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NIS Rescues 7 Girls En Route Libya

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Seven girls using hijab to disguise themselves and evade arrest were among the 12 persons intercepted by the Nigeria Immigration…

Chimamanda Adichie Bags McCarthy Award

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Veteran author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has become the first Nigerian to be awarded the Mary McCarthy Prize for her thought-provoking…

Death toll in London tower block fire rises to 17

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy said on Thursday that the death toll in the blaze that engulfed a residential tower…

Olubadan Chieftaincy Law Review: Olubadan, Ibadan high chiefs back Ajimobi

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The moves by the Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, to review the 1957 Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration received a boost…

Army arrests wanted bandit, kidnapper

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Nigerian Army confirmed that troops from the 1 Division in Kaduna State arrested a notorious and wanted leader of…

Most Americans disapprove of Trump’s job

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Most Americans say they think President Donald Trump has little to no respect for the country's democratic traditions, according to…

Awosika’s re-election: Achievement for country – Nigeria’s envoy

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN, Prof. Tijjani Bande, on Thursday said that the re-election of Prof. Lawrence Folajimi…

19 killed in Somali hotel attack

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Police said that 19 people were killed when Islamist attackers launched a car bomb and gun attack on a busy…

Wife of incoming Lesotho Prime Minister shot dead

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Police say the wife of incoming Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane was shot dead late on Wednesday, two days before…

Nigeria’s Awosika re-elected as Chair of UN Scientific Panel

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Nigeria’s candidate, Prof. Lawrence Folajimi Awosika, has been re-elected as Chairman of the United Nation’s Commission on the Limits of…

UN expert urges public action to halt elders abuse

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

A UN Independent Expert, Ms Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, on Thursday called for public action to eliminate all forms of violence and…

Lekki Gardens: Court vacates warrant of arrest order on Olumofe

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

A Lagos High Court, Igbosere, on Wednesday vacated the order for the arrest of Shola Olumofe, the second defendant in…

Abubakar architect of Nigeria’s current democracy – APC

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), has described former Head of State, retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, as…

Kwara firstlady distributes relief materials to widows

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The Wife of Kwara Governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed on Wednesday distributed relief materials to some widows across the 16 Local…

Osun West bye-election: Hussein emerges APC flagbearer

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Sen. Mudashiru Hussein has emerged the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Osun West Senatorial District bye-election.

Nigeria’s new UNDP country director assumes duty

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The new UN Development Programme (UNDP) Country Director, Samuel Bwalya, has assumed duty in Abuja, the UN Communication Specialist, Lucky…

Trump faces investigation over obstruction of justice

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump is being investigated by special counsel Robert Mueller for possible obstruction of justice, the Washington Post…

FIRS Seals Ex-Minister’s Hotel Over Tax Debt

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has sealed the premises of the Golden Tulip hotel, owned by Kenneth Gbagi, a…

NIPE to ensure increased power generation

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Engr David Omoloye, the Chairman, Kano State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Power Engineers (NIPE), has expressed the readiness…

Uganda to finalise oil exploration deal with Nigerian firm

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Uganda is set to sign on Thursday two oil production sharing agreements with a Nigerian firm, enabling the company to…

Sex worker arraigned for taking customer’s nude pictures

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

A sex worker, Hilda Davids, who allegedly took the nude photographs of her customer after bouts of sex at a…

Nigeria to sell N133 billion treasury bill next week

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Nigeria plans to sell N133.24 billion ($424 million) worth of treasury bills at an auction next week, the central bank…

UK, U.S., others for peace conference in Nigeria

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The Director-General, Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), Prof. Oshita Oshita says more than 40 experts from different countries…

NDDC to revive Rivers, Akwa Ibom rice mills

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), said on Wednesday that it would soon revive its rice processing plants at Elele…

Nigeria’s crude oil export to hit 1.84 million bpd in July

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Nigeria's crude oil exports are set to reach 1.84 million barrels per day (bpd) in July, slightly higher month-on-month, because…

Wike calls for true federalism

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers in Port Harcourt on Tuesday called for true federalism in Nigeria to enable each part…

Navy alerts Nigerians on fake online recruitment

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Wednesday alerted Nigerians on the activities of fraudsters currently operating fake online recruitment sites.

3 killed in Anambra building collapse

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Three persons on Tuesday were killed following the collapse of a four-storey building still under construction in Okeani, Oko community…

Saraki: Nobody is above law – Rep

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

A member of the House of Representatives, Mr Peter Akpatason, says the trial of the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki,…

Niger rescues 100 migrants abandoned in Sahara

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Authorities in Niger said on Wednesday they have rescued over 100 migrants in the past week abandoned by traffickers in…

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