Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kano sector Commander Zubairu Mato has debunked claims by the State Director VIO, Garba Gaya that 85 per cent vehicle owners in Kano parade fake driver license. Mato responded to the VIO’s claim in a statement to newsmen in Kano over the weekend saying there is no available evidence to […]
The House of Representatives is reportedly divided over the Federal Government’s approval of N37bn for the renovation of the National Assembly Complex Abuja. The FG has come under intense criticism for approving the money included in the budget of the Federal Capital Development Authority despite many of the citizens living in extreme poverty. Sunday PUNCH […]
The presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, Dr David Oyedepo has alleged that millions of naira were allegedly stolen by some highly placed officials of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, a.k.a. Winners Chapel. Dr David Oyedepo made this known at an annual event, usually attended by pastors, zonal ministers and their assistants, deacons, […]
The old Automobiles Spare Parts Market popularly known as Mgbuka market located in Awada area of Onitsha, Anambra State was in the wee hours of Saturday morning gutted by fire. Though no life was lost in the inferno, a trader whose identity could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this story was […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Saturday, said it had suspended the use of the National Identity Number (NIN), for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Registrar of the board, Prof. Ishak Oloyede, disclosed this to newsmen during a press conference at the board’s Headquarters in Abuja. He said that the […]
Foremost Nigerian novelist and traditional ruler of Ndikelionwu, Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ike, is dead. The literary icon died on Thursday at the Nnamdi Azikwe Teaching Hospital in Nnewi, Anambra State, at age 88 after a brief illness. A close friend who spoke on the condition of anonymity told PREMIUM TIMES that the late novelist’s health […]
The new security outfit geared towards tackling kidnapping and criminal activities in the South-West, Operation Amotekun, gained momentum on Friday as Lagos, Osun and Ekiti state governments announced they would recruit about 1,320 militiamen for the purpose. The announcement came barely two days after South-West governors led by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State inaugurated […]
Candidates for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in Abuja, Lagos and Kano will get another opportunity to obtain the National Identification Number on Saturday. Possession of the NIN is a mandatory requirement for participation in the examination, which would start on Monday. The National Identity Management Commission announced on its twitter handle on Friday that […]
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, jailed the Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture, Olusegun Runsewe, for contempt of court. Justice Jude Okeke in a ruling ordered the Inspector-General of Police to arrest him and hand him over to the Nigerian Correctional Service in Kuje, Abuja. The judge […]
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, yesterday, stated that Nigeria imported 19.18 billion litres of petroleum products in 2019, while the country’s refineries produced only 166.33 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, in 2019. In a statement in Abuja, Executive Secretary of the PPPRA, Abdulkadir Saidu, noted that 18.62 […]