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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, regretted that soldiers were killed on the day the nation’s service chiefs were attending the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election campaign, “Next Level.” He said it was possible that the killing could have been avoided if the service chiefs had been […]

A new study has suggested that working near busy roads could trigger breast cancer. The research, which was published in the journal New Solutions revealed  that at least six women working at the same bridge got breast cancer within three years of one another. The scientists said chemicals from air pollution in this area could […]

A Spanish comedian appeared in court on Monday for having blown his nose on the national flag in a television sketch, the latest case to raise fears for freedom of expression in the country. “As a citizen of this country, I’m worried because we’re bringing a clown before a judge for having done his job,” […]

A man and a woman have been shot dead and the third person was left seriously injured following a shooting that took place at the Durban’s Magistrate Court, South Africa on Monday. KwaZulu-Natal Police spokesperson, Tembeka Mbele, said the shooting occurred in the divorce court just before lunch when a man opened fire on his […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universitis (ASUU) has given conditions upon which the current industrial action will be suspended. The president of the union, Abiodun Ogunyemi, stated the conditions in an interview on Sunday night with Premium Times. Mr Ogunyemi said it was unfortunate that Nigerian leaders “like to move in circles without resolving the […]

The naira has remained stable at both the official and parallel markets despite huge campaign spendings by political parties, The Nation learnt yesterday. The stability of the local currency was linked to measures instituted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Association of Bureaux De Change (BDC) Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) to ensure that foreign […]

A court in Milan is considering charges of corruption against Eni and Shell in a controversial oil deal that led to Nigeria losing an estimated $6bn. The campaign group Global Witness has calculated the OPL 245 deal in 2011 deprived Nigeria of double its annual education and healthcare budget. Eni and Shell are accused of […]

Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan joined some Peoples Democratic Party governors to visit the palace of Lamido of Adamawa in Yola on Sunday. Those present at the meeting said Mr Obasanjo showered praises on Atiku Abubakar, his previously estranged vice president with whom he had reconciled since becoming the candidate of Nigeria’s main […]

Zimbabwe’s ex-leader Robert Mugabe is in Singapore for medical care and now unable to walk because of ill health and old age, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Saturday. Mnangagwa told his ZANU-PF party supporters at a rally that the 94-year-old Mugabe had been receiving medical care in Singapore for the past two months. “He (Mugabe) […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says no Nigerian leader till date has been able to assemble “a star-studded” cabinet as he did while in office. He believed his cabinet was full of achievers and people who he said got to the top of their chosen fields based on merit. Jonathan said this in his book, ‘My […]

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped 15 girls overnight in a village near Toumour, southeastern Niger, the local mayor said on Saturday. Boukar Mani Orthe, the mayor of the town in Niger’s Diffa region near the border with Nigeria, said about 50 unidentified armed men seized the girls in a village about nine kilometres from the […]

New details obtained by Premium Times have revealed that at least 113 soldiers were killed in the pre-dusk attack on 157 Task Force Battalion in Borno State on November 18. Premium Times can also confirm based on the accounts of top military officers that 153 soldiers are still missing in action as of November 24, nearly […]

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has apologised for joining the groups, who came together to form the All Progressives Congress. He said the apology had become necessary because of the sufferings Nigerians had been subjected to in the last three and half years from a party he […]

A new report, ‘Knowledge is Power’, has revealed that an estimated 9.4 million people who are infected with HIV virus are not aware. According to the report, released by UNAIDS, 75 per cent of all people living with HIV or 27 million people, know their HIV status. The report called for increased efforts to reach […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, says leaders who undermine the economy by denying workers their benefits, while stuffing personal accounts with public funds will not escape the current anti-corruption dragnet. The president stated this when he received All Progressives Congress (APC) delegation from Benue State, led by George Akume, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Mr Buhari said […]

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, says that the problem with Nigeria is finding upright men in positions of authority. Mr Osibanjo, a pastor, said this on Friday in Enugu during a book presentation by former governor of Enugu State, Mr Sullivan Chime. The vice president said the widely held belief that the problem with the […]

An unprecedented drought in Afghanistan has led to families selling their children just to be able to feed their households. CNN has spoken to multiple families around the western city of Herat who have been forced from their homes because of a record dry spell that, according to the United Nations, has forced more people […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has thrown its weight behind organised labour’s quest to increase the minimum wage, saying that it would boost the economy. CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, disclosed the apex bank’s position while briefing the press on the outcome of yesterday’s Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, meeting, in Abuja. Emefiele, who warned […]