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The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, 15 April 2024, arraigned a father-in-law, Alaba Alakija, and his daughter-in-law, Oyinkansola Alakija, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja,...

The Coordinator, National Counter-terrorism Centre, Adamu Laka, has narrated how 22 students and staff of Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, were abducted by terrorists last year and rescued by security agents 207 days after. Mr Laka, a major general, said...

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has announced that it had experienced a total system collapse, causing blackout in the entire south-east Nigeria. EEDC is the electricity distribution company serving the five states that make up the South-east, comprising Abia,...

The Nigerian Army says its personnel who killed a young lady in Enugu last week is not a repentant Boko Haram terrorist. Army spokesperson Onyema Nwachukwu said this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. A soldier, Adamu Muhammad, killed Hauwakulu...

Nasarawa State has expressed interest in hosting the Public Relations Finishing School, a flagship project of the current leadership of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). A statement by the Director of Public Relations at NIPR, Stanley Ogadigbo, on...

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that the over N1 trillion that would be saved from the withdrawal of electricity subsidy will be reinvested in improving power supply and the provision of social services for...

Iran’s UN Mission says the Islamic Republic has “concluded” its retaliatory attack on Israel after it launched dozens of drones and missiles on Sunday. PREMIUM TIMES reported that Iran launched the drones and missiles from Iranian territory towards Israel in...

Frank Onyeka has joined the long list of Nigerians that have scored in the Premier League after finding the back of the net in Brentford’s 2-0 win over Sheffield United on Saturday at the Gtech Community Stadium. Onyeka who came...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the police have warned candidates preparing for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) against patronising fake websites. They gave the warning at a joint news conference in Abuja on Saturday. The Force...

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated a seven-member governorship screening committee to screen aspirants ahead of the party’s primary election in Ondo State slated for 25 April. Nze Duru, the party’s Deputy National...