RUGA: Cattle Cannot Take Priority Over Human Beings – Soyinka

Nobel Laurette, Wole Soyinka says the implementation of ranching or any other initiative to solve the herders/farmers crisis should be done with humanity as a priority. He said this while fielding questions from journalists about the recently proposed Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) initiative, at an event on Tuesday. According to him, the RUGA initiative is … Read more

Firms Linked To Patience Jonathan Challenge Final Forfeiture Of N12bn

Four firms which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alleged were incorporated for warehousing proceeds of unlawful activities for Mrs. Patience Jonathan have filed a notice of appeal against Monday’s judgment of the Federal High Court in Lagos which ordered the permanent forfeiture of the sums of $8.4m and N9.2bn to the Federal Government. … Read more

Fire Razes Bayelsa Radio Station

Residents of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa States capital were greeted with anxiety following the razing of the State-owned radio station on Tuesday morning. The fire, which started on Tuesday morning at about 7:30 am destroyed a critical section Bayelsa Radio, which is located along Azikoro Road in the state capital. Confirming the incident, the Commissioner for … Read more

God Is A Nigerian- Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says there is no doubt that God Almighty is a Nigerian with the way and manner he has preserved the Nation despite all that she has had to go through.   Obasanjo stated this when he spoke at the 9th Toyin Falola Annual International Conference held at Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State. … Read more

EFCC Re-Arraigns Ayo Fayose Before A New Judge In Lagos

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday re-arraigned the former Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose in a Federal High Court in Lagos for an alleged fraud of N6.9billion.   Recall that the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Adamu Abdu-Kafarati granted the request of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to re-assign the trial … Read more

Senate President Ahmad Lawan Names Principal Officers For 9th Senate

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Senate President,  Ahmad Lawan,  has announced the names of the principal officers for the 9th Senate.   During plenary this morning, Lawan announced Senator Abdullahi Yahaya as Senate Leader and Ajayi Boroffice as his deputy. He also announced Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe as the Minority Leader and Phillip Aduda as Minority Whip. He said Senator Emmanuel Bwacha will serve as the Deputy … Read more

8 Bodies Recovered In Lagos Boat Accident

Six Days After Lagos Boat Mishap, LASWA Says Five People Still Missing

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says it has so far recovered eight bodies comprising seven males and a female after Saturday’s boat accident at Ikorodu. LASEMA’s Public Affairs Officer Kehinde Adebayo who disclosed this on behalf of the agency’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyetolu, this afternoon, stated that rescue operation was … Read more

Fuel Tanker Accident Claims 60 Lives in Benue

A petroleum tanker accident in Ahumbe village along Alliade- Makurdi federal highway in Gwer East Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, yesterday claimed 60 lives with several others injured. An eyewitness, who identified himself as Austin, said the tanker was carrying fuel from the eastern part of the country, heading to Makurdi when it … Read more

Gunmen Kill DPO, Three Cops In Yenagoa

Four policemen, including the DPO, were killed early today by unidentified gunmen, who attacked the Agudama Ekpetiama Police Station, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Two other policemen were also injured, during the attack. The Inspector General of Police, M.A Adamu, has ordered a massive manhunt for the perpetrators of the dastardly act. He said no stone will … Read more

Canadian Cartoonist Loses Job After His Illustration Of President Trump Playing Golf over Two Migrants dead Bodies

Michael de Adder, a Canadian cartoonist has lost his job just two days after his illustration of President Donald Trump playing golf over the bodies of two drowned migrants went viral on social media.   Michael de Adder said on Twitter that he had been let go by a publishing company in New Brunswick, Canada. His … Read more

Popular Muslim cleric also embroiled in rape scandal

An Islamic cleric in Osun State, Habeebulah Abdulrahman, (popularly known as Al-Edewy), has been accused of raping a 16-year-old female student of his Islamic school. In response, Mr Abdulrahman told Premium Times the teenager is his wife and he had the right to have sexual intercourse with her. The victim, born in 2003, lost her … Read more

Church Of England Urges People To Think Of Jesus When They Go Online

The Church of England on Monday urged Christians to think of Jesus when interacting on social media, as it launched a new charter to create a “positive atmosphere” online.   Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby visited the British headquarters of Facebook to launch the digital charter, where he urged individuals and churches to pledge to … Read more

BREAKING: Deputy President NGE Dies in Road Accident

Deputy president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Umar Tudunwada, is dead, Igbere TV reports. Igbere TV learnt that the former managing director of Radio Kano and general manager of Freedom Radio died in an accident on Sunday on the Kano-Kaduna road while returning from a meeting of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) … Read more