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German court sentences Bai L. a guard of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to life in prison for murder and attempted murder

Trending: Nigeria mobilises troops to flush out Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh

The Nigerian Army has raised an army battalion that would be deployed in troubled Gambia to forcefully remove President Yahya…

Nigerian Army, Premium Times tango over reports

The Nigerian Army and popular online medium, Premium Times, are currently engaged in a war of words over reports published…

Expect more blackout as power generation drops

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said that that the nation’s power generation capacity dropped slightly from 3,959 megawatts from…

Nigeria will get out of recession in 2017- World Bank

After plunging into its worst recession in over two decades, the World Bank projects that Nigeria will get out of…
Omoyele Sowore

Police arrest publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore

The spokesperson for Police in Lagos State, SP Dolapo Badmos, on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of the publisher of Sahara…

Breaking: NUPENG calls off warning strike

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers(NUPENG) on Wednesday in Abuja called off its three-day nationwide warning strike.…

963 Boko Haram suspects arrested in 5 days-Army

A total of 963 suspected Boko Haram members have been arrested in the last five days, says the Nigerian Army.…

Saraki holds secret meeting with Buhari again

President Muhammadu Buhari and the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday met behind closed-door to discuss national issues. Channels…

Christian girl elopes with Islamic lover, disowns church

A girl, Habiba Ishaku, 18, on Wednesday dissociated herself from a suit instituted on her behalf by a foundation and…

UN begins investigation into Southern Kaduna killings

Dr Agnes CALLAMARD, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, United Nations, UN, has confirmed that the body is…

Corpses of Lt. Col, 15 soldiers killed by Boko Haram recovered

The Nigerian Army said it had recovered corpses of “one officer and 15 soldiers’’ earlier declared “Missing in Action” during…

Breaking: Senate calls for suspension of ban on vehicle importation by land

The Senate has called on the Federal Government to suspend action on enforcement of the ban on the importation of…

Photos: Ooni of Ife visits Ambode

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II paid a courtesy visit on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos…

BREAKING: Ayine Anthony Mkpe confirmed as Auditor-General

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Mr. Ayine Anthony Mkpe as the Auditor-General of the Federation. This…

Breaking: Ahmed Lawan resumes as new Senate Majority Leader

Senator Ahmed Lawan (APC-Yobe North) on Wednesday resumed as the new Senate Majority Leader. The President of the Senate, Dr…

4 fleeing Boko Haram members arrested at Oko-Oba, Lagos

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday arrested four suspected fleeing members of the Boko Haram at Oko-Oba in…
Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria

Malabu Oil Deal: I did not ask anybody to receive bribe on my behalf – Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the allegation that he received gratification to approve the controversial Malabu Oil transaction…
Court dismisses Sen. Ndume’s plea, seeking order to discharge him as Maina’s surety

Breaking: Senate removes Ali Ndume, announces Ahmed Lawan as Senate Leader

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, at plenary on Tuesday, announced Sen. Ahmed Lawan (APC-Yobe North) as Leader…

BREAKING: Senate kicks against Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport closure

The Senate has kicked against the planned closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja and diversion of flights to…

BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu’s trial resumes

There is a heavy security presence at the Federal High Court, venue of the trial of the leader of the…

CAN says God used Buhari to punish FRC boss

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has welcomed the removal of Mr. Jim Obazee, Executive Secretary, Financial Reporting Council (FRC)…

Breaking: Adeboye: Buhari sacks FRN boss, Obazee

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Executive Secretary of the board of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRN), Jim…

Army alert public on new suicide bombers’ tactics

The Nigerian Army has advised members of the public to be wary as suicide bombers have devised a new method…

The Gambia: President Buhari, other West African leaders in closed door meeting

Some West African leaders including President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja met behind closed door to discuss the political…
Federal High Court

Court grants Justice Ademola’s application for accelerated trial

An FCT High Court in Maitama on Monday granted Justice Adeniyi Ademola his application for abridgement of time for accelerated…

Multiple explosions hit Maiduguri, 8 killed

There are reports that eight people were killed and score injured when multiple explosions hit Maiduguri, the Borno state capital…

Breaking: Ex-Niger governor, Abdulkadir Kure, dies at 60

A former governor of Niger, Alhaji Abdulkadir Kure, is dead. Kure died on Sunday in a German hospital at the…

2017: Lagos’ll witness pleasant surprises in all sectors-Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday said the state will witness pleasant surprises in every sector of the economy…

Tunde Bakare explodes: Buhari must rejig his cabinet for results

Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to act fast and reconstitute his…

Boko Haram strikes again, kills army captain, 4 soldiers

Reports reaching PMNEWS revealed that fleeing members of Boko Haram have ambushed some Nigeria soldiers attached to 27 Task Force…