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By Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi Benue Governor Samuel Ortom said herdsmen shot at him while he was in his farm located along Makurdi – Naka road in Makurdi, Benue state capital. Speaking with journalists during […]
By Precious Igbonwelundu Mixed reactions have trailed the total ban on commercial motorcycles and tricyclists across major highways, bridges and corridors in Lagos State. Rising from its weekly State Security meetings, the government announced […]
More than half a century after her crime, a 73-year-old U.S. woman has returned a beer mug she stole from one of Germany’s most famous breweries. The beer stein, a traditional stone mug which holds […]
By Oziegbe Okoeki Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday swore-in 13 appointees into the state civil service. Three of the appointees are new cabinet members, five are the chairman and commissioners in the […]
Gambia’s police have arrested 137 people amid protests calling for the president Adama Barrow to step down after three years in power, the government said on Monday. Also more than two dozen were injured as […]
In what looked like a call for truce, South African rapper, Kiernan Jarryd Forbes popularly known as AKA has described Burna Boy as a champion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that AKA and […]
The Plateau Police Command said that gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have attacked Kwatas village in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state, killing 13 persons and injuring five others. ASP Ubah Ogaba, the Police […]
Emma Elekwa, Onitsha A four-storey building was on Monday gutted by fire near St. Albert Catholic Church, Odume Layout, Obosi area of Anambra state. An eye witness who pleaded anonymity alleged that the fire […]
German prosecutors have accused a 31-year-old man of sending a string of emails containing bomb threats and right-wing extremist material to politicians and public authorities across Germany. The accused signed them with the alias National […]
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos Command, on Monday paraded eight men, allegedly involved in selling the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms above its official price of N4,700 per copy. […]
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has lamented that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government has the most “clinically insane” people than any other administration in Nigeria’s history. Fani-Kayode made the remark while insisting that most […]
A Caspian Airlines plane skid off the runway onto a highway on landing at an airport in southwestern Iran on Monday. But all passengers were evacuated without injury, Iranian state media reported. “It ran out […]
Imo State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Charles Ezekwem has resigned from the party. Ezekwem said he resigned due to prevailing circumstances facing his party, and after due consultations with his family. According […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, granted bail to the former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, in the sum of N10m. The judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, granted him bail shortly after he […]
Gianna Maria-Onere, the 13-year-old daughter of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, was among the 9 people killed in the Los Angeles helicopter crash that also claimed the life of her father. Kobe and Gianna were reportedly […]
We see many things on the internet that makes us question the sanity of a lot of people armed with smartphones, and with each new morning, we are amazed of the depths many will sink […]
The video footage of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crash has emerged online. The tragic accident which claimed his life and that of his 13 year old daughter Gianna, as well as 7 others on the craft. […]
The personnel of the Niger State Police Command have arrested 16 suspected hoodlums for allegedly setting ablaze a police patrol vehicle at the Kure Market junction in Minna. It was learnt that a driver of […]
Tragedy struck in Gwallameji, a student community in Bauchi, the Bauchi State capital, when a man, identified simply as Solomon, allegedly stabbed one Patience Zakariya to death. The deceased, who was a National Diploma graduate […]
Hope of a possible letup in the Lassa fever epidermic that has claimed no fewer than 30 lives was dashed yesterday, following reports that a doctor had been diagnosed with the ailment in Jigawa State. […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on Governors of Southwest States to allow the Operation Amotekun embrace all citizens living in the sub-region. MURIC also advised that the new security organization should not lean […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought Senator Shehu Sani to a federal high court in Abuja to be arraigned on charges of extortion. Sani, a former lawmaker, who represented Kaduna Central […]
The world was hit with a heavy blow yesterday when the news of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crash which took his life and that of his 1 year old daughter, Gianna, hit the airwaves. Kobe Bryant, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has opened up on relationship with his Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. He also spoke on comments by former Minister of Defence, T.Y. Danjuma, about the general election in Nigeria and the speculation […]
Nigerian Musician, Burna Boy, has lost at the 2020 Grammy Awards. He failed to emerge winner of Best World Music Album category, where he was nominated with his African Giant album. He lost in the […]
Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Sunday morning. The 41-year-old former Los Angeles Lakers basketball star’s death was confirmed by TMZ. The outlet reported that Bryant was traveling with […]
From Duku JOEL, Damaturu Mr. Nathan Sharibu, the father of Leah Sharibu said the family has surrendered the fate of their daughter in the hands of God. Mr. Sharibu to news report that Leah […]
From: Frank Ikpefan, Abuja The National Association of Nigerian Students has called on the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Phillip Shuaibu to seek reconciliation with the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole […]
Our Reporter The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Okigwe North Federal Constituency in Imo comprising Isiala Mbano/Okigwe/Onuimo Ms Miriam Onuoha has defeated her closet opponent Mr Obinna Onwubualiri in Saturday’s rerun election. […]
From Osagie Otabor, Bénin A governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Ifaluyi Isibor, has kicked against comments by Chairman of the PDP, Chief Dan Orbih, that the party plans a young candidate […]
Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta The Police in Ogun State have arrested three people – Abubakar Saidu, 22, Danladi Abdulkarim,30, and Abdullah Idris,25, for stealing a four year old boy, Hammed Adeniran. The suspects were arrested […]
Rasaq Ibrahim, Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has called on local and international investors to take advantage of the vast tourism potentials in the state to boost its economy through revenue generation. […]
Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta Crisis brew at the Ago – Iwoye branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State as members of the branch […]
By Gabriel Yough Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha, representing Taraba South Senatorial District and Senate Deputy Minority Leader, on Sunday voiced his endorsement of ‘Operation Amotekun’ recently launched by governors in South-West zone. He advised other […]
By Musa Odoshimokhe Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly on Sunday said the controversy generated by the establishment of the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Operation Amotekun has reinforced the need for […]
Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta Ogun State Government on Sunday confirmed a case of Lassa Fever in the state, but said the index patient; a pregnant woman, is alive and not dead. The state government however […]
A doctor has been diagnosed with Lassa fever in Jigawa State. The acting permanent secretary, Jigawa State Ministry of health, Salisu Mu’azu, confirmed this to PREMIUM TIMES Sunday morning. The victim, Anthony Etim, said to […]
For a brief moment on Sunday, it looked as if Sofia Kenin would be the latest to fall victim to rising superstar Coco Gauff at the Australian Open. After trading games and points for nearly […]
Donald Trump is threatening to launch a damaging new trade war with the United States’ historically closest ally, the United Kingdom. In recent weeks Trump and his allies have issued a series of trade threats […]
Two goals by Maxi Gomez in the second half condemned Spanish giants Barcelona to the first defeat under new coach Queien Setien. The Catalans were awful all day despite dominating the game without producing real […]