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UNICAL’s Professor Peter Ogban jailed for election fraud

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

Professor Peter Ogban has been sentenced to three-year imprisonment after he was found guilty of fraudulent manipulation of election results.

Kano Hisbah invades Bayero varsity hostels, arrests students

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

Operatives of the Kano State Hisbah Command have invaded some off-campus hostels of the Bayero University in Kano, arresting students…

126 Nigerians jailed for drug trafficking in two months

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

A total of 126 Nigerians across 14 states in Nigeria have been sentenced to various jail terms for offences bordering…

Corruption: Inadequate data, cause of Nigeria’s poor rating by TI – Lai Mohammed

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has stated that Nigeria’s poor corruption rating by Transparency International is…

Bill to establish Federal College of Education in Abia passes 2nd reading

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Bill for an Act to establish Federal College of Education, Bende in Abia has passed second reading in the House…

Oyedepo drops bombshell: ‘It’s nasty for Muslims to wear hijab in Christian schools’

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo has dropped a bombshell on hijab controversy in Kwara State, saying it…

Let’s work together to overcome corruption: Buhari urges Envoys

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja called on the international community to further collaborate on tackling corruption, poverty, terrorism, climate…

U.S. Embassy warns Nigerians against fake U.S. work visas

Muhamin Olowoporoku

5 years ago

The US Mission in Nigeria on Thursday warned Nigerians not to fall victims of a fake U.S. work visas said…

End of the road for cultists in Lagos?

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

Cultism is one of the social ills that has bedevilled our society for quite some time.

Northern youths honour Lawan’s aide with leadership award

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

Northern Youths under the auspices of Northern Youth Advocates for Good Governance (NYAGG), on Thursday, honoured the Special Assistant (Press)…

Bandits storm Benue market,1 killed, 9 injured

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

The Benue Police Command has announced that bandits, disguised as buyers, killed one and injured nine persons at Abaji Market,…

Prof. Abayomi drops verdict: No pre-registration ID, no COVID-19 vaccine

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has stressed the need for citizens who fit into Phase One of…

NSCDC boss warns personnel against accidental discharge

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

Mr Ahmed Audi, Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has cautioned officers against indiscriminate…

Speak up against killer herdsmen now: Bishop Wale Oke tells Buhari

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

The President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Bishop Wale Oke, said President Buhari’s silence over Nigeria’s security challenge "is…

45-year-old Mushiratu arraigned for fraud, breach of peace

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

The Police, on Thursday, arraigned a 45-year-old woman, Mushiratu Funseyin at the Magistrates’ Court in Badagry, for alleged fraud and…

NTDC boss calls for review of tourism laws

PM NEWS Live

5 years ago

Mr Folorunsho Coker, Director-General, Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), has called for the review of tourism laws in the country…

NIJ appoints Kalesanwo first female registrar

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, has appointed Patricia Kalesanwo as its its first female registrar, since it was founded…

Parents of Leah Sharibu to Buhari: Shame on you

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

The parents of Leah Sharibu, the teenage girl abducted by Boko Haram from Dapchi school in February 2018, have described…

Ibori loot: Gov. Okowa writes Buhari

PM NEWS Editor

5 years ago

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta said he has written President Muhammadu Buhari, objecting to the Federal appropriation of the £4.2million…

Court remands girl,12, for eloping with Chikere, 38, because ‘she enjoys sex’

Ayorinde Oluokun

5 years ago

Court remands 12-year-old girl for admitting that she willingly eloped and consented to sexual relations with 38-year-old Alfred Chikere

Ogun judicial panel strikes out petition against DPO Andrew Akinseye

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

The Ogun State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on matters of police abuse and brutality has struck out the petition by…

Ijede/Itamaga road ready in May, says Sanwo-Olu

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured Lagosians, especially Ikorodu that the Ijede/Itamagun Road will be ready in May.

#FreeTundeAbass: Lagos CP redeploys CSP Francis Ani, others

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu has ordered for immediate redeployment of CSP Francis Ani

Buhari’s son Yusuf set to marry Kano princess

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Yusuf Buhari, the son of President Muhammadu Buhari, and Zahra Bayero, the daughter of Emir of Bichi in Kano State…

Bill to prohibit open defecation scales second reading

Nimot Sulaimon

5 years ago

A bill seeking to prohibit open ruination and defecation in Nigeria has scaled second reading in the Senate.

Anger trails arrest, detention of taxi driver Lucky Onisokumen by police in Rivers

Ayorinde Oluokun

5 years ago

Rights activists knock Police over detention of Lucky Onisokumen, a Port Harcourt based driver for five days without knowledge of…

Buhari govt rejects CISLAC rating of anti-corruption war

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

Minister of Information Lai Mohammed rejects the assessment of Buhari administration by Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC).

NCDC announces 96 new COVID-19 infections

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 96 new cases of COVID-19 late on Wednesday, bringing the total number…

Akran of Badagry receives COVID-19 vaccine

Michael Adesina

5 years ago

The Akran of Badagry, Aholu Menu Toyi 1, and his chiefs on Wednesday received jabs of the COVID-19 vaccine.

There will be no 2023 if Buhari does not restructure Nigeria – Adebanjo

Kazeem Ugbodaga

5 years ago

Leader of the Pan-Yoruba Socio-Cultural Organisation, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo has said there will be no 2023 if President Muhammadu…

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