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Ortoms duly elected, Tribunal rules

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi on Monday affirmed the re-election of Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue and…

AMCON seeks N4.2bn judgement against AL Kahf

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, has filed an application before a Federal High Court in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, urging…

Former NIMASA’s DG forfeits N35m, hotel to FG

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

A Federal High Court in Lagos, South West Nigeria on Monday granted an interim forfeiture order to the Economic and…

Buhari to present 2020 Budget proposal to NASS Tuesday – Presidency

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari is set to present the 2020 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the…

Atiku reacts to Sex-for-grade scandal in universities

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

Nigeria's former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to BBC's story on sex for grade scandal that has rocked public…

Trump impeachment: Congress casts net wider

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

US Congressional Democrats have cast their net wider as they began the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump.

Outrage as witness against policewoman in Dallas murder killed

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

There is outrage over the killing of Joshua Brown, an African-American who was a witness in the murder of another…

Sex-for-grades: UG lecturer Gyampo vows to sue BBC

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

A Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana (UG), Professor Ransford Gyampo has vowed to initiate a legal action…

Police Officer gets cheque from Sanwo-Olu for saving robbery victim

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

An act of kindness rendered to a robbery victim by the Divisional Police Office (DPO) of the Ogudu Police Station…

Notorious kidnap gang leader, ‘Devil’ gunned down

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The police in Rivers State have gunned down a notorious kidnap gang leader, Linus Lebari, 35, who goes by the…

$11M US scam: Obinwanne forfeits N280m in Nigeria

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos south west Nigeria today ordered the temporary forfeiture of N280.5million “warehoused” in the…

Sex-for-grade: UNILAG, Foursquare suspend randy lecturer

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Foursquare Gospel Church have suspended Dr Boniface Igbeneghu, following the publication of a documentary…

Osinbajo leaves for Oslo

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has left Abuja to honour the invitation of the Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg, attend…

Badagry records 15,348 new babies in 9 months — NPC

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The National Population Commission (NPC) on Monday said it recorded 15,348 births in the coastal town of Badagry, Lagos State…

Court docks man for stealing a tricycle

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

A 26-year-old man, Taiwo Fatoki, on Monday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a tricycle worth N650,000.

Greece transfers hundreds of asylum seekers to mainland

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Greece on Monday transferred hundreds of asylum seekers from its Aegean islands to the mainland, seeking to ease the pressure…

U.S to resume trade talks with China by Oct. 10

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The United States says it will resume high-level trade talks with China later this week, the White House said on…

German President rejects criticism of Ukraine conflict plan

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on Monday, rejected allegations from Ukraine that his mechanism for unblocking talks aimed at resolving the…

Border Closure: Nigerians groan as prices of staple food skyrocket

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Nigerians are now feeling the pains arising from the border closure as the prices of staple foods such as rice,…

Iran arrests Russian journalist over visa violation

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

A Russian journalist arrested in Iran was on Monday detained due to a visa violation, an Iranian government spokesman said,…

Kogi Guber poll: PDP cautions APC against ethnic politics

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) to desist from playing the ethnic card…

Trump pulls U.S troops from northern Syria

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday justified his decision to withdraw his country’s troops from northern Syria, saying in his…

Hundreds of climate protesters block main road in Amsterdam

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Hundreds of climate protesters demonstrated in Amsterdam on Monday, blocking a main road to the Rijksmuseum, a Dutch national museum,…

General Electric Announces U.S. Pension freeze to cut deficit

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

General Electric announced Monday that it is taking three actions related to its U.S. retirement benefits as part of its…

President Buhari presides over extra-ordinary FEC meeting

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday presided over an extraordinary Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Court docks trader for allegedly biting man’s ear

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

A 27-year-old trader, Jamiu Fagbemi, on Monday appeared in an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly biting a man’s…

Police kill Ogoni kidnap gang leader, Boby/Devil

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The Police in Rivers on Monday said they have killed “a notorious gang leader’’, Linus Lebari, 35, popularly known as…

Akeredolu sacks Special Assistant

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Monday sacked Mr Augustine Pelemo, his Special Assistant on Political Matters.

Iraqi army withdraws from eastern Baghdad suburb

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdel-Mahdi on Monday ordered that army troops be withdrawn from an eastern Baghdad suburb and be…

Scientists Kaelin, Ratcliffe, Semenza win the Nobel Medicine Prize

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Three scientists William G Kaelin, Jr, Peter J Ratcliffe and Gregg L Semenza have jointly won the 2019 Nobel Prize…

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