emeka Offor By Mohammed Al-Bishak

No sooner had Premium Times published on Monday, August 3, 2015, the first part of its interview with erstwhile President…

Okoyomon, ex-Mint Boss battles to get out of Kuje prison

Justice Valentine Ashi of the FCT High Court sitting in Apo on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 adjourned to August 12,…

Peterside hails clean-up of Ogoniland by Buhari, describes action as courageous

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Dr. Dakuku Peterside, All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate in the April election in Rivers State has commended…

Chadian security forces kill seven Boko Haram militants

N’DJAMENA, (Reuters) – Chadian forces killed seven Boko Haram militants in a clash on Wednesday, a security source said, as…

Oliseh to ring bell at Nigeria Stock Exchange

The Amaju Pinnick-led Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, will record another first on Monday, August 17, when Super…

Cameroon repatriating 12,000 Nigerians

ya ABUJA (Reuters) – About 12,000 Nigerians are being repatriated over the next three to four days after seeking refuge…

Ex-Lagos lawmaker gives out buses, other items to mark birthday

Eromosele Ebhomele For the second time this year, a former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Abdoulbaqı Ladı…

Hajj 2015: Lagos assures pilgrims of hitch-free exercise

The Lagos State Government has assured intending pilgrims in the state of a hitch-free holy pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina.…