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Senate approves Buhari’s $22.7b external loan request

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The Senate on Thursday approved $22.7 billion as external borrowing plan for Nigeria out of the $22.8 billion requested by…

Man rapes lover’s 3-year-old daughter in Osun

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The Osun Police Command, on Thursday, said it had arrested a 29-year-old-man, Adeleye Olusesan, for allegedly raping the three-year-old daughter…

Court adjourns hearing in Maina’s final assets forfeiture suit

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, adjourned hearing in the asset forfeiture matter, involving Abdulrasheed Maina, ex-Chairman, Pension Reformed…

Coronavirus: South Africa reports first case, made in Italy

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

South Africa on Thursday confirmed its first case of coronavirus, affecting a citizen who had passed through the main airport…

UK records first death from Coronavirus

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The United Kingdom has confirmed the first death from Coronavirus, after the deadly disease invaded its territory.

EFCC re-arraigns “Mama Boko Haram’’, 3 others

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday re-arraigned Aisha Wakil, popularly called “Mama Boko Haram” and three others…

Fresh trouble for Oshiomhole: Ekiti APC rejects Ajimobi

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The Ekiti chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, rejected the appointment of a former Governor of Oyo…

Saraki kicks as EFCC moves to secure final forfeiture of his property

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Immediate past Senate President, Dr. Bukonla Saraki on Thursday, opposed an application before a Federal High Court, Lagos, seeking final…

Oshiomhole drags traducers, Edo APC chair Ojezua to Appeal Court

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday approached the Court of Appeal, seeking it…

Contracts probe: Rochas Okorocha shuns panel

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Senator Rochas Okorocha on Thursday snubbed the Judicial Commission of Inquiry Into Contracts Awarded in Imo State between June 2011-…

ICPC: Ex-SEC boss Gwarzo pays N798m for radio jingles, N3.4m for 4 fridges

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6 years ago

The suspended Director-General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr Mounir Gwarzo paid N798m for radio jingles and N3.4m for four…

5 corps members died in Akwa Ibom – NYSC Coordinator

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Akwa Ibom, Mr Julius Amusan, said on Thursday that five corps members serving…

$100m loan: National Assembly approves Kogi’s request

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6 years ago

The Kogi State government says it has received the approval of the National Assembly to obtain a foreign loan of…

Why truck-related accidents recur

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6 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday said poor maintenance of articulated vehicles and inadequate drivers’ training were among…

Pope Francis creates new diocese for Okpaleke, rejected bishop of Ahiara

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Pope Francis has established the Diocese of Ekwulobia, Anambra State and named Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke, the rejected bishop of…

Electoral Offences Bill: INEC wants NASS to hasten passage

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6 years ago

Prof Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has called on the National Assembly to hasten the passage of…

Coronavirus: Nigerian who returned from France quarantined in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

A Nigerian man who returned from France has been quarantined in Lagos over Coronavirus after he developed headache and respiratory…

Coronavirus: Youth assembly calls for grassroot sensitisation

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The President of Yoruba Youth Assembly, Mr Olarinde Thomas, told the Federal Government on Thursday to embark on grassroots sensitization…

NAHCON urges pilgrims to get refund for Lesser Hajj

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has urged pilgrims who paid for lesser Hajj (Umrah) to contact their tour…

Late Kolade Johnson suffered six gunshot wounds – Pathologist

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

A pathologist, Dr Oluwaseun Williams, on Thursday testified before an Ikeja High Court that Kolade Johnson, a 35-year-old football fan…

598 students bag distinction from LASPOTECH

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6 years ago

Mr Samuel Sogunro, Rector, Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Ikorodu, says 598 students who bagged distinctions were among 16,315 that would…

APC Crisis: Buhari, Oshiomhole meet in Aso Rock

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Embattled National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has stormed the Presidential Villa on Thursday to meet with…

NBA praises Zainab Bulkachuwa as she bows out

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The life of Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa reminds one of what the Nigerian girl- child can achieve if given the chance…

Four Niger corps members get merit award

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6 years ago

Four members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday received the Niger state government merit awards for outstanding…

N-power: FG apologises, sets date for release of stipends

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Job Creation and Youth Empowerment, Mr Afolabi Imoukhuede, said that the federal…

Boko Haram terrorists not recruited into military – Olonisakin

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, has dismissed reports that repentant and rehabilitated Boko Haram members were being…

2023: My ambition not known to anyone – Kogi Speaker

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6 years ago

Speaker of Kogi House of Assembly, Prince Matthew Kolawole, has refuted insinuations that he is nursing an ambition to contest…

NYSC: 3,049 corps members pass out in Kaduna

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6 years ago

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), on Thursday, conducted the Passing Out Parade (POP) ceremony for 3,049 Batch ‘A’ 2019…

Drama as Kano court nullifies Oshiomhole’s suspension

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

A Federal High Court in Kano on Thursday nullified the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the…

Buhari announces Mensem as Appeal Court President

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Hon. Justice M.B. Dongban Mensem as the Acting President of the…

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