Melaye Surrenders Self To Police
Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, is currently in police custody. Earlier today, the senator had announced on Twitter to surrender himself to the police on Tuesday morning. More to follow…
Miracle On Relationship With Nina: This Is The time To Make Money
Miracle Igbokwe, winner of the Big Brother Naija reality TV show, has spoken on his relationship status with fellow ex-housemate Nina. Miracle and Nina were initially partners in the show but later got romantically involved with each other despite Nina revealing she was in a committed relationship outside the house. The pilot admitted that he […]
EFCC Arrests PDP Senator on ‘Looters’ list Over N1.5 Billion Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Peter Nwaoboshi, one of the three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators on the list of alleged looters released by the federal government. Nwaoboshi, who represents Delta north senatorial district, was listed alongside Stella Oduah from Anambra and Jonah Jang from Plateau. According to SaharaReporters, the anti-graft […]
Unstoppable Ronaldo, Sole Survivor Of Real Madrid’s ‘BBC’
Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, and Karim Benzema were once the untouchable trio, but only one of Real Madrid’s feted “BBC” can be sure of their place against Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Ronaldo has dragged Real into the Champions League semi-finals with, even by his standards, an astonishing goal glut that includes 22 in 12 games, […]
Salah To Make History At Liverpool – Henderson
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson is confident Mohamed Salah will not be lured away from Anfield in the same manner the Egyptian was tempted from Roma last year. Salah has surpassed all expectations since his then-club record 42 million-euro (£37 million, $52 million) move back to the Premier League last June and will face his old […]
Police, Shiite Protesters Clash Again In Abuja
Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has again clashed with protesters of El-Zakzaky Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shiites. The protesters during the clash with the security agents threw stones and other objects, thereby causing damage to cars and buildings in the area. The police agents in return teargassed the protesters […]
There’s A Plan To Kill Me, Says Melaye
Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west senatorial district, has alleged that there is a plan to kill him. Melaye tweeted this shortly after the policeman attached to him were disarmed and withdrawn. The officers were taken away after Sadiq Bello, police commissioner in the federal capital territory (FCT), arrived at Melaye’s residence hours after his […]
Switzerland Returned Abacha Loot With $1.5m Interest, Says Envoy
Switzerland says it has returned all the money kept in the country by Sani Abacha, late Nigerian head of state. Pio Wennubst, assistant director-general and head, Global Cooperation Department, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, told NAN that the money was returned with $1.5 million interest. Wennubst said Switzerland returned about $322.5 million dollars (N116.11 […]
APC convention: South-South States Chairmen Reject Oshiomhole
Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in all but two of the six states in the south-south have denied endorsing Adams Oshiomhole, former governor of Edo state, for the chairmanship position of the party. At a press conference on Monday, they said John Oyegun, chairman of the ruling party, reserved the right to seek […]
Dino Melaye Released
Dino Melaye, the Kogi senator who was arrested in Abuja early Monday, has been released after a stand-off that lasted about two and a half hours, his spokesperson has told PREMIUM TIMES “Yes, he had been released almost an hour ago,” Gideon Ayodele told PREMIUM TIMES by telephone shortly after 11:00 a.m. Monday. Mr Melaye, […]
