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“I think it will be tragedy for this country for PDP to come back because they have not even apologised to the nation for how they had destroyed our economy, destroyed our infrastructure, destroyed our quality, and so far from their campaign, ask them how they will do it better when they get there.” He […]

A landlord has lost his life in circumstances that investigators describe as bizarre. The man, a homeowner in Missouri, United States of America, was reportedly in his own house when a drunk approached him. The encounter led to the death of the house owner, reports say, as the intruder had reportedly mistaken his victim’s house […]

The federal government says it will not accept the conditions given by the United States to sell fighter jets worth $494 million to the country. Mansur Dan-Ali, minister of defence, said this on Thursday while briefing state house correspondents on the outcome of the security council meeting in Abuja. Part of the conditions for the […]

The federal government has directed security agencies to tackle the propagation of hate speech, especially through social media. The order was given at a security meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja. Mansur Dan Ali, minister of defence, had described the trend of hate speech on social media as worrisome. […]

Pope Francis released a message condemning “fake news,” saying that it’s a “sign of intolerant and hypersensitive attitudes, and leads only to the spread of arrogance and hatred.” The Vatican says the message is part of the Pope’s World Communications Day, but some at St. Peter’s Square say the Pope was probably sending a message […]

The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Itse Sagay, has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s recent comment on President Muhammadu Buhari’s performance in office as ‘inappropriate’ and ‘insulting’. Mr. Obasanjo had in a statement released Tuesday urged the president not to seek re-election, saying he has performed below par since assuming office. […]

The Federal Government on Wednesday said former President Olusegun Obasanjo might have been too busy to notice the efforts being made by the Muhammadu Buhari administration to revamp the nation’s economy. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this while addressing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly meeting of […]

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has given a speech declaring his “love” for US President Donald Trump. Earlier this month, Mr Trump was accused of referring to African nations as “shithole” countries during an immigration meeting. Mr Trump has denied making the remarks but US senators who attended the meeting say that he did. “America […]

The Nigerian presidency has kept mum over the excoriating public statement issued by former President Olusegun Obasanjo calling on President Muhammadu Buhari not to run for re-election. Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Mr Buhari, declined comments when reached by  Premium Times for reaction to the statement. He said the presidency […]

The Abuja Police command has released the former Minister of Education and convener of the BringBackOurGirls group, Oby Ezekwesili. Mrs. Ezekwesiki said the police refused to tell her and seven members of her group the reason they were arrested Tuesday in Abuja. Mrs. Ezekwesili was arrested and detained by the police in Abuja earlier on Tuesday. […]

President Donald Trump signed a bill reopening the government late Monday, ending a 69-hour display of partisan dysfunction after Democrats reluctantly voted to temporarily pay for resumed operations. They relented in return for Republican assurances that the Senate will soon take up the plight of young immigrant “dreamers” and other contentious issues. The vote set […]

”My friend Ijeoma 28, lawyer based in Abuja hardworking, prayerful, can pound fufu looking for a husband for her tribe is no barrier kindly Rt” Her friend Chris shared on Twitter.

Despite repeated assurances from state-run Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that is has more than enough petrol to meet consumers’ demand; the long queues are back at the filling stations. Many of the stations ran out of stock over the weekend, leaving the few that have the product to dispense at prices above the approved […]

Incredible images show a ‘smiling’ deceased Buddhist monk being exhumed by his dedicated followers- two months after he died. Revered monk Luang Phor Pian died on November 16 last year in Bangkok, Thailand when he was 92-years-old. Originally from Cambodia, Pian spent the majority of his life serving as a well-known spiritual and Buddhist guru in the Lopburi, central […]

Nigerian singer, Dontom shared the photos with the caption “Who will ever believe that this is Abakaliki. A place that looked like a rat hole four years ago.. This is what leadership is really all about, thank you mr Governor Umahi …”Abakaliki is the capital city of the present-day Ebonyi State in southeastern Nigeria.   Singer, Dontom 

There seems to be no end to the alleged mind-boggling financial misappropriation in the former President Goodluck Jonathan administration. In the centre of it all is, according to records unearthed by investigators, is former Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) detectives have just uncovered the withdrawal of $1.3billion […]