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Sgt. Cynthia Maurice of the Nigerian Airforce has made history by becoming the country’s first Professional female golfer in the military. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the week-long Professional Examinations which held from July 14 to July 20 took ...

The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has voiced his support for the Dangote Refinery, urging the Nigerian government to resolve ongoing conflicts and provide necessary assistance for the project’s success. In a statement on Tuesday via X, Obi emphasised the critical ...

The Joint Committee of the House of Representatives carrying out a forensic investigation into the challenges affecting the downstream and midstream petroleum sectors has commenced a probe into allegations of importation of contaminated Premium Motor Spirit, also known as fuel, ...

The Edo chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the State House of Assembly to immediately commence impeachment proceedings on Governor Godwin Obaseki, for allegedly threatening to burn down the country. The State chairman of the party, Emperor Jarret ...

The National Association of Resident Doctors, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, has commenced a five-day warning strike over the non-payment of salaries owed to some members. The branch association’s Vice President, Dr. Ashiru Mikail made this known during a news conference ...

During the graduation ceremony at Adeleke University, founder Dr. Deji Adeleke, father of renowned musician Davido, made a remarkable announcement He pledged to offer immediate employment opportunities at his company, Pacific Energy, to all students who graduated with a first-class ...

The Katsina State Government has introduced an Islamic Iddah period law to enable female civil servants in the state to stay home for four months and ten days in case they lose their husbands. Islamically, the Iddah period is for ...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has said the insecurity bedevilling the North West region of the country was being made worse by criminal elements involved in illegal mining, banditry, and cattle rustling, among others. He added that ...

The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, on Sunday, said the fight against his impeachment was to protect the office of the deputy governor in the country which has been ridiculed since the return of democracy in 1999 He ...

The Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have arrested one Hashiru Baku – the mastermind behind the murder of late Brigadier General Harold Udokwere. Udokwere, who was the National Chairman, Retired Members of the Nigerian Armed Forces, was murdered by armed ...

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old, Gbadegeshin Olakunle, for allegedly def!ling and s3xually grooming a minor at Kings Avenue, Ojodu Abiodun, in the Ifo Local Government Area of the state Punch Metro gathered from a police source, who was ...

The Federal Government has announced plans to commission 30,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered vehicles within the next 90 days, signaling an end to the era of buying fuel at high prices (N750-N1000 per liter) Michael Oluwagbemi, CEO of the ...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will testify on July 30 in a preliminary corruption inquiry into his wife Begona Gomez’s business ties, a Madrid court said Monday, an issue that caused him to consider resigning three months ago. The investigation ...

The Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory, Bennett Igweh, has urged residents of Abuja to abstain from the nationwide protest Some organisations and individuals had vowed to embark on a countrywide demonstration on August 1, over economic hardship. In ...

The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has disclosed that his friend who earlier warned him against investing in Nigeria is now taunting him for ignoring his advice. Dangote disclosed this in an interview with Premium Times on Sunday just as ...

  President Bola Tinubu has named Professor John Oladapo Obafunwa as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), according to a statement released by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s Special Adviser. Professor Obafunwa will succeed Professor ...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has announced the arrest of Amadu Garba, a 48-year-old physically challenged man who was found in possession of six bags of cannabis weighing approximately 67 kg at his residence in Yawuri town, Kebbi State. The ...

In a shocking turn of events, the US President has announced that he will not be seeking re-election, paving the way for a new Democratic candidate to face off against Republican nominee Donald Trump in the November election. The President, ...

In a statement issued the same day President Joe Biden made his historic announcement to end his bid for reelection, former President Barack Obama commended Biden’s choice to end his campaign, saying he selflessly put the nation’s interests ahead of his own. “Joe ...

Shortly after US President Joe Biden announced he would not run for a second term, his Republican opponent Donald Trump said that “crooked Biden wasn’t fit to run” for president and that Vice President Kamala Harris will be “easier to defeat” in November’s election. “All ...

The corpse of a youth said to be an indigene of Gombe State, was discovered in Zaria, weekend, with deep cuts, near the ever busy PZ area in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State It was alleged that ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued new guidelines requiring banks and financial institutions to transfer unclaimed balances and funds from dormant accounts to the CBN’s accounts The guidelines, effective immediately, aim to reunite dormant accounts and unclaimed balances ...

The Nigerian Presidency has accused supporters of Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, of planning nationwide protests under the guise of “EndBadGovernance” and “Tinubu Must Go.” According to a statement by Special Adviser Bayo Onanuga, the same individuals ...

Gunmen believed to be bandits have attacked and killed Chief of Chanchanji, HRH Alhaji Tanimu Kunbiya, and his son, Yusuf Tanimu. The tragic incident occurred Friday evening as they returned from a funeral in Takum. A press release from Emmanuel ...

Lydia Aji, a 40-year-old woman, has been arrested in Borno State for fatally attacking her husband, Aji Makinta, with an axe. The incident unfolded following an argument about their 13-year-old daughter, Rachael, who allegedly stole a goat. According to the ...