Pope Francis got a cut on his brow and blood on his white cape Sunday when he bumped into the window of his Popemobile while waving to admirers in Colombia. Francis, 80, was standing up in the specially designed vehicle during a procession through the Caribbean city of Cartagena when the vehicle braked sharply. Television […]
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Hurricane Harvey may cost insurers $30 billion
Hurricane Harvey, which lashed Texas and Louisiana with unprecedented rain last month, could end up costing insurers between $25 and $30 billion (21 and 25 billion euros), German reinsurance firm Munich Re estimated on Sunday. “It is a big estimate. The cost could climb a little bit, but not much,” said Torsten Jeworrek, a member […]
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Nigerian Economy Remains under Great Threat, US Warns
The United States military on Friday warned that the Nigerian economy remains under great threat following the surge in criminal activities in the Niger Delta and the threats by militants to resume bombing of oil facilities in the region. The rise in lawless activities around the Gulf of Guinea was also identified as another threat […]
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Italian policemen accused of raping US students
Italian police officers are under investigation for the alleged rape of two US students in Florence, media said Friday. The women, aged 19 and 21, were in a nightclub on Wednesday night when a fight broke out and the owner called the police. Six officers arrived, with four leaving shortly afterward when calm was […]
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In Nigeria, Court orders SSS to allow doctors access ex-director detained for alleged closeness to Magu
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the State Security Service, SSS, to allow its former director, Abba Mohammed, access to his physician, family members and counsel. PREMIUM TIMES reported how Mr. Mohammed was arrested and is being detained without trial for over 50 days due to his alleged closeness to Ibrahim Magu, the chairman […]
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Nigerians mobilised to “Pray For Buhari” accuse organisers of pocketing their pay, seize car
Nigerians mobilised to the Eagle Square, Abuja, to “pray for President Muhammadu Buhari and the peace of the country” have accused the organisers, the National Youth Council of Nigeria, of denying them their promised incentives. Premium Times interacted with some of them Friday night at Wuse 2, where they had grounded the a vehicle […]
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Senator threatens to expose banks partnering MMM to defraud Nigerians
Commercial banks in the country used by operatives of the now collapsed ponzi scheme popularly known as MMM (Mavrodi Mondial Movement), will soon be exposed and made to face appropriate sanctions, the Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on ICT and Cybercrime, Foster Ogola, has said. Ogola who made the declaration yesterday, during an interactive session with key players […]
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Surrogate of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s new baby daughter ‘revealed’
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West fans were delighted this week when it was announced they are to welcome a third child via surrogate early next year. Now details of the alleged surrogate mother have been leaked – giving fans some information about the woman who will carry a little sister to North and Saint West. […]
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Top PDP financier Emeka Offor is broke, shuts down company
The fall of the Peoples Democratic Party at the centre appears to have devastated the fortunes of several politically-connected businessmen who, as once suggested by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, mostly relied on the then-ruling party for government contracts. One of such billionaire businessmen, Emeka Offor, has indicated that he is broke, just over two years […]
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Buhari’s administration producing results – Nigerian Government
Federal Government has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is working and that the results are showing in the various sectors of the economy. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, was quoted to have stated this at the 4th Annual Conference of the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigerians […]
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What a country! More troubles for Nigerian universities as SSANU, NASU, NAAT declare total, indefinite strike
Nigerian university workers have vowed to commence an indefinite strike from Monday, joining their academic colleagues. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, had earlier begun an indefinite strike on August 13 but will resume negotiation with the federal government on Thursday. But at a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, the Joint Action Committee, […]
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It may take 20 years to break my record – Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt is feeling no pressure in retirement, confident his best times can remain world records for decades. The only sprinter to capture the 100- and 200-metre track titles at three consecutive Olympics, Bolt retired last month after the world championships in London. He holds the world record of 9.58 seconds in the 100 and […]
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Actress Juliet Ibrahim to donate N1million to Benue flood victims
Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim, who has kicked off a campaign to raise N10Million for displaced Benue Flood victims, also disclosed that she will be donating N1million to the flood victims. The actress who disclosed that she ‘once lived as a refugee, hence knows what it means to work for something and then lose it all in the […]
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Colleagues, friends join actress Eucharia Anunobi as she buries son (Photos)
Life took a new turn for Nollywood actress, Eucharia Anunobi, as she buried the remains of her only child, Raymond, on Tuesday morning at the Ikoyi, Lagos cemetery. He was aged 15. Present at the funeral were actresses, Ini Edo, Stephanie Okereke-Linus, Monalisa Chinda, Rita Dominic, Lillian Bach, Anita Joseph, Susan Peters and a host […]
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Ordinary Nigerians need to feel impact of exiting recession – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Daura, Katsina State, said the real impact of coming out recession will be better felt when ordinary Nigerians experience a change in their living conditions. President Buhari, who received the President of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, at his country home in Daura, told journalists that he was “very happy’’ to […]
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E-Money & Sons Stun In New Photos
The happy dad shared the lovely photos on his Instagram page…
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September 11, 2017 




