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The 6th edition of the much anticipated TV reality show, Big Brother Naija (BBN 2021) is around the corner and a whopping N90 million is all for grasps MultiChoice has announced. The amount is the highest ever in the history of the show which first aired in 2006. While on the business side, the […]
The Delta State Government has asked the Federal Government to return the £4.2 million James Ibori loot being repatriated to Nigeria by the United Kingdom to the state. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa believes that since the money was stolen from the state, it would only be just to return the funds back to the state. […]
Sharibu, Nathan and Rebecca, have decried the abandonment of their daughter, Leah, with her abductors by the Federal Government, saying her continued captivity is a sad situation. Although the teenager is said to be nursing her second child in captivity, her parents said Nigeria had failed Leah and pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to […]
UMUAHIA—Soldiers of the 144 Battalion, stationed at Ariaria junction, along the Enugu–Port Harcourt expressway, yesterday, allegedly killed 16 gunmen who engaged them in a fierce gun battle. A military source, however, said it was a joint operation of the Nigerian Army and police that led to the death of about 16 gunmen who were […]
The Bank of Industry (BoI), under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, has secured a N1 billion syndicated loan to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment disclosed this, on Monday, at the Quantum Mechanics Limited MSMEs Survival Fund […]
As the world scrambles for the limited quantity of COVID-19 vaccines on offer, Nigeria has produced two vaccines against the virus, which are set to undergo clinical trials and possible certification. Chairman of the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Mr. Boss Mustapha, disclosed this […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Government of Kaduna State have been given a 48-hour ultimatum to rescue the abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Mando, Kaduna State. The ultimatum was issued on Monday by the parents of the abducted students at a briefing in Kaduna. In a statement by […]
In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES’ Musikilu Mojeed, Festus Owete and Samson Adenekan, Anambra senator and businessman, Ifeanyi Ubah, speaks on his governorship ambition, his business, the Igbo bid for the presidency and other national issues. Excerpts: PT: You were known as a businessman long before going into politics. Now you are into politics full time. […]
Attempt to make Benue ungovernable unacceptable, says NGF David Mark warns against pushing citizens to self-help Attack is an invitation to anarchy, PDP govs warn I thank God for saving me from herdsmen, says Ortom IGP orders investigation, deploys officials to Benue Governors and other Nigerians, yesterday, denounced an assassination attempt on the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack on Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue, saying the brutal attacks on individuals and communities in the state, with the latest one targeting the governor, was unacceptable. The president made the condemnation in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in […]
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