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Breaking News: Ex Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, dies at 54

Posted by admin 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 […]

Ban Nigerians from India, says Indian Chief minister (And if we ban Indians from Nigeria, will they not be jobless and starve?)

Posted by admin 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 […]

UNILAG students drown in beach during friend’s birthday

Posted by admin 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 […]

Judge withdraws from Suswam’s trial over alleged bribe

Posted by admin 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 […]

FG inaugurates committee to negotiate with N’Delta Avengers

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Monday, June 6th, 2016

Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Federal Government on Monday night announced that it has set up a committee to negotiate with the militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, that has been involved in the destruction of oil installations in the Niger Delta region. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian […]

Rivers lawmakers okay N12bn loan for Wike

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Friday, June 3rd, 2016

Rivers lawmakers okay N12bn loan for Wike Chukwudi Akasike The Rivers State House of Assembly on Friday approved two requests from the State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, to take N12bn loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The House approved the executive requests through a voice vote after an extensive debate on them (requests). Wike […]

Igbo woman beheaded in Kano over Blasphemy

Posted by admin Headlines, Kano, State News Friday, June 3rd, 2016

– Saharareporter Angry Muslims youths in Kano on Thursday evening decapitated a woman trader over allegations that she blasphemed Prophet Muhammad. The victim, who was said to be of Igbo extraction was accused of blasphemy during a religious argument at Wambai market. The woman, who sells plastics at the local market was in the company […]

NFF factions clash at Glass House

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, June 3rd, 2016

There was drama at the headquarters of the Nigeria Football Federation on Friday when the Chris Giwa-led faction of the federation attempted to break into the premises in Abuja. The group arrived the Glass House premises in a motorcade with the aim of taking over the leadership of the federation. While trying to block the […]

Groups protest at embassies, demand Nigeria’s restructuring • Akinrinade, Murray-Bruce back agitations

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, June 3rd, 2016

Members of the Nigerian National Summit Group and other civil society organisations during a protest on the implementation of the 2014 National Conference report in Lagos… on Thursday. Photo: Goke Famadewa Gbenga Adeniji and Toluwani Eniola As eminent Nigerians join the call for the restructuring of Nigeria, four civil society groups stormed three embassies in […]

Sack LG secretaries, conduct poll, PDP tells Ambode

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News Friday, June 3rd, 2016

Toluwani Eniola The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has asked Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to sack the executive secretaries appointed to head the local government areas of the state. The PDP said using executive secretaries to head the councils was contrary to Section 7 of the 1999 Constitution which made provision for only […]