A Nine year old girl has been mauled to death by a Pitbull,with the police shooting the dog to death when attempting to save the girl. Police said the girl was visiting a home on Holland Avenue in Elmont around 10.30am Sunday for a playdate with two girls when she was attacked …
Read More »Enyimba International have emerged as champions of the Nigeria Premier League for the 7th time after they secured the needed point in their 0-0 draw against hitherto title contenders, Warri Wolves. The match was played on Sunday evening at the Aba International stadium home of Enyimba. The Aba Elephants who …
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Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have won the 2015 U17 World championship. They beat Mali 2-0 at the finals which was played in Chile in the early hours of Monday morning. The Cup triumph means that the Nigerians have successfully defended the title they won two years ago in the UAE. Two quickfire second …
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Less than two weeks after it sanctioned two major banks for flouting Federal Government directives on Treasury Single Account, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has imposed a fine of N4 billion on Skye Bank for concealing funds belonging to Ministries,Departments and Agencies (MDAs). In a circular from CBN, addressed to …
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The man designated the next vice chancellor of the University of Uyo, a federal government-owned institution, Prof. Enefiok Essien was indicted in 2005 for forgery and sexual assault by the Court of Appeal, court papers obtained exclusively by PREMIUM TIMES have revealed.Mr. Essien, a 55-year old professor of commercial law …
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The Taraba State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has declared the All Progressive Congress (APC) winner of the April 11 gubernatorial polls in the state. The Tribunal in its judgement on Saturday also directed the APC governoship candidate Hajia Aisha Alhassan to be sworn in as the governor …
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The Federal Government has approved the payment of N413 billion ($2.1 billion) to oil marketers as outstanding payment for fuel subsidy claims, the NNPC has disclosed. The Federal Government of Nigeria has not made payment to oil marketers since July, 2015, it was learnt. Buhari According to the management of NNPC, …
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Professor Wole Soyinka was quoted saying his latest book is the “nastiest” that he has written so far. InterInventions: Between Defective Memory and the Public Lie- A Personal Odyssey in The Republic of Liars (Ibadan: Bookcraft, 2015, 136pp) is quite close to being just that. But who knows if an …
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Butchers in Ekiti State on Friday trooped out in their hundreds to protest the imposition of new tax and closure of all abattoirs by Governor Ayo Fayose’s administration. Government had imposed a tax of N1, 000 on each cow slaughtered in the state, but the butchers refused to pay the …
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) came down hard on the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) saying the Council’s indictment of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc (SIBTCH) is baseless and lacking in merit. The CBN Governor, Godin Emefiele who registered the bank’s displeasure with the Council in a letter addressed …
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