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Why are Nigerians anxious to have Ministers – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has queried why Nigerians are eager to have him name his cabinet, two weeks after he was…

Boko Haram: Buhari plans Cameroon trip

Johannesburg (AFP) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is planning to visit Cameroon to cement a regional fighting force against Boko…

9 dead in twin blast in Potiskum

The Police in Yobe, on Monday confirmed the death of nine persons in twin bomb explosions which rocked Potiskum, the…

Fire Razes 30 Shops In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga The havoc wreaked by fire in Lagos State, western Nigeria, worsened after fire razed 30 shops in a…

Winners Pastor Kidnapped In Cross River

The Cross River State Police Command has launched a manhunt for five gunmen who allegedly abducted Pastor Seyi Adekunle of…

Police arrest 30 suspected in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Police Command has in the last one week arrested 30 suspected cultists at various locations in…

Sexual Offences Bill: Falana backs Soyinka, says bill was illegally adjusted

Femi Falana, Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist has backed Prof. Wole Soyinka’s position on the Sexual Offences Bill, noting…

Sexual Offences Bill: Open Letter To Prof. Wole Soyinka By Sen. Chris Anyawu

I have read your open letter published on PM NEWS and re-published on BELLA NAIJA, Premiumtimesnig.com and a number of…

Pressurise South Africa to transfer al-Bashir to ICC, SERAP tells AU

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the leadership of the African Union, including Nigeria…

How to obtain a Nigerian driving licence without sweat

By Tochukwu R. Ezeokafor This piece is particularly meant for people renewing (DL expired) or getting a re-issue (DL missing)…

Africa bedevilled by terrorism, insecurity, poverty, says Buhari

President Muhammdu Buhari has stated that the African continent is bedevilled by terrorism, insecurity and poverty, noting that urgent steps…

Nigeria fully committed to AU’s 2063 Agenda, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday pledged Nigeria’s commitment to the ideals and aspirations of the African Union’s Agenda 2063. Buhari…

CAN chairman congratulates Dogara over election as speaker

Rev. Shuiabu Byal, Chairman, North East chapter of the Christian Association of Niagara (CAN) has congratulated Mr Yakubu Dogara, (APC),…
ICPC says ex-Naval Chief, Vice Admiral Jibrin Usman (Rtd.), and Brig. Gen-Ishaya Bauka are still wanted for alleged N3 billion fraud.

Navy begins Direct Short Service Commission recruitment

The Nigerian Navy has announced the commencement of another Direct Short Service Commission enlistment exercise for the selection of suitably…

Family loses 3 children to fire disaster in Lagos

Three children of the same parents on Saturday night died in an inferno that destroyed their three-room-self-contain apartment in Egbeda-Akowonjo…

El-Rufai appoints new Head of Service

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has announced the appointment of Mrs Alisabatu Dada-Onazi as the new Head of Service…

Boko Haram: Buhari orders release of $21m to MNJTF

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday ordered the release of $21 million out of the $100 million pledged by Nigeria to…

Buhari will fix Nigeria, says Okoye

An APC chieftain in South Africa, Chief Chuks Okoye, on Sunday said President Muhammadu Buhari has the potentials to make…

Hajj: Kano to airlift 5,537 pilgrims directly to Medina

The Kano State Government has assured its 5, 537 intending pilgrims for the 2015 Hajj that they would be airlifted…

Place your country above self, Buhari tells South Sudan, Burundi leaders

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday urged African leaders to place the interests of their countries above narrow personal interests. He…

Aisha Buhari tells husband, governors to appoint more women

The wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has appealed to governments at all levels to ensure fair representation of…

DPR alerts public on fraudsters extorting filling station owners, marketers

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has cautioned filling station owners and other oil marketers against activities of fake DPR…

Jigawa PDP council chairmen pledge support to APC govt

Local government council chairmen elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa on Sunday pledged support and…
Price of kerosene shoots up to N1,769.86 per litre in July - NBS

C/River residents lament buying kerosene at N130 per litre

Residents of Calabar, Cross River, have lamented the high cost of kerosene in the state capital and appealed to relevant…

We are committed to improving Nigeria’s economy – Osinbajo

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nigeria’s vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that the federal government led by President Muhammed Buhari is…

I’m not blaming Onazi, I would have done worse, says Keshi

Super Eagles head coach, Stephen Keshi, on Saturday in Kaduna said he would have reacted in a more ferocious manner…

Emergence of NASS leadership, end of political godfatherism – Lawyers

Some lawyers in Lagos on Saturday said the emergence of the new leadership of the National Assembly showed that Nigerians…

Nigerian jailed 25 years for drug dealing in South Africa

A Nigerian has been jailed 25-years for drug dealing and racketeering by South Africa’s Durban High Court. National Prosecuting Authority…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Boko Haram: Borno to reconstruct wrecked communities

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno said the State Government had concluded plans to commence the reconstruction of communities destroyed by…

WHO donates 561 megaphones to Taraba

The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Saturday donated 561 megaphones to Taraba Primary Health Care Development Agency (PHCDA) in order…