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Mojisola Olatoregun, judge of a federal high court in Lagos, has threatened to jail Musiliu Obanikoro, former minister of state for defence, if he fails to appear before the court. The former minister, one of […]

The Chief of the Air Staff, Sadique Abubakar, an air marshal, on Wednesday said the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) recently acquired 22 new aircraft to support various ongoing military operations across the country. Mr Abubakar […]

The federal government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will see that the Nigerian international passport will be produced locally. The agreement was signed between Iris Smart Technology Limited, an indigenous company, and […]

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, yesterday declared that the devil wanted to take the life of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, but God put the devil to shame. […]

Lobbyists hired by Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), played a huge role in making him get a temporary waiver to visit the US after a ban which lasted over a […]

A review of old U.S. diplomatic cables by PREMIUM TIMES has shed fresh light on the circumstances under which Justice Taslim Elias was controversially sacked as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) in August 1975 and […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has received another aircraft from Caverton Helicopters. This was revealed in a tweet by Caverton Group while restating its commitment to the safety of the Vice President. The tweet read: “A […]

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to end the lingering strike by university lecturers in the country, from his first day at work, if elected the next president of […]

Presidency sources yesterday offered an insight into what led to the chartering of the ill-fated Caverton helicopter to fly Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and nine others at the weekend. Inquiries by The Guardian confirmed that […]

The chopper which conveyed Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo from Abuja to Kabba in Kogi state crash-landed on Saturday. Osinbajo and his crew survived the crash, which is the second air mishap suffered by the vice-president in […]

Washington has imposed visa restrictions on Ghana following a row over the deportation of Ghanaians staying illegally in the United States. The move, which goes into effect on February 4, will also affect government employees […]

Indications have emerged that the Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, might be offered a soft landing and allowed to complete his tenure. That is in spite of the impeachment threats and allegations of gross […]

Hoodlums on Thursday attacked the campaign convoy of the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje at Iba in Ojo, west of Lagos. A News Agency of Nigeria political correspondent reports […]

PRESIDENT Buhari has deliberately upped the ante on corruption in this campaign because he wants to make next month’s presidential election all about graft. His decision last week to suspend and replace the Chief Justice […]

Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka has said that: ‘I Wole Soyinka will not be voting for either the two so called contesting parties. I find both of them worthy of absolute rejection.’ Soyinka made this known […]

Supporters of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode have protested the planned impeachment of the governor at the Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday. Below are the photos: Pro-Ambode supporters protest Pro-Ambode supporters protest Pro-Ambode supporters protest […]

The House of Representatives yesterday endorsed the N30,000 as national minimum wage per month to every worker in the country. Adopting the report of the Sulaimon Yussuff Lasun-led adhoc committee that considered the draft bill […]