A 44-year-old man, lge Ayodele, who swindled desperate job seekers to the tune of several millions of naira, has been nabbed in Akure, the Ondo state capital.

A farmer, identified as Cordelia Utazi, was allegedly hacked to death on her farm at Ugwujoro Nimbo, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State Monday.

 THE Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II has said there was no dispute over the ownership of thousands of Benin artefacts taken from the palace of the Oba of Benin in 1897 during the British invasion of the kingdom, which are now scattered across Europe, the United States and other parts of the world.

By Adesina Wahab & Olasunkanmi Akoni Over N1billion set aside by the administration of Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu for bursary and scholarship awards in the 2021 fiscal year for Lagos indigenes in tertiary institutions across the country, has been left untapped fully, it has been revealed. The Executive Secretary, Lagos State Scholarship Board, Mr Omotayo Fakolujo, […]

Rector, Yaba College of Technology, YABATECH, Engineer Obafemi Omokungbe, in this interview, speaks on technical and vocational education and how to make it attractive to young Nigerians, the advantages therein, and his achievements in office among others. By Adesina Wahab You have been in office since March 2018, what new things have been added? What […]

Justice Sanusi Kardo of an Industrial Court, Calabar, Cross River state, Nigeria, has ordered suspension of the ongoing strike embarked upon by the organised labour in the state, but labour is adamant.

The 17th All Nigeria Editors’ Conference begins in Abuja today, with the Publisher of Premium Times, Mr. Dapo Olorunyomi; Editor-in-Chief of LEADERSHIP Newspaper, Azu Ishiekwene and  Minister of Works, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, scheduled to lead discussions.

Finance industry’s demand for new sources of capital worldwide is having a serious negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights, a group of UN-appointed independent rights experts has warned. The group noted in a statement issued in New York on Wednesday that the demand had always been targeted at satisfying investors. Among the rights […]

DISTURBED by the inability of stakeholders in  geo-political zones of the country to produce consesnsus candidates for the various posts, governors elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, were locked in a crucial meeting, last night.

A High Court in Maiduguri on Wednesday sentenced 19 students to six years imprisonment each for cultism. Delivering judgment, Justice Umar Fadawu,  held that there was sufficient evidence proving that each of the defendants committed the offenceof conspiracy and management/membership of an unlawful society. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the convicts were arrested […]

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and  the Imo State Police Command, yesterday, clashed  over  allegation by the command that it was IPOB’s armed group, Eastern Security Network, ESN, that attacked traditional rulers, killed two of  them and injured  one  at Njaba local government headquarters during a meeting of the monarchs.

THE Port Consultative Council of Nigeria, PCCN, has said that 70 percent of the nation’s seaports are comatose following the lack of competence exhibited by successive government over time.

As Nigerians mark maiden anniversary of #EndSARS protest, Wednesday, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, has condemned arrest of protesters and stoppage of protest by the Nigerian Police Force

“It another proof that we have Nigerians who are on the same level as the most brilliant minds in the film industry globally” —Moviemaker Nodash reacts to FESPACO 2021 Jury member selection Ace Nollywood filmmaker Adekunle Adejuyigbe better known in movie circles as “Nodash” has reacted to being named as a jury member of the […]

By Olayinka Ajayi The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged Lagosians to henceforth desist from patronising cart-pushers in disposing of their waste. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting tagged: ‘Amuwo Odofin Clean-up 2021’, Sanwo-Olu, represented by the Managing Director Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, insisted that Amuwo is the dirtiest […]