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Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation Magazine, says President Muhammadu Buhari will be too “tired” to run a “complex” nation like Nigeria at the age of 76. He said Buhari should not seek re-election in 2019 because “Nigeria needs a man with full stamina”. According to Momodu, Nigeria’s president must not be above 65 years old […]

For the 7th year running, President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has been adjudged as the richest man in the continent of Africa with a net worth that Forbes pegged at $12.2 billion. That was an increase of $100 million from a year ago. Bill Gates maintained his position as the […]

The African Union on Friday blasted President Donald Trump for his profane comments about African countries and other nations, and recalled the U.S.’ history of bringing in slaves from the continent. Mr. Trump used the words “shithole countries” to describe Haiti, El Salvador and African countries in response to lawmakers who suggested they restore protections […]

A Phnom Penh court on Friday sentenced a woman to one year in jail for Facebook comments in which she accused Cambodian Prime Minster, Hun Sen, of masterminding the murder of government critic, Kem Ley. Hin Vansreypov was arrested in Banteay Meanchey province on July 10 after calling Hun Sen and his family “killers” in […]

Aminu Atiku, son of Atiku Abubakar, former Vice-President, allegedly took his son away from ex-wife, Fatima Bolori, after losing custody of his two children on Wednesday. Atiku was said to have snatched his son from the mother, locked him in his car and drove off. The Nation reports that the incident happened around 1:59pm at the […]

Mohammed Aminu Atiku, the son of former Vice President Abubakar Atiku, Wednesday in Lagos lost the struggle to have sole custody of his two children born to him by his estranged wife, Unmi Fatima Bolori. Chief Magistrate Kikelomo Ayeye had earlier granted Aminu Atiku, interim custody of the two children. At the resumed hearing on […]

Nigerian Nobel Prize winner, Professor Wole Soyinka has described the incessant attacks and killings by the killer herdsmen in many parts of Nigeria as a declaration of war on the country. Soyinka made the position known in a statement released on Wednesday. He also warned President Muhammadu Buhari against treating the case of the herdsmen […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the time table for the 2019 general elections. The presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on same day on February 16, 2019, INEC said while briefing journalists on Tuesday. Governorship and state assembly elections will also hold same day on March 2, two weeks after the presidential […]

The Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, is alive but “is in a terrible state of health,” the Nigerian Army said on Monday. The army has repeatedly made contradictory claims on Mr. Shekau. Statements like Shekau had been killed or does not really exist have been made by the army in the past putting doubts in […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, on Sunday restated a widely held stance by federal officials that the Boko Haram insurgents have been defeated. Mr. Buratai’s statement on Sunday follows similar ones by other officials of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. Earlier on New Year day, President Buhari had also said the Boko Haram had […]

An overly honest man reported himself to police for drink driving, in one of the most bizarre 911 calls ever. Michael Lester, of Polk County in Florida, called 911 on New Year’s Eve and told the operator he had been drink driving ‘all night’. He could not even tell the operator where he was when […]

Majority of Nigerians who participated in an opinion have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign as Minister of Petroleum Resources. The call follows the fuel scarcity that lingered across the country through the festive season and which is still on in some states. In the poll conducted by Premium Times, 66.9 per cent of […]