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By Hajara Leman  The officer in charge of Snakebite Treatment and Research Centre, Kaltungo in Gombe state, Dr Abubakar Ballah, has encouraged members of the public to embrace the trade of rearing snakes to enhance their economic status. Ballah told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaltungo on Friday that …

Mega-Star Musician, David Adeleke popularly called  Davido has announced  his resolve to partner with the Rivers State Government to develop music talents in the state. He lauded Governor Nyesom Wike for being  one of the best performing governors in the current dispensation, saying that his visit exposed him to several …

By Yusuf Yunus The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday sought clarification on the funding structure of the proposed Nigerian Petroleum Asset Management Company (NPAMC) in the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB). Dr Maikanti Baru, the Group Managing Director (GMD), sought the clarification at the 2018 conference of the …

Chairman, Senate Committee on Navy, Senator Isa Hamma Misau and his counterpart in the  Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, Senator Rafiu Ibrahim, have insisted that they would sponsor a motion on the floor urging the  Federal Government to immediately set up a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brigadier-General Sule Kazaure and the NYSC over “failure to publish specific documents and information on Minister of Finance Mrs Kemi Adeosun’s application for NYSC exemption, and seeking to compel them to explain if Adeosun obtained any Exemption Certificate from the NYSC.” In the suit number FHC/L/CS/1369/18 filed yesterday at the Federal …

A middle aged man at Odighi near Benin City, Edo state who was abducted by unknown gunmen in June this year says he is learning how to walk again, after the agony he went through. The man , Prince Esmond Akonofua, a former Head of the Edo state Waste management …

The Minority leader of the Gombe State House of Assembly, Honourable Ahmed Usman Haruna (APC) has formally declared his defection to the PDP. Honourable Ahmed made the declaration during the House plenary where he said the decision followed the injustice that characterized the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State. …

Danjuma James, Sokoto Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has approved the compulsory retirement of two Permanent Secretaries from the State Civil Service.  They are Suleiman S. Fulani and Aminu Dikko. He has also sacked the Commandant of the Sokoto State Special Marshalls, Saidu Madawaki. A statement issued by the …

By Chinyere Omeire  An alleged pipeline vandal, Kingsley Ibeto, ran away without a trace after arraignment before a Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday. The Nigeria Civil and Security Defence Corps (NCSDC) had charged the accused with unlawful dealing in petroleum products before a vacation judge, Justice Chuka Obiozor. …

By Prudence Arobani The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution on Thursday, rebuking President Donald Trump’s statement that the news media is “the enemy of the people”. The Republican-led Senate, in the unanimous resolution across the aisles, affirmed that the news media is not the enemy of the people. The …

By Rotimi Ijikanmi  The Federal Government on Thursday insisted that it did not pay any ransom to secure the release of the Dapchi girls. In a statement issued in Ilorin, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed challenged anyone who has any evidence of payment to publish such. …

By Leo Okachie   The Police Command in Abia has arrested one Amarachi Chinedu, over her alleged involvement in the sale of a one-day-old baby boy in Aba. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Anthony Ogbizi, said in Umuahia on Thursday that the woman was arrested with two others for their …

By Anita Eboigbe  Singer Aretha Franklin popularly known as “The Queen of Soul is dead. A statement issued on Thursday on behalf of Franklin’s family by her longtime publicist Gwendolyn Quinn, said Franklin, 76, died at 9:50 a.m. at her home in Detroit surrounded by family and friends. The “official …

By Hajara Leman  Authorities of the Snakebite Treatment and Research Centre, Kaltungo in Gombe state, have revealed that over 400 snakes of different varieties are being exported from the Centre to Liverpool in England every month. Dr Abubakar Ballah, Officer in charge of the Centre, who made the disclosure to …

The Department of State Services (DSS) has announced the appointment of Mr. Nnochirionye AFUNANYA as its Spokesman/Public Relations Officer. He replaces Mr. Tony Opuiyo. A statement by the Public Relations Department of the  DSS said that Afunanya obtained the following degrees: BA. English (1997) , Abia State University, Uturu; MA. …

 The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Thursday, presided over the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa. The presence of services chiefs, the National Security Adviser and the Inspector-General of Police suggests that security may have been top on the agenda discussed at the …

The Bayelsa State Government on Wednesday said it would work with security agencies to ensure that the state remains safe and peaceful throughout the electioneering period in the 2019 general elections.    The government therefore appealed to all aspirants not to heat up the polity with unnecessary political activities but …

By Johnson Eyiangho  The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai and 49 senior officers on Wednesday at the Army Headquarters, Abuja took a language proficiency test in Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba languages. Brig.-Gen Texas Chukwu, the army spokesman, said the test was part of the army’s effort to ensure …

By Hussaina Yakubu  Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, says he will join the presidential race if prevailed upon by Nigerians to do so. Al-Mustapha gave the indication Wednesday in Kaduna in an interview shortly after a meeting with United Christian Leaders Eagle …

Nigeria’s Victor Moses has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 27 in order to focus on his club career. Chelsea wing-back Moses, who made 37 appearances for Nigeria, played every minute of the African nation’s World Cup campaign in Russia where Nigeria was eliminated in the …

Emmanuel Ifeajuna is without question one of the most controversial names in Nigerian history. His achievement in sports won him the adulation of Nigerians. His later activities in the military however enraged some Nigerians so much that they no longer want to hear of the honour he brought the country …

THE wind of defections blowing across the country has once again berthed in Edo State, the home state of the National chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole, as some notable members of the ruling APC  have dumped the party for  the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The latest …

The President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Abdulwaheed Odusile, has petitioned the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on the incessant attacks on Nigerian journalists by the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. Odusile, who wrote the petition on behalf of Nigerian journalists, used the arrest and detention of a …

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) and Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ, have demanded the immediate release of PREMIUM TIMES Security Reporter, Samuel Ogundipe, detained by the Nigeria Police Force for carrying out his constitutional duty. A statement signed by the GOCOP’s Publicity Secretary, Olumide Iyanda, on Wednesday also …

About 62 per cent of children born in Nigerian were usually born outside health facilities, the United Nations Children Emergency Fund, said on Wednesday. According to UNICEF, while only 40 per cent of women access health facilities to give births, registration of births has been known to be significant for national development. …