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A boxer has died in the ongoing National Sports Festival in Asaba, Delta State capital. The boxer, Chukwuemeka Igboanugo who was representing Imo, died after losing a fight in a knockout with Prince Gaby Amagor from Anambra in the 86kg category. Pascal received a punch in the chin and the referee had to stop the […]

A mum-of-five has said that she regrets not listening to her seven-year-old daughter who warned that she could go blind if she got her eyeballs tattooed. Law student Anaya Peterson, 32, is now losing her sight after she chose to tattoo her eyeballs blue and purple. She was inspired by “blue-eyed dragon” Amber Luke, an Australian […]

President Buhari on Tuesday said elections are now difficult to rig in Nigeria. The President stated this at State House, Abuja, while playing host to West African Elders Forum Pre-Election Mediation Mission, led by former Sierra Leonean President, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma. He restated that the 2023 general elections would be free, fair and credible, […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has pegged maximum over the counter (OTC) cash withdrawal per week for individuals at N100,000 and N500,000 for corporate organisations. The apex bank also limited individual Point of Service (POS) to N20,000 per day. This is is contained in a circular by the CBN and addressed to all Deposit […]

The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday, warned the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, that he and his party have no moral justification to attack the All Progressives Congress, APC, administration headed by Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister, who spoke in Abuja on the achievements in the water sector, […]

A lady identified as Toyin has set her boyfriend Moses Baba-Agba ablaze at Akoro, Badagry West Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Lagos State over her refusal to continue with their relationship. It was learned that the boyfriend discovered that Toyin was not pregnant after he forced her to go for scanning based on the fact […]

The family of the late gospel singer, Sammie Okposo, has announced the burial arrangements for the musician. According to the obituary shared on Monday, Sammie would be buried on Thursday, the 15th of December. Before the final burial, a night of tributes will be held for him on Tuesday, 13th of December at the La […]

The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said those inviting him for debates are only trying to use him to make money because he’s a marketable individual. The former governor of Lagos State said this at Chatham House in London on Monday, barely 24 hours after he snubbed a […]

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, on Sunday faulted the recent endorsement of the naira redesign by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying the policy may be declared illegal in court. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on October 26 said it will redesign the N200, N500, and N1,000 notes to take control of the currency in circulation. […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the 2023 general elections should be a turning point for Nigeria, warning that voting candidates based on emotions will be destructive. “If Nigeria is ready to get it right, the 2023 elections should be a turning point. We should not go for emotion that will destroy us,” Obasanjo said, according […]

Following his release from prison, Aminu Mohammed, a final year student of the Federal University, Dutse, has apologised to the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, for “hurting” her. Back in June, Mohammed had tweeted that Mrs Buhari was feeding ‘fat’ on poor people’s money. The 500-level student was subsequently arrested by security operatives and arraigned before […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Monday 12 December 2022 to Sunday 22 January 2023, February 18 for the collection of permanent voters cards (PVCs). National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC Festus Okoye, announced this in a statement on Friday night. He said INEC held a retreat in […]

First Lady Aisha Buhari has withdrawn the defamation case against Aminu Mohammed, the student of Federal University, Dutse, who was arrested for allegedly defaming her. Prosecution counsel, Fidelis Ogbobe, told the Federal Capital Territory High Court on Friday that the president’s wife withdrew the case due to the intervention of well-meaning Nigerians. The first lady […]

The naira, on Friday, appreciated further against the dollar at the parallel market to trade at N740 per dollar. The figure represents an appreciation of N35 or 4.5 percent from the N775 it traded last week. Currency traders known as Bureaux De Change operators (BDCs), who spoke to TheCable in Ikeja and Victoria Island area of […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says God has been so patient with Nigeria. He spoke Thursday in Abuja at the public presentation of a book titled, ‘The LetterMan: Inside the ‘Secret’ Letters of former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo’, by Premium Times’ Editor-in-Chief, Musikilu Mojeed. “I believe that God is in Nigeria, because God loves us so […]