Ronaldo Makes Winning Debut As Juventus Beat Chievo
Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo missed chances to score on his Serie A debut as defending champions Juventus snatched a late 3-2 win against Chievo in a thrilling opening match of the 2018-2019 league season on Saturday. Ronaldo, 33, joined from Real Madrid last month in a deal worth 100 million euros ($114.5 million). Substitute Federico […]
Ace Diplomat, Kofi Annan Dies at 80
A onr time United Nations Secretary-General and renown diplomat, Kofi Annan is dead. Annan reportedly died Saturday morning in an hospital in Switzerland. Born 8 April 1938, Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace […]
Detained Premium Times Reporter Released On Bail
A magistrates’ court in Abuja has granted bail to Samuel Ogundipe, a Premium Times reporter who was arrested on Tuesday. Abdulwahab Mohammed, the magistrate, granted the bail in N500,000 and a surety who must be resident within the court’s jurisdiction. This comes after activists and organisations, within and outside the country ,mounted pressure on the […]
Police Arrests Rapists who Target Infants in Katsina
The police in Katsina State has arrested men who were involved in four cases of rape of infants between four to nine years. Those arrested were among various shades of suspected criminals paraded at the police headquarters in Katsina on Wednesday. According to the state’s police spokesman, SP Isah Gambo, the suspects paraded included drug […]
Suspected Pipeline Vandal Escapes from Court after Arraignment
Kingsley Ibeto, a suspected pipeline vandal,who was arraigned before a Federal High Court, Lagos on two counts charge bordering on unlawful dealing in petroleum product played a fast game on the court on Wednesday as he disappeared into after his plea was taken on the charges. Ibeto was charged before the court presided over by Justice […]
Senate Re-invites INEC Chairman Over Election Budget
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again invited the Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to give further clarifications on the 2019 General Elections Budget. The Chairman of the Senate committee on INEC, Sen. Suleiman Nazif, made this known to newsmen today after the joint committee meeting. He […]
FG Says No Ransom Paid for Dapchi Girl
The Federal Government today insisted that it did not pay any ransom to secure the release of the Dapchi girls. The school girls were abducted by Boko Haram in February and released in March after a swap deal. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in a statement, in Ilorin, challenged anyone who has […]
Fayose’s Rush Recruitment In Bad Faith, Says Fayemi
The last minute move by the outgoing administration of Governor Ayodele Fayose to recruit 600 teachers to the Teaching Service Commission, 400 staff to the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and 1000 to the Ministry of Establishment is a deliberate effort to put obstacles in the way of the in-coming administration of the Governor-elect, […]
Eid-el-Kabir: FG Declares Tuesday, Wednesday as Public Holidays
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, August 21 and Wednesday, August 22 as public holidays to celebrate the 2018 Eid-el-Kabir. The Minister of Interior, Retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on Thursday in Abuja in a statement issued by Dr. Mohammed Umar, the Permanent Secretary at the ministry. While wishing Nigerians a happy Eid-el-Kabir […]
FG Moves to Decentralise Police
The Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, in collaboration with the National Economic Council presided over by his office, has commenced the process that may eventually lead to the decentralisation of the Nigerian Police Force. The National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the council’s meeting held at the […]
