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Two months after he came down hard on President Muhammadu Buhari, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that he is considering writing another letter. The elder statesman said this while speaking at the 14th annual lecture of Women in Management, Business and Public Service in Lagos on Thursday. In the letter he wrote in January, Obasanjo asked Buhari […]

The Federal Government on Wednesday applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja to temporarily seize some properties belonging to the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, because he allegedly failed to declare the assets to the Code of Conduct Bureau. Nine of the targeted properties are said to be in Abuja, two of them in […]

Five of the 110 Dapchi schoolgirls that were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents died as a result of heart attack and trauma, one of them has revealed. The insurgents had kidnapped the girls from their school in Dapchi, Yobe state, on February 19. On Wednesday, 105 of them were released with one still in their […]

Some lawmakers might have their N13.5 million “running cost” as sleeping allowance. From the senate to the house of representatives, these “distinguished senators and honourable representatives” have “sleeping” as an agenda on their to-do list while at plenary. This strange style of legislation is more popular in the upper legislative chamber. Some of the lawmakers […]

A former President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo lied over claims that the Jonathan administration embezzled some funds a few weeks to the 2015 general elections. Mr. Jonathan’s reaction was contained in a statement by his former spokesperson, Reno Omokri. The former president told Premium Times he stood by that response. […]

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has expressed support for auditing and restructuring the existing federal system to give a sense of belonging to all Nigerians. Mr. Dogara spoke on Monday in Abuja at the third annual Political Summit on, ‘Reforming the Nigerian Federation: Which Way Forward,’ organised by the Save Democracy […]

A Florida man who wanted his sick wife to have a normal life has donated his kidney to her on their wedding anniversary. Cesar and Monica Calle celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary on Thursday, and they have more than that to celebrate. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery,” said a smiling Monica as she spoke to […]

Former South African President Jacob Zuma will be prosecuted for corruption relating to a 30 billion rand (2.5 billion dollars) arms deal in the late 1990s, chief state prosecutor Shaun Abrahams said on Friday. Mr. Abrahams said “after consideration of the matter, I am of the view that there are reasonable prospects of successful prosecution […]

Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central, has joined those criticising President Muhammadu Buhari for acknowledging the grand reception in his honour during a trip to Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe state. Pictures of the president smiling as he adjusted his native attire on the red carpet sparked anger on social media. Most of […]

The 2019 ambition of Omoyele Sowore suffered setback on Wednesday after GoFundMe suspended his bid to raise $2 million towards his ‘Take Back Nigeria Movement’. The Sahara Reporters publisher told Premium Times Wednesday night that he could not immediately say why the crowdfunding platform suspended his account, but said he would not be discouraged. “I […]

Ben Murray-Bruce, senator representing Bayelsa east constituency,has reacted to the dismissal of US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson after visiting Nigeria. The President on Monday received the U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Ben Bruce in hilarious tweets said the unemployment rate in Nigeria is so high that US […]

President Muhamamdu Buhari on Monday said the desire of the Federal Government was to have schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram from Chibok and Dapchi back alive. He said that was why his administration chose negotiation, rather than military option, to secure their release. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, […]