Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has stepped down the 2017 democracy day celebrations as a result of the ongoing celebration of the 50th anniversary of the state. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Abdulwahab Oba, the Read more
DEMOCRACY DAY SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, THE ACTING PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, COMMEMORATING THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE BUHARI ADMINISTRATION, MAY 29, 2017 Dear Nigerians, I bring you good wishes from President Muhammadu Read more
Acting President at the G7 Summit cites energy and talent of youths as sources of optimism Africa is undeterred by the failures of the past and the continent is motivated by the incredible energy and talent of its bustling youthful Read more
Two men of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) attached to the Lagos State Police Command escapes death by the whiskers after a mainland bound Nigerian Custom Service car, Peugeot 406, rammed into a RRS vehicle on the Third Mainland Bridge Read more
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived in Italy to be part of the ongoing Group of Seven (G7) summit in the country. Osinbajo was invited to the summit to represent Nigeria at the 43rd G7 summit currently being held in Read more
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday visited the Garki Model Market in Abuja where he interacted with traders to know how they are faring and how the government could tailor policies to aid them. The acting president’s visit was part Read more
A Mississippi court in the US has handed a 235-year jail term on three Nigerians for various online fraudulent activities. According to NAN, Oladimeji Ayelotan, 30, was sentenced to 95 years in prison; Rasaq Aderoju Raheem, 31, was handed 115 Read more
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, has called on the House of Representatives to give the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, PIGB, an accelerated consideration. In a statement made available to PREMIUM TIMES on Friday, signed by Ogbonnaya Orji, its Read more
After suicide bomber Salman Abedi killed 22 people and injured 119 more at singer, Ariana Grande’s concert at the Manchester arena on Monday, she confirmed Friday that she will return to the city for a fundraising concert to support the Read more
President Emmanuel Macron on Friday promised France’s total support for Britain’s fight against terrorism after the Manchester attack as he met Prime Minister Theresa May at the G7 summit. “We will be here to cooperate and do everything we can Read more