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The Presidency has dismissed speculation that Leah Sharibu, the Dapchi schoolgirl still held by Boko Haram, is dead. It said Miss Sharibu was alive, while the Federal Government continue to negotiate her release from the terrorist group. The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this in a […]

The police in Lagos on Saturday explained why they blocked a truck carrying citizens from northern Nigeria and arrested its occupants. Lagos police commissioner, Zubairu Muazu, told Premium Times the arrests were carried out as a preemptive security measure against the backdrop of worsening insecurity across the country. The 911 truck was riding into Lagos […]

A 29-year-old mother of four children, Mrs Chinasa Odah, a native of Inikiri Effum community, in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has died after she allegedly took drugs for abortion. She was said to have bled to death at Sudan Hospital on Saturday, August 24, 2019. Punch correspondent gathered that the woman […]

A Zimbabwean man, Felix Dube, has sued his wife, Nombulelelo Moyo, at a divorce court, for habitually shouting her ex-lover’s name during sex with him. According to iHarare, Dube had approached the Bulawayo Customary court, claiming he suspects Moyo was still dating her ex, given the frequency, with which she calls out his name during their intimate […]

The US embassy says for now, the additional cost for visa application still applies to Nigerians. On Tuesday, the embassy announced an increase in the cost of applications for Nigerian citizens seeking visas to the US. It explained that the additional cost US citizens incurred when seeking visa to Nigeria, necessitated the action. The US had said […]

A newly released report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has ranked Lagos as the world’s most dangerous city. The report, named Safe Cities Index, ranked 60 cities across the world based on digital security, health, infrastructure and personal security. Tokyo, Japan’s capital city, was ranked the world’s safest city. Singapore, Osaka, Amsterdam and Sydney […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed Nigerians to deposit mutilated Naira notes in any bank branch closer to them. The apex bank said this was part of its efforts to improve the overall quality of the Naira notes in circulation. The information was contained in an email message sent by the GTBank to its customers […]

The Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye has denied that he wanted to serve as the deputy governor to a former governor of the state, Captain Idris Wada. In a statement on Thursday by his media aide, Gideon Ayodele, the senator stated that the information was meant stop the emergence of Melaye as the candidate […]

Draw for the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League group stage, made in Monaco on Thursday: Group A Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), Real Madrid (ESP), Club Brugge (BEL), Galatasaray (TUR) Group B Bayern Munich (GER), Tottenham (ENG), Olympiakos (GRE), Red Star Belgrade (SRB) Group C Manchester City (ENG), Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR), Dinamo Zagreb (CRO), Atalanta (ITA) Group D […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the few Nigerians abroad indulging in criminal activities do not represent the values of the majority of the people of the country. The president’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina, in a statement in Abuja, said Mr Buhari stated this when he met with leaders of the Nigerian community in Japan. The […]

Fatmata Edna Kargbo, an aide to the Sierra Leonian President, Julius Maada Bio, has been relieved of her job, sequel to a testimony she reportedly shared at the Synagogue of All Nations led by Pastor T.B. Joshua. Ms Kargbo, who worked as the president’s State Chief of Protocol had travelled to Nigeria to share her […]

The Imo State Government on Thursday asked citizens to ‘arrest’ Rochas Okorocha, over alleged assault on a government official, Jasper Ndubuaku. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Uche Onyeaguocha, gave the order after the Chairman of the Recovery of Government Properties, Jasper Ndubuaku, was allegedly assaulted at Mr Okorocha’s residence. Mr Onyeaguocha said that […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday detained two top officials of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), the company which supervised execution of the $16 billion failed power projects. The officials are Head of Finance Marvel Emefiele and Head of Compensation Eze M. C. Odigbo. They are expected to account for […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the partial closure of Nigeria’s border with Benin Republic was due to the massive smuggling activities, especially of rice, taking place on that corridor. News Agency of Nigeria reports that the restriction at Seme followed the joint border security exercise ordered by the government and aimed at securing Nigeria’s land and maritime […]

The Federal Government has approved a reduction in visa charges payable by United States citizens from $180 to $160. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, explained on Wednesday, that the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, had been directed to implement the decrease in the visa charges with effect from Thursday. The development […]

The Federal Government is alleging that the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky has the sole aim of establishing an Islamic State in Nigeria. In a counter-affidavit filed on behalf of the government by Solicitor General of the Federation against the motion of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria challenging its proscription, […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday announced the arrest of about 28 persons in connection with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, suspects. Disclosing this through its Lagos Zonal Head, Mohammed Rabo, the commission stated that it has recovered about four hundred and eighty six million naira, (N486m). The commission according to […]

Oluyinka Olutoye, a Nigerian medical doctor, who graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, has been appointed surgeon-in-chief at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio, United States. The hospital is said to be among the top 10 hospitals in the whole world. Reacting, Dr Richard Brilli, managing director and chief medical officer at the hospital, expressed […]