CRIME
Having Sex In A Car In Public Not A Crime, Says Police
Nigerian Police on Monday said that having sex in a car at a public place is not a crime and would not amount to arrest if done by persons within adult age in the country. […]
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BBC: UK Can Cancel Brexit, Says EU Court
The European Court of Justice has ruled the UK can cancel Brexit without the permission of the other 27 EU members. The ECJ judges ruled this could be done without altering the terms of Britain’s […]
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Stop Sealing Up Suspects’ Assets, Falana Tells EFCC
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana, on Sunday advised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stop sealing up assets belonging to suspects of financial crimes. The lawyer gave the advice […]
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My Heart Bleeds For Igbo Nation – Okorocha By Chinonso Alozie
Owerri – Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, yesterday warned against Ohanaeze Ndigbo taking side in the forthcoming 2019 general elections just as he said that his heart sometimes bleeds for the Igbo nation. Okorocha […]
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Lagos 2019: Forget The Past, Work for Sanwo-Olu, APC, Ambode Urges Epe Residents | PremiumTimes
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Saturday urged voters in Epe Divison to vote en masse for candidates of All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure the continuation of the good works of the party […]
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2019 General Elections in Jeopardy As Card Reader Loses Out To Presidency By Jide Ajani
The general elections of February/March, 2019, may have been insinuated into the sphere of jeopardy, if President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to grant assent to the amended Electoral Act stands. This is not because President Buhari […]
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Buhari Would Have Breached ECOWAS Protocol Signing Electoral Bill – Omo-Agege
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (Delta Central) said the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance forbids President Muhammadu Buhari from signing the Electoral Bill. The All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker gave this insight in a phone […]
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2019: Oyedepo Predicts Peace In Nigeria
Bishop David Oyedepo, the Founder and Presideng Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, on Saturday predicted that nothing would disturb the peace of Nigeria and its story would change for the better in the year 2019. […]
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Let Us Outsource Nigeria’s Governance
Many will interpret this subject as another treatise on re-colonisation of Nigeria. And the initial reaction will likely be outright dismissal. Broaching such an issue is nonsensical, unpatriotic and demeaning of a people endowed with […]
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You’re An Opportunist, APC Tells Ambode’s Commissioner Who Resigned From Party
The All Progressives Congress, APC in Lagos State has fired back at an ex-commissioner for energy and mineral resources, Olawale Oluwo, who announced his resignation from the party on Wednesday. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the […]
Government
Breaking: House of Reps Approves June 12 as Democracy Day
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved June 12 as Democracy Day in Nigeria and abrogated May 29. Previously, May 29 is always observed as Democracy Day since 1999. But President Muhammadu Buhari, last year […]
Government
Ambode’s Commissioner Resigns, Endorses Agbaje
By Gboyega Akinsanmi Lagos State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr. Olawale Oluwo, Wednesday resigned from the State Executive Council, citing anomalies and irregularities that characterised the governorship primaries. Oluwo, who contested governorship election […]
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Canada Desperately Looking To Fill 430,000 Vacant Jobs
6A business group warned on Tuesday that a labour shortage in Canada is deepening, with more than 430,000 jobs at small and medium-sized firms remaining unfilled for at least four months. The job vacancy rate […]
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Nigeria ‘ll Be Delivered From Oppressions, Says Oyedepo As 20th Shiloh Begins
The President and founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide popularly known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has said Nigeria and the whole of Africa shall be delivered from the grip of economic hardship and […]
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Halliburton Bribery Scandal: Tinubu Challenges Atiku, Demands Explanation | DailyPost
A National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has challenged the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar on the Halliburton bribery scandal. Tinubu dared the former Vice President to disclose […]
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Court Gives EFCC, SSS, Police 72 Hours To Arrest Diezani | PremiumTimes
Justice Valentine Ashi of a Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja, on December 4 ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the Nigerian Police Force, the Department of States Security Service […]
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Bode George Speaks On ‘Rift’ with Jimi Agbaje
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, on Monday stated that there was no rift between him and the party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje. […]
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Atiku vs Buhari: Yoruba Elders, Leaders Name Their Candidate, Give Reason
Yoruba elders and leaders have vowed to work with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the forthcoming election. The leaders also reiterated their call for restructuring of the […]
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Death of LASTMA official: FSARS Boss Commiserates With LASTMA By Evelyn Usman
Officer in-charge of the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad, FSARS Lagos State Command, CSP Peter Gana, today, paid a visit to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA in Oshodi area of Lagos, to condole […]
Banking
Access Bank Emerges Africa’s Most Responsible Business
…wins major awards at SERAS 2018 Leading financial institution, Access Bank Plc continues to earn recognition for its efforts in leading the charge on sustainability, as the bank won the ‘Most Responsible Business in Africa’, […]