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Nigerians living outside the country have so far remitted over $35 billion back to the country this year,  the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora matters, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said. Speaking in Abuja yesterday when she paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman, …

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh insisted Wednesday he would not leave office in January despite his defeat in an election this month, and called for a new vote. “Justice must be done and the only way justice can be done is to reorganise the election so that every Gambian votes. That’s …

  Fareeda, the two-year-old daughter of a slain broadcaster, who was abducted by gunmen in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, has been released. Sources told the News Agency of Nigeria that the abductors released the little girl and a friend of her mother on Monday evening at Ikorodu. They were …

The former governor of Delta State, Mr. James Ibori, has reportedly been released from the UK prison where he has spent four years and eight months. Ibori, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, was accused in February 2012 of stealing $250m from the Delta State public purse.   Ibori, who was …

The Future Awards Africa was held in Lagos on Sunday, attracting young professionals from across Africa. Sunday’s event saw the awards, which is in its 11th year, reach new heights in recognising the achievement in young people on the continent. With Ghanaian President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo as keynote speaker and the …

The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomosho appears set to resume in January as the owner states of the university consider the report of a panel they set up on the crisis that has kept students away since June. Multiple sources, however, told PREMIUM TIMES that a key recommendation …

An Ebute-Metta Chief Magistrate Court on Monday struck out a motion filed by the Managing Director of Lekki Gardens, Mr. Richard Nyong seeking a variation of the earlier bail conditions ordered by the court following his arrest in connection with the collapse of a five-storey building under construction on Kushenla …

Seventy-four journalists and other media workers were killed worldwide in 2016, the majority –53– of whom died in targeted attacks, media watchdog, Reporters without Borders (RSF) said Monday. RSF Germany director Christian Mihr said Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia were countries where media safety and freedom were particularly at risk in …

An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered the remand of three accused persons in Ilesa Prison over alleged armed robbery. Chief Magistrate Olusola Aluko, ordered the remand of the defendants: Moshood Sheriff, 38; Olaleye Sarafadeen, 36, and Ajetunmobi Sefiu, 26, due to the magnitude of their offence.  They are …

STRONG indications have emerged that President Muhammadu Buhari may drop no fewer than 10 cabinet ministers, while some would be asked to swap portfolios at the turn of the new year. The decision to reshuffle the cabinet is coming on the heels of indication that the Presidency has tapped leaders …