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President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, on Tuesday explained that the president never took a photograph with Abdulrasheed Maina, fugitive former chairman of the Presidential Task Team on Pension Reforms, whose controversial reinstatement into the civil service elicited condemnation from Nigerians. In a series of tweets, Mr. Shehu said the person in the photograph being […]

Despite being on the run after being declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for alleged corruption, embattled former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reform, Abdulrasheed Maina, was provided federal security cover, according to Premium Times. Investigators have found that for months, Mr. Maina received protection from operatives of […]

Pro wrestler Davey Boy Smith Jr. reportedly saved a woman from committing suicide by jumping off a bridge. Smith, whose real name is Harry Smith, posted the story of his rescue on his Facebook page and credits his grappling experience for helping the woman. The wrestler said he was driving Sunday night when he spotted a woman […]

A German man who killed a woman when he deliberately accelerated into a kissing couple on a zebra crossing was charged to court on Tuesday for manslaughter and causing bodily harm. A 41-year-old woman lost her life in the incident; her partner, a 38-year-old man was knocked to the ground but survived his injuries. State […]

The pregnant widow of a US Green Beret killed in action has broken her silence to tell how she was left more upset when Donald Trump called and struggled to remember his name. Immediately after she spoke, the US President his back denying her claim tweeting he remembered her husband “without hesitation”. Trump has been in a war of […]

The Lagos State Government on Monday arraigned two men before a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja for allegedly cloning the state governor’s phone number and attempting to defraud the Accountant General of the state. The defendants, Rilwan Jamiu and Balogun Oyewole, were arraigned on three counts, including attempt to commit felony and obtaining money […]

The police said that an Indian man who tried to protect his daughter from  sexual harassment and complained to authorities has been burnt alive. Police officer RA Pandey said that Narmada Sahu, 45, died at a hospital in Madhya Pradesh state late on Sunday. Pandev said that the victim’s relatives alleged that his 16-year-old daughter […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday directed the immediate dismissal of Abdulrasheed Maina, a civil servant who went missing for years after being declared wanted for corruption, but was recently reinstated to a higher post. The president said the circumstances of Mr. Maina’s return to the civil service must be investigated. A statement by presidential spokesperson, […]

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has granted a request by Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, for a temporary forfeiture of all funds held in bank accounts not linked to BVNs — and whose ownership could not be absolutely identified. Also to be seized by the Nigerian government are funds held […]

The President Muhammadu Buhari administration has secretly reinstated fugitive former chairman of the Presidential Task Team on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, into the civil service. Multiple sources confirmed to Premium Times that Mr. Maina, who is wanted by the anti-graft agency, EFCC, was secretly recalled and promoted to the position of director in charge of […]