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Security is everybody’s business, Lagos CP

Lives and property will be in great danger if security issue is left to the government alone, says the Lagos…

Dogara appoints ex-Rep member as Chief of Staff

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Yakubu Dogara, on Monday, appointed a former member of the assembly, Mr…

Indonesia demands answers from Australia over bribery allegation

Indonesia Vice President, Jusuf Kalla, on Monday said Australia should come clean about allegations that its authorities paid smugglers to…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Parents appeal to Borno govt to re-open closed schools

Parents in Borno on Monday appealed to the State Government to re-open Public Secondary Schools shut down in March 2014,…

Nigerians applaud AU over single currency, passport proposal

Some Abuja residents on Monday said plans by the African Union to introduce a single currency and passport was a…

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…

Our 61-Year Sojourn In Lagos —Hopwood & Godwin

Gillian Hopwood and her husband, John Godwin, are British-Nigerians. John has been awarded OBE and OFR while Gillian has been…

Pope accepts resignations of 2 US bishops over sex abuse cover-up

Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of two US bishops accused of failing to respond appropriately…

Nigerians task Buhari on export promotion, foreign investment

Some Abuja residents have urged the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to pursue a foreign policy that would ensure that Nigeria’s…

Ambode calls for collective efforts to battle cancer

Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State on Sunday urged corporate organisations, NGOs and individuals to invest in cancer awareness, diagnosis,…

Bomb blast on police, intelligence offices in Chad kills many

N’DJAMENA, June 15 (Reuters) – At least one suicide bomber attacked police and intelligence offices in Chad’s capital N’Djamena on…

Child sacrifice for wealth, power, expected to rise in Uganda

Luweero (Uganda) (AFP) – Kanani and Sylvia, brother and sister aged nine and eight, were grazing the family cattle in…

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…

Looming danger over HND/B.Sc discrimination in paramilitary agencies

President Muhammadu Buhari should please urgently end this certificate discrimination between HND and BSc. holders in Federal Ministry of Interior…

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…

Bush ready to join presidential campaign

Washington (AFP) – The campaign logo is ready, so is the big speech, and his message is taking shape: Jeb…

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…

Oyo CP to residents: Report criminal activities to police

The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Muhammed Katsina, has called on the people of the state to report any…

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),…

Muslim group donates over 500 pints of blood

The Lagos State Majlis Khudamul Ahmadiyya group on Sunday said that it had donated nit less than 500 pints of…
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…

We will break Zaria water project jinx, says El-Rufai

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Sunday said that his administration would break the jinx stalling the Zaria-water project…