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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 52-year-old man, Emmanuel Ikhine, for allegedly raping his 18 years old biological daughter (name withheld), who is currently pregnant for her father. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed this to Premium Times on Sunday. He said the suspect, who resides at number six, Iyaniwura street, […]

After spending over three years in custody, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, on Monday evening departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for India for medical treatment. This was sequel to the order of Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court granting El-Zakzaky […]

Governor Nyesom Wike lied about the arrest of River’s most wanted criminal, Bobrisky. Contrary to the statement credited to the governor, Nigerian Army has denied reports that its soldiers arrested the notorious cult leader in Gokana local government area. It means the governor’s N30million bounty is still available as the gang leader is on the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concerns that violent extremist ideas sometimes shown by some Muslims give Islam a wrong name. He, therefore, urged Muslims to distance themselves from those who preach violence. Buhari spoke on Sunday during his Eid-el-Kabir message to the nation, as made available by his Special Assistant On New Media, Bashir Ahmad, via […]

A man who accidentally tossed $23,000 into the recycling bin reunited with his life savings Saturday after a worker at a recycling facility in Northern California spotted a shoebox stuffed with money. Huffpost reports that when the man from Ashland, Oregon, realised his mistake on Thursday, the recycling bin had already been emptied into a […]

The Federal Government has promised to bring sanity into the social lives of citizens and stop the debasement of humanity and the pride of Nigerian women by making scapegoats of some persons. The government was reacting to the controversial music video by a popular musician, Augustine Kelechi, aka Tekno, with scenes of four semi-nude women […]

Manchester United delivered a counter-attacking masterclass to demolish a new-look Chelsea 4-0 at Old Trafford Stadium with a blistering second-half performance. This was United’s biggest Old Trafford win over Chelsea since 1965. A brace from Marcus Rashford and further goals from Anthony Martial and newcomer, Daniel James proved decisive against a young Chelsea team coached by […]

Violent attacks reduced drastically across Nigeria last week. Eight persons were killed across the country while there were only four reported kidnap cases. This is the lowest in the last 10 weeks that Premium Times have been tracking the number of dead and kidnap victims in violent attacks across the country. The newspaper reported how […]

Questions have been raised as to how US financier Jeffrey Epstein was able to apparently commit suicide in his prison cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. His body was discovered early on Saturday at a facility in New York. Last month Epstein was found semi-conscious in his cell after an apparent suicide attempt. […]

Zimbabwean born Vimbai Chapungu has been crowned Miss London 2019 and is noted to be the first black woman to hold the title. A Masters student at a top university in London, Vimbai has a passion for learning about the world and the people in it. She hopes to use her platform to raise awareness […]

Passengers of Dana Air heading to Lagos from Uyo, Akwa Ibom state capital were stranded at the airport for 10 hours on Saturday. The passengers, who had checked in at Akwa Ibom international airport around 11am for the mid-day flight, waited till 9pm after which the flight was cancelled. This irked many of the passengers […]

Serena Williams progressed to the semifinals of the Rogers Cup on Friday by defeating Naomi Osaka 6-3 6-4, the first time the pair had met since the infamous US Open final in September of last year. Despite the loss, Osaka, who crashed out of Wimbledon in the first round last month, will return to the world No. […]

A former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on Saturday urged Nigerians to embark on self-examination on how he or she had contributed to peaceful coexistence in the country. He said efforts were on to quietly resolve the problems facing the country. Gowon, who spoke at  Osun State Government House, Osogbo, shortly after holding a […]

Amidst the hostility of Nigerian students to South African companies in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted an invitation to visit his South African counterpart in October. According to a statement by Garba Shehu, SSA to President Buhari, Buhari and President Cyril Ramaphosa, will seize the visit to discuss issues relating to wellbeing of citizens […]

Less than 24 hours after Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike placed a N30million bounty on notorious cultist, Bobrisky of Gokana, the Nigerian Army has captured him, with Governor Wike confirming that he will redeem the pledge. Speaking during a security meeting with leaders of Rumuolumeni Community at the Government House Port Harcourt on Friday, […]

The African Action Alliance on Friday expelled its National Chairman, Omoyele Sowore, from the party over allegations of anti-party activities and insubordination. AAC at its national convention held in Owerri, the Imo State capital equally expelled 28 other members of the party for acts inimical to the growth of the party. The party immediately announced […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun the probe of the $16 billion power project of the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. There had been conflicting figures on the exact cost of the project as some people put it at $16 billion while others say it is $13.8 billion. It was gathered […]

The immediate past governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has distanced himself from the bank accounts frozen by a federal court last Tuesday over an alleged N9.9 billion fraud. A federal judge had ordered the temporary freezing of the accounts, domiciled in Zenith Bank, Access Bank, and First City Monument Bank, following an exparte application […]