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Chris Cline — a coal industry billionaire, Republican donor, and philanthropist — was among seven people killed Thursday in a helicopter crash while en route to Florida, according to multiple news reports. The helicopter carrying 60-year-old Cline and the rest smashed into the water shortly after leaving Grand Cay, an island in the Bahamas, The […]

A Consultant Gynaecologist at the Bridge Clinic, Lagos, Dr Babatunde Oguniran, has said that it is wrong to assume that female factor is the major cause of infertility. The gynaecologist last Saturday in Lagos during a facility tour organised by the hospital as part of activities to mark its 20th anniversary said that although Nigeria […]

Elisha Abbo, Adamawa north senator who assaulted a nursing mother, has surrendered himself the police in the federal capital territory (FCT). The senator has been under fire since a video where he was seen hitting an attendant at a shop in Abuja went viral. The video had sparked outrage, with many Nigerians calling for the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari admitted on Wednesday that the performance of his administration in the power sector was “not good enough”, saying that this called for more efforts by Electricity Distribution Companies to provide the needed resources and technical expertise. He stated that the Federal Government would play its own part by improving the transmission of […]

Ohaneze Ndigbo, apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has commended the federal government for suspending the proposed Ruga settlements in the country. The federal government had suspended the initiative following public outcry against it. In a statement by Nnia Nwodo, president-general of Ohaneze , the organisation said it is heartwarming that the Buhari administration finally deferred to the opinion […]

The embattled senator representing Adamawa North senatorial district, Elisha Abbo, has publicly apologised to Nigerians for assaulting a woman. Premium Times published an exclusive CCTV footage of the senator assaulting the woman at an adult toy shop in Abuja. The assault, which occurred on May 11, was done in the presence of an armed policeman, who […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja said results of 2019 elections clearly reflect the interest of Nigerians, and having received the mandate for a second term, he will not disappoint the people. President Buhari, who received the Buhari Support Group Centre led by the Director General, Alhaji Umaru Dembo, at the State House, said […]

Poor quality, irregular sleep may prevent people from successfully losing unwanted weight, a new study shows. Lack of good sleep up to 7 hours daily can make a person obese, scientists say. According to data that the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases have cited, in the United States, more than one […]

It’s been a three-horse race this year to be named the world’s most powerful passport, with all top three contenders in Asia. Now, as we enter the second half of 2019, Japan and Singapore have held onto their position as the world’s most travel-friendly passports, with South Korea dropping into second place. That’s the view […]

US President Donald Trump warned Monday that Iran is “playing with fire” after Tehran said it exceeded a limit on enriched uranium reserves under a 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by Washington. Israel urged European states to sanction Iran, while Russia voiced regret but said the move was a consequence of US pressure, which has pushed […]

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has said he erred by occupying another passenger’s seat on an airplane but condemned any thought he tried to “consolidate” that error. Mr Soyinka was recently a subject of a trending media topic after businessman Tonye Cole narrated how a male passenger asked the professor of literature to leave his assigned window seat on […]

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday ordered the permanent seizure by the Nigerian government of $8.4 million. (about N3billion) and N9.2 billion, belonging to Patience Jonathan, wife of former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun granted the application of the EFCC for the forfeiture and ruled that the money was reasonably suspected […]

President Donald Trump shook hands with Kim Jong Un on Sunday and took 20 steps into North Korea, making history as the first sitting US leader to set foot in the hermit kingdom. Trump crossed the low stone curb separating the North and South at 3:45 p.m. local time, making his way alongside a grinning Kim into […]

The Authority of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government has adopted a flexible currency regime after making considerable progress on plans for a single currency. The body said the bloc had made considerable progress on the single currency and has adopted “ECO” as its name. But the region would […]