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The federal government has declared Tuesday and Wednesday, 9th and 10th of April, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitri festival. Muslims worldwide celebrate the Eid-el-Fitri to mark the end of Ramadan, the Islamic month during which Muslims fast from...

The Agro Rangers of the NSCDC have repelled an attack by suspected bandits on the federal government’s grain silo in Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State. Buhari Hamisu, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps...

Arsenal have returned to the top spot on the Premier League table after a convincing 3-0 victory over Brighton on Saturday. Bukayo Saka converted a penalty before second-half goals from Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard sealed the win. In another match...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun Command, says two persons have lost their lives in an accident that occurred on Ikire – Ibadan expressway on 5 April. The Acting Sector Commander, Medinat Akanbi, disclosed this on Saturday in an...

Super Falcons coach, Randy Waldrum, said the team lost several scoring chances despite the lone-goal victory over Banyana Banyana of South Africa on Friday in Abuja. He said this after the first leg of the final round Paris 2024 Olympic...

The Mandate Secretary of the Transportation Secretariat in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chinedum Elechi, has called on the Coalition of FCT Associations of Tricycle and Motorcycle Operators (COFATRIMO) to follow the designated routes allocated for their operations in...

The Chairman of Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), Muhuyi Magaji, who was suspended by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), on Friday, has appealed against the ruling.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three-member...

A recent report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Nigeria’s education revealed that one in five of the world’s out-of-school children is Nigerian. According to the report, despite primary education being officially free and compulsory, approximately 10.5 million...

President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria’s economy is at a turning point and will require the steadfast support of the private sector for sustained growth and prosperity. Speaking during Iftar on Thursday in Abuja with members of the Nigerian business community,...

The EFCC will arraign the controversial crossdresser Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, on a six-count charge on Friday bordering on money laundering and other offences. The spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the crossdresser’s detention to PREMIUM TIMES...