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The United States on Friday blamed Robert Mugabe for impoverishing Zimbabwe and said he “betrayed his people’s hopes” as the guerrilla turned strongman died at the age of 95. “Robert Mugabe helped liberate Zimbabwe, but his human rights abuses and gross economic mismanagement impoverished millions and betrayed his people’s hopes for their nation,” State Department […]

The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, has urged Nigerians to boycott South African goods and services to protest the killings of Nigerians and other nationals living in that country. Oshiomhole gave the advice at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday. He recalled that over the past one year, Nigerians have […]

MTN Nigeria has announced the closure of its offices nationwide and  has also directed its workers to stay at home. However, the telecom company said its social media handles, mobile app and call centres are available to attend to subscribers’ concerns. The telecom company also directed all its stores and service centres to be closed […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has obtained orders for the interim forfeiture of assets traced to a former Imo governor, Rochas Okorocha, and his wife. The Head, Enugu Zonal Office of the commission, Usman Imam, said this Wednesday in Enugu while briefing journalists on the activities of the commission in the […]

A 40-year-old mathematics teacher, Emmanuel David, was on Tuesday arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for allegedly sending nude pictures and videos to his 14-year-old pupil. David, of no fixed address,  is facing a one-count charge bordering on sexual harassment before Magistrate B. O. Osunsanmi. Prosecuting Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ezekiel Ayorinde said […]

Controversial former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has revealed what the late despotic Nigerian ruler, General Sani Abacha, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, IBB, Olusegun Obasanjo and others would have done when Nigerians are being slaughtered in South Africa. He said “Had it been Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Murtala Mohammed, Sani Abacha, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida or Goodluck […]

The Nigerian government has reacted to reports that South African mobs are attacking Nigerians, burning their properties and even killing and maiming, in a fresh burst of xenophobia. Geoffrey Onyeama, Nigeria’s foreign minister tweeted Nigeria’s exasperation to the ‘sickening and depressing news’ of attacks against Nigerian citizens. Onyeama, who is not given to banging the […]

Udeh Okoye, the National Youth Leader of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, has been kidnapped, police said Monday. Mr Okoye went to his farm in his home Enugu State when he was abducted at gunpoint, police spokesperson Ebere Amaraizu told Premium Times Monday night. It was not immediately clear whether Mr Okoye’s abductors have contacted […]

Pope Francis has been rescued by firefighters after he got stuck in an elevator for 25 minutes, ahead of his weekly address on Sunday. Francis apologized to crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City on Sunday, after showing up late for his weekly address. Addressing the crowds, he explained: “Dear brothers and sisters, good […]

The insecurity across Nigeria persisted last week as the country witnessed 15 deaths and the abduction of about 55 persons. About 49 persons were abducted in President Muhammadu Buhari’s home state of Kastina. Top government officials were among the victims. Last week has the highest figure of victims of violent crimes in Nigeria in August. […]

The Presidency has dismissed speculation that Leah Sharibu, the Dapchi schoolgirl still held by Boko Haram, is dead. It said Miss Sharibu was alive, while the Federal Government continue to negotiate her release from the terrorist group. The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this in a […]

The police in Lagos on Saturday explained why they blocked a truck carrying citizens from northern Nigeria and arrested its occupants. Lagos police commissioner, Zubairu Muazu, told Premium Times the arrests were carried out as a preemptive security measure against the backdrop of worsening insecurity across the country. The 911 truck was riding into Lagos […]

A 29-year-old mother of four children, Mrs Chinasa Odah, a native of Inikiri Effum community, in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has died after she allegedly took drugs for abortion. She was said to have bled to death at Sudan Hospital on Saturday, August 24, 2019. Punch correspondent gathered that the woman […]

A Zimbabwean man, Felix Dube, has sued his wife, Nombulelelo Moyo, at a divorce court, for habitually shouting her ex-lover’s name during sex with him. According to iHarare, Dube had approached the Bulawayo Customary court, claiming he suspects Moyo was still dating her ex, given the frequency, with which she calls out his name during their intimate […]