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Headlines
Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
Medical expert, Dr. Osahon Enabulele, who underwent a successful surgical operation for his ear infection in Nigeria earlier this year, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to seek treatment for his persistent ear infection at a London hospital despite the presence of over 250 ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists in the country and a National […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
Clinton Becomes Presumptive Democratic Nominee, Sanders Remains in Race Hillary Clinton has become the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Monday night with 2,383 pledged delegates and declared “super delegates”. This marks the first time in US history a woman has clinched the presidential nomination in a major political party. Hilary […]
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Corruption Politics, Governors, Headlines, National Politics, Niger Delta
Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
Governors of the South-South region who met with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House today called for a majority of the corruption cases in the region to be dropped by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), SaharaReporters has learned. The meeting was attended by Governors of Edo, Ondo, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, […]
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Armed Forces, Corruption Politics, Headlines, Navy
Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A former Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Mohammed Umar (retd.), told a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday that he had commenced talks with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to settle the money laundering charges preferred against him out of court. Umar said this through his lawyer, Mr. […]
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EFCC Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
-Punch Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday and Tuesday arrested key leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party in the North-East states of Borno, Adamawa, Yobe and Gombe. The arrests, it was learnt, were part of investigations into the $115m (N23bn) allegedly disbursed by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports, Top Stories
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
Premium Times – One of the most iconic captains of the Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles, and former coach of the team, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, is dead, his family has announced. He was 54. Emmanuel Ado a brother to the late coach told PREMIUM TIMES the 54-year-old died of Cardiac arrest in the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
Ban Nigerians from entering India –Minister — 8th June 2016 Former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader, Ravi Naik, used a social slur and sought a ban on Nigerians entering India and demanded that students staying illegally be screened for documents and deported immediately. “The Central government should ban Nigerians,” Naik reportedly said at a […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
No Change: Buhari flies to London for ear-infection treatment President Muhammadu Buhari advertisement Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday begin a 10-day vacation to attend to an ear infection that has forced him to shelve some local and foreign trips lately. According to a statement on Sunday […]
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Headlines
Monday, June 6th, 2016
Afeez Hanafi Tragedy struck on Sunday as two postgraduate students of the University of Lagos drowned in the Elegushi Beach during the celebration of their friend’s birthday. It was learnt that the deceased – Adesola Ogunmefun and Funmi Odusina – graduated from the Covenant University and were on the verge of bagging Master’s Degrees in […]
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Benue, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Raw Politics, State News
Monday, June 6th, 2016
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday withdrew from the trial of a former Governor of Benue State, Mr. Gabriel Suswam, and the Commissioner of Finance in the immediate past administration, Mr. Omodachi Okolobia. The judge said his decision to withdraw from the case followed a publication on an online […]
