BREAKING: Twin explosions rock Jos
Gunmen, suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect bombarded the city of Jos, Thursday evening. The twin blasts went off at the Terminus area of the city. It was gathered that the first went off at...
View ArticlePolice arrests officer who tortured couple in Lagos as IG orders investigation
The Police High Command says its attention has been drawn to a viral media story alleging Police incivility to a couple in Ikoyi, Lagos. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Suleiman Abba has,...
View ArticleBoko Haram: Massive Jubilation as Emir of Mubi Returns
The people of Mubi town in Adamawa jubilated on Friday following the return of its Emir, Alhaji Abubakar Isa, after the military recaptured the town from insurgents.Isa was in Saudi Arabia as the state...
View Article‘Islamic State is paying attention to Boko Haram’
Its main battlegrounds are far away and its true influence hard to judge, but the Islamic State’s black banner is attracting the attention of jihadists in Africa, particularly in Nigeria. IS leader Abu...
View ArticleWhy FG is reluctant to reduce petrol price
BY Emma Ujah Abuja Bureau Chief Agitators who expect the administration of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to reduce the prices of petroleum products may be disappointed, as investigations have shown...
View ArticleIncessant attacks: Boko Haram members are ‘medieval idiots’ – Shettima
The Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima has again urged all Nigerians to unite in the fight against the the Boko Haram sect. Governor Shettima made the call while in a meeting with the management...
View ArticleGroup accuses FG of aiding corruption in oil and gas sector
The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD) has accused the federal government of aiding the mega corruption in the oil and gas sector due to its inability to implement the...
View ArticleBoko Haram: Christian displaced persons receive N13m lifeline
Christian displaced persons numbering about 60,000 from Gwoza local government council in Borno state, have received donation of cash and food items worth N13 million. Chairman, BoT, Gwoza Christian...
View ArticleNNPC to APC Presidential Candidate: We Don’t Keep Two Accounts
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has responded strongly to the allegation of fraud levelled against it by former Head of State and presidential candidate of the All Progressives...
View ArticleDahiru Bauchi is alive, family says
The family of Dahiru Bauchi has stated that the renowned Islamic cleric is still alive, contrary to rumours on social media. A family member and one of the closest aide to the Sheikh, Sanusi Bauchi,...
View ArticleOyedepo Curses Boko Haram, Predicts Its End
The founder and President of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, has angrily predicted the end of the Boko Haram terrorist group.Daily Independent reports that the clergyman made...
View Article2015: NEWLY ELECTED APC’S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, MUHAMMMAD BUHARI OPENLY...
To show his transparency and how ready he is to lead Nigeria to greater heights without looting the country’s finance, Presidential candidate Muhammad Buhari has declared open his assets on Facebook....
View ArticleFuel scarcity looms as oil workers threaten strike from Monday
Fuel scarcity may spread across Nigeria from Monday as oil workers brace for showdown with the Federal Government over various unresolved labour issues. Authoritative sources told PREMIUM TIMES on...
View ArticleObasanjo’s provocative statements, vituperation, and sanctimoniousness
FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has many things going for him. He is controversial, but has managed to make his controversiality productive and rewarding. He is not gifted in many things, but out of...
View Article2015: Jonathan will meet a resounding defeat – says Ondo APC
The All Progressives Congress, Ondo State Chapter and Ondo State chapter of the Buhari Campaign Organisation have assured Nigerians that President Goodluck Jonathan will meet a resounding defeat in...
View ArticleStop using Yuletide to extort money from Nigerians – Police warns youths
Mr Muyiwa Adejobi, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Ogun State, has warned youths to desist from extorting money from the people in the name of staging carnivals during the Yuletide....
View Article‘What we want is a president that can be accessible, be our friend’
Ahead of the 2015 polls, the presidential candidates of the PDP and APC, President Goodluck Jonathan and Gen. Muhammadu Buhari were on Saturday urged to base their campaigns on issues. A cross section...
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“My Watch”: Obasanjo Blast Jonathan, Says Chibokgirls Cannot Be Rescued...
Former Nigerian president Olesegun Obasanjo slammed a Nigerian politician who has held up publication of his autobiography by suing him for libel in an exclusive interview with RFI. He criticised...
View Article2015: Jonathan will defeat Buhari again – Bala Mohammed
Following the emergence of General Muhammad Buhari as All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed has expressed...
View ArticleJonathan, West African Leaders to Deliberate on Regional Security Monday
President Goodluck Jonathan will host the 46th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Monday. The leaders are...
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