APC suspends Gov. El-Rufai
A faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kaduna state has suspended the governor of the state, Nasir el-Rufai, for six months. The governor’s suspension is coming three days after the faction, known...
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Real reasons Senators, Reps amended 2019 election sequence
Details have emerged on the reasons the National Assembly changed the sequence of elections ahead of the 2019 polls. Some lawmakers who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES in confidence said negotiations that preceded the passage ended in...
Suspected thief caught stealing onboard Abuja – Lagos Air Peace flight
The Murtala Muhammed Airport command of the Nigeria Police has confirmed the arrest of one Kunle Oni, a suspected thief arrested on an Abuja – Lagos bound flight on Saturday. Oni was caught stealing aboard Air Peace...
UK declares Christ Embassy church insolvent
The United Kingdom branch of Christ Embassy, owned by popular Nigerian televangelist, Chris Oyakhilome, is broke and has been declared insolvent by the Charity Commission, the agency that regulates charity organisations in the country. The ministry...
Concerns for banks as WhatsApp adds payment
Whatsapp has introduced payments to its messaging app in India, making it the latest service to let users transfer money to one another with a text. After the pilot in India, this peer-to-peer payment,...
Jonathan hosts Obasanjo in Otuoke
Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo visited former President Goodluck Jonathan at his Otuoke residence in Bayelsa state on Friday. Seriake Dickson, governor of Bayelsa invited Obasanjo to the state to inaugurate some projects. After the...
Army begins Exercise Cat Race in Benue, Taraba, others
The Nigerian Army said on Wednesday it would begin a major deployment of troops to the troubled states of Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Kogi and Niger to restore peace and orderliness. The exercise is...
How 5 men allegedly used social media to lure, kidnap, rape 2 women in Lagos
Five men were, yesterday, arraigned at the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for allegedly using social media to “lure, kidnap and rape” two women in Lagos. Gabriel Obinna, 20; Nnadozie Akabueze, 21;...
Tutu’s return: missing Nigerian masterpiece found in London flat
A missing painting of a princess that attained an almost mythical status after going decades unseen has been discovered in a north London flat. Ben Enwonwu’s 1974 painting of the Ife princess Adetutu Ademiluyi,...
End-game looms for South Africa’s Zuma
Efforts by South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) to unseat President Jacob Zuma tilted towards the end game on Wednesday as the speaker of parliament said party leader Cyril Ramaphosa would outline Zuma’s...
