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As the competition for the presidential ticket of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party gets stiffer in the run-up to the 2019 general elections, the party has said that it will rely on Nigerians to help the party choose its candidate for the presidential election. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, in […]

A Kenyan man, Robert Ramu Kathata, has revealed why his 19 wives are not tempted to cheat on him. Kathata, who is a traditional healer revealed that his wives can never cheat on him out of fear, “None of my wives can cheat on me because they will definitely get stuck during sex. Further, I use some […]

Alia Ghanem, the mother of deceased al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden, has given her first interview to Western media, telling The Guardian newspaper that her eldest son was ‘brainwashed’ into extremist ideology. Speaking at her family’s home in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Ghanem said bin Laden was a shy, academically capable boy, who turned into a […]

Speaking to BBC, the 42-year-old who spent five seasons with the Gunners does not fancy the North London club, who are starting their post-Wenger era after 22 years, to win the league. “If it happens and they win the league, it’s a miracle,” said the Atlanta ’96 Olympics gold-winning captain who won the EPL twice […]

The 2019 general elections are set to be Nigeria’s most expensive polls in history, according to Daily Trust investigations of approved official expenditure of past elections. President Muhammadu Buhari had proposed N242.45bn (equivalent to $672.35m at official exchange rate) to the National Assembly for next year’s general elections. The money will be shared between the […]

The Nigerian government on Thursday argued for the payment of compulsory levy by students in primary and secondary schools across Nigeria. The levy was debated on Thursday at the 63rd ministerial session of the National Council Education (NCE). The approval for the levy was initially contained in the communique from the session but was later […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday likened defectors from his party, APC, to ‘bad eggs’ saying “God will continue to fish out the bad eggs among us.” Mr Buhari, speaking in Bauchi, also told supporters not to be perturbed by the recent defections in the party. Over two scores of federal and state lawmakers as well […]

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole; and some senators elected on the platform of the party led by the Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, on Wednesday met behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting came amidst the gale of defections being witnessed in the […]

Serena Williams suffered the most lopsided loss of her career at the WTA San Jose event on Tuesday, losing the final 12 games in a shocking first-round upset to unseeded Johanna Konta, AFP reports. The 23-time Grand Slam winner struggled mightily against the British No. 1 and former winner Konta, who crushed Williams 6-1, 6-0 […]

President Muhammadu Buhari would proceed on another vacation tomorrow, the presidency has announced. Using the official Twitter handle, the presidency said the president would start the vacation in London from tomorrow, and has transferred power to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. “President @MBuhari begins a 10-working-days holiday from August 3, 2018. ” In compliance with Section […]

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has provided reasons why he left Nigeria’s ruling party, APC, for the main opposition party, PDP. Mr Saraki earlier on Tuesday announced his defection. In a statement sent to Premium Times by his spokesperson, Mr Saraki accused influential persons of the APC of intolerance and causing his exit. “While I […]

French children will have to leave their smartphones and smart devices at home or switched off when they are at school starting in September. The ban on smartphones as well as other kinds of internet-connected devices, such as tablets, applies to schoolchildren between 3 and 15 years of age, and was passed by lawmakers on […]