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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 […]

A pressure group, Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG), has asked the federal government to stop the secret burial of soldiers killed on the battlefield. In a statement signed by its leaders, Oby Ezekwesili, Aisha Yesufu and Florence Ozor, the group made this call while reacting to photos of mass burial of some fallen soldiers days […]

Nigerian Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has announced his exit from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a tweet he posted on his Twitter handle on Tuesday evening, he said: “I wish to inform Nigerians that, after extensive consultations, I have decided to take my leave of the All Progressives Congress (APC).” See the tweet […]

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 […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State to bring the 83-year-old Imam of Nghar village, Gashish District in the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Alhaji Abdullahi Abubakar, to Abuja for “a handshake and national honour.” Lalong said the President took the decision following reports that the Imam saved about 300 persons […]

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide, the highest-ranking Catholic official ever to be convicted of covering up sex abuse. The Vatican made the announcement in a statement sent to CNN on Monday. Wilson, 67, was found guilty in May of concealing the abuse of altar boys in the 1970s […]

Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, has described the continuous increment of electricity tariff as an act of injustice to Nigerians. He said this at the national assembly during a public hearing organised by the house ad-hoc committee to interface with the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and other stakeholders. According to the […]

A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has joined the Presidential race on the platform of the Young People’s Party (YPP) where he hoped to emerge the next president of the country. He also declared that, he looks forward to President Muhammadu Buhari’s call of congratulations to him […]

California’s deadliest current wildfire is getting larger, officials warn, despite thousands of firefighters battling it. “Erratic winds” and dry conditions have caused the Carr fire to grow early on Sunday, firefighters said. It is one of eight major wildfires currently burning in the state. The fire, in the Shasta County in northern California, has killed […]

President Donald Trump has urged the Congress to cooperate in effecting the immigration laws, tweeting a demand for Democratic cooperation, warning that otherwise, he will allow the federal government to shut down. Trump tweeted a threat to push the government into shutdown ahead of the coming appropriations deadline in September if Congress does not fund […]

Female Students of Molautsi Secondary School, Limpopo, South Africa have revealed that sugar daddies, popularly called “blessers” are responsible for the 27 pregnancies at their school this year. The 27 pregnant girls are in Grades 10, 11 and 12 at the secondary school, reports Sowetan. Sowetan saw at least six pregnant girls during a visit to the school […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday urged his supporters across the country to halt their current campaigns for his re-election. He said such activities at this time could amount to jumping the gun since the Independent National Electoral Commission has timetable for the electoral process. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he is ready to go to Washington and has invited US President Donald Trump to Moscow, but there “has to be necessary conditions.” “We are ready for such meetings, we are ready to invite President Trump to Moscow. He has this invitation already and I told him about it,” […]

Google Nigeria has announced plans to reach more than 10 million Nigerians with free Internet access in five cities. According to the global content provider, the Wi-Fi will be available in 200 Google stations in Lagos, Kaduna, Port Harcourt, Ibadan and Abuja by 2019. This was made known on Thursday at the second Google for […]

The Federal Government has approved a 10-year validity period for Nigerian passports. This followed a presidential approval to change the face of the e-passport 10 years after it was introduced in the country. Currently, the passports have a five-year validity period. The Comptroller-General of Nigerian Immigration Service, Muhammed Babandede, who said this in a report […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday urged Nigerians to resist the tendency of blaming leaders only for the country’s state of affairs. The Nigerian leader, who has lately been criticised for his alleged shoddy handling of the nation’s affairs, said the change that was desired in the country “starts with individuals.” Buhari said this in an […]

Nigeria will on Friday night experience a spectacular total lunar eclipse, which will last for one hour, a professor, Augustine Ubachukwu, has said. Mr Ubachukwu, the leader of Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Group of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, disclosed this on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. “Nigeria is set to experience […]