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Victor Moses got the only goal for Nigeria on Friday as the Super Eagles secured a lone goal victory over the Polish national team in an international friendly played at the Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw. Friday’s meeting was the first ever between both teams and it was quite keenly contested with the Poles creating more of the chances […]

A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, on Thursday said his presidential ambition was not out of desperation for power, but for genuine service to the people of Nigeria. Mr. Lamido made the statement in Lagos during a meeting with members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. He said his decision […]

The Federal Government of Nigeria has accused the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of “plumbing the depths of infamy” for saying the adoption and release of the Dapchi schoolgirls were stage-managed. About 110 girls were kidnapped from their secondary school in Dapchi town of Yobe State by Boko Haram insurgents on February 18. About 104 […]

Parents of abducted Dapchi schoolgirls who were released on Wednesay by Boko Haram said the terrorists took their time to preach sermons to them before leaving the community. They said no soldier or security operative was present in the community to confront the insurgents for the almost one hour they spent in the community. Dapchi […]

Two months after he came down hard on President Muhammadu Buhari, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that he is considering writing another letter. The elder statesman said this while speaking at the 14th annual lecture of Women in Management, Business and Public Service in Lagos on Thursday. In the letter he wrote in January, Obasanjo asked Buhari […]

Serena Williams was knocked out of the Miami Open in the first round by Naomi Osaka as the 23-time Grand Slam winner continues her return after pregnancy. Williams, unseeded after taking 13 months off to have her first child, was beaten 6-3 6-2 by the Japanese, 20. The American lost serve twice in each set […]

The Federal Government on Wednesday applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja to temporarily seize some properties belonging to the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, because he allegedly failed to declare the assets to the Code of Conduct Bureau. Nine of the targeted properties are said to be in Abuja, two of them in […]

Five of the 110 Dapchi schoolgirls that were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents died as a result of heart attack and trauma, one of them has revealed. The insurgents had kidnapped the girls from their school in Dapchi, Yobe state, on February 19. On Wednesday, 105 of them were released with one still in their […]

The present economic templates being used by the Muhammadu Buhari government do not have the ability to address the unique needs of Nigerians at present, American business magnate, Bill Gates, has said. The philanthropist and founder of Microsoft corporation however said Nigeria has the ability to approach ‘upper middle-income status’ like Brazil, China and Mexico, […]

One of the Dapchi schoolgirls freed by Boko Haram on Wednesday, Khadija Grema, provided a detailed account of their journey after Boko Haram insurgents abducted them on February 19. About 110 girls were kidnapped from their secondary school in Dapchi, Yobe State.  A total of 105 of them were freed on Wednesday morning by the insurgents who dropped […]

The Nigerian government has now confirmed that 105 girls have been released from among 110 kidnapped in Dapchi, Yobe State. The girls were released early on Wednesday weeks after they were kidnapped from their secondary school in Dapchi, Yobe State. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who stated these, is currently at the […]

Some lawmakers might have their N13.5 million “running cost” as sleeping allowance. From the senate to the house of representatives, these “distinguished senators and honourable representatives” have “sleeping” as an agenda on their to-do list while at plenary. This strange style of legislation is more popular in the upper legislative chamber. Some of the lawmakers […]

A former President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo lied over claims that the Jonathan administration embezzled some funds a few weeks to the 2015 general elections. Mr. Jonathan’s reaction was contained in a statement by his former spokesperson, Reno Omokri. The former president told Premium Times he stood by that response. […]

The son of the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi is to run as a candidate in the country’s presidential elections this year, according to local media reports. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was once the heir apparent to his father’s regime but is now wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity during his […]

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has expressed support for auditing and restructuring the existing federal system to give a sense of belonging to all Nigerians. Mr. Dogara spoke on Monday in Abuja at the third annual Political Summit on, ‘Reforming the Nigerian Federation: Which Way Forward,’ organised by the Save Democracy […]

Pope Francis has said that men who frequent prostitutes are criminals with a “sick mentality” who think that women exist to be exploited. “This isn’t making love. This is torturing a woman. Let’s not confuse the terms,”Pope insisted on Monday. He further asked forgiveness for all Christians who buy sex from women. Francis spoke during a […]

James Ibori, former governor of Delta state, says he went to the United Kingdom on sabbatical leave. A London court had sentenced Ibori to prison after convicting him of money laundering in 2012. The former governor ended his jail term in 2016 and returned to Nigeria the following year. Ever since he returned, his supporters […]