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The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday blamed the Federal Government, as well as the Accountant General of the Federation, over what it called the victimisation of its members. It said the Federal Government had  refused to pay its members salaries despite the ‘no victimisation clause’ of the suspended strike. According to ASUU, while […]

Some unknown gunmen have killed six members of the same family before daybreak in a community called Wasinmi, in Osun State. The incident happened before daybreak on Sunday. The community is along the Ife/Ibadan expressway. Sources told Premium Times that the gunmen invaded the community in the midnight shooting sporadically. The reasons for the attack […]

The Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has spoken against “people” making “demeaning” remarks against President Muhammadu Buhari. “There is no need for people to have the paraphernalia of security – you have the police, you have SSS, you have all (that). And those are the ones that help you to sleep in the […]

Governor Wike of Rivers State has lampooned the labour movement in Nigeria for their indifference to the incessant increment in pump price of petroleum products, electricity tariff and insecurity in the country. He said labour movement in the country is death because it has lost its force of engagement with government and hardly can achieve […]

Hon. Kennedy Ibeh, representing Obowo State constituency in Imo State House of Assembly, has sponsored a bill to regulate the cost of customary marriages in Imo State. Presenting the bill for the second reading on Wednesday, March 10, during plenary, Ibeh said that outrageous marriage bills had caused many ladies to remain single as suitors […]

The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, has said that Nigerians are the greatest problem of the country. Adesina, in an article on Friday, scolded those people who he claimed have nothing but to find faults in the country, while cautioning Nigerians against “disintegration, destabilisation and outright war.” […]

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, has apologised to Nigerians for the distress and inconvenience caused by ‘unfortunate information about the hike in fuel price. Sylva in a statement on Friday explained that neither he nor President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the increase in the retail price of petrol to N212 per litre. […]

The Nigerian government has increased the pump price of petrol to N212.61 a litre, less than two weeks after assuring the nation there would be no hike. The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) announced late Thursday that the retail price for a litre of petrol for the month will be between N209.61 and N212.61. The ex-depot price, which […]

Yoruba freedom fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyomo, fondly called “Sunday Igboho says the time has come for the realisation of the much-desired Yoruba Nation. He added that anyone willing to join the agitation for the Yoruba Nation is welcomed. Igboho, in a statement issued by his media aide, Olayomi Koiki on Thursday, called on anyone willing […]

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State says politicians do not have conscience when it comes to fulfilling their mandate to the people who elected them. Ayade, who has been having a running battle with some federal lawmakers from the state over the control of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) structure in the state, said […]

Rochas Okorocha, former governor of Imo, says he doesn’t want the “unusual situation” between him and Hope Uzodimma, his successor, to generate tension in the state. The feud between Okorocha and Uzodimma was rekindled in February, when the former governor was arrested for unsealing a property seized by the state government. Speaking after a meeting with Vice-President […]

One of the daughters of the President, Zahra Buhari-Indimi, has said she did not defraud the Federal Government of Nigeria of N51bn, N2.5bn, or any amount. The President’s daughter stated this in a letter dated March 8, 2021. The letter was signed by her lawyer, Nasiru Aliyu (SAN), and addressed to online news platform, Sahara […]

The UK has promised to return to Nigeria £4.2m ($5.8m) which was stolen by a former governor. Former Delta State Governor James Ibori was convicted of money laundering in the UK in 2012. Prosecutors say he stole an estimated £117m from the oil-rich state. This is the first time that money recovered from criminals will […]

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu on Monday paraded another 113 violators of COVID-19 protocols, at the Command Headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. The violators were arrested on Sunday 7th March, 2021 at Garbana Club, Ajao Estate and DNA Club, Victoria Island, Lagos by police operatives of the command, including the Lagos State […]

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, broke her long silence as she sent goodwill message to Nigerian women on the International Women’s Day. Outspoken Mrs Buhari had gone off the radar around September 2020 shortly after the wedding of her daughter, Hanan. An online newspaper, SaharaReporters, had reported that she relocated to Dubai, United Arab […]

The Presidency on Sunday debunked the report on social media that the Presidential Villa was gutted by fire on Saturday. The Presidency in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba in Abuja explained that the incident was a mere bush fire that was recorded outside […]

Controversy is surrounding the death of the Chief Executive Officer, Cash Nation Entertainment, Babatunde Abiodun, aka Kashy. Three narratives have emerged about the circumstances surrounding Abiodun’s death on Sunday, March 7, 2021. One narrative claimed that Abiodun, who was said to have been battling depression for months, allegedly committed suicide by jumping down from a […]