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LASU VC makes grand entry into father’s palace
The Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University, LASU, Olanrewaju Fagbohun, on Thursday made a grand entry into the Akesan Palace, three months after his...
Osinbajo’s visit to Buhari a deceit, Fayose claims
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has described the reported meeting of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to President Muhammadu Buhari in London as...
Psquare’s Paul Okoye welcomes twins
Paul Okoye, one of the identical twins and R&B Nigerian singers, P-square, has announced that he is now a father to a set...
Lagos Flood: Power cut announced in Ikoyi, Victoria Island, others
The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC, on Sunday announced that there would be power outage in Ikoyi, Victoria Island and its...
Nigeria summons Cameroon’s ambassador over Bakassi killings
The Foreign Affairs Ministry has summoned Cameroon’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Abbas Salahedine, to give explanations on the reported maltreatment and killings of...
EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Jigawa governor, Saminu Turaki, to spend minimum 77 Days in detention
A former governor of Jigawa State, Saminu Turaki, who was arrested on Tuesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, may stay...
EXPOSED: Audio shows Nigerian Presidency lied about what AGF Malami told journalists
The Nigerian presidency, in what appears a desperate move to water down the impact of a statement by the country’s chief law officer,...
Nigeria police arrest cleric, recover decomposing body of missing university student
Police in Osun State on Tuesday paraded a cleric, Sakariyau Abdulrofiu, and his suspected accomplices, Ibrahim Ayuba and Yusuf Aliu, over the death...
Why I joined Aston Villa – John Terry
Former Chelsea captain John Terry has embarked on a final challenge by signing a one-year contract with Championship side, Aston Villa, at the...
Germany beat Chile to win first Confederations Cup
Germany have won their first ever Confederations Cup title after they secured a 1-0 victory over Chile in Sunday’s final at Saint Petersburg....
INTERVIEW: Why I insisted my son must study in Nigeria – Former Uganda Vice President
In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Gilbert Bukenya, a former Vice President of Uganda, speaks on Africa’s leadership challenges, corruption, and how to...
Nigeria example of country ‘walking towards failure’ — Utomi
Pat Utomi, co-founder of Lagos Business School and Pan Atlantic University, has urged groups in the country to find ways to halt Nigeria’s...
Multiple suicide bombings rock University of Maiduguri
The University of Maiduguri on Sunday night came under a series of attacks as suicide bombers detonated their explosives at different locations including...
#BETAwards17: Wizkid wins top category
Nigerian music export, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, widely known as Wizkid, has won the highly coveted “Best International Act: Africa” at the 2017 BET...
Senior Nigerian lawyer stripped of SAN title
Nigeria’s legal practitioners privileges committee has stripped a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, B. I. Nwofor, of his title as senior advocate. The decision...
Nigerian govt, states, local govts share N462.4 billion in May
Revenue from oil export was lower by about $57.12 million in May as the three tiers of government shared a total of N462.4...
