Casemiro admitted Cristiano Ronaldo is missed at Real Madrid but insisted the European champions have moved on as he put his faith in head coach Julen Lopetegui following Wednesday’s UEFA Super Cup defeat. Life without five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo…
Ambode calls for collective vigilance at grassroots to boost security
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday called for collective vigilance to boost security at the grassroots and the use of various security platforms to address insecurity in the state. Akinwunmi Ambode Ambode made the call at a security…
Saraki reveals ambition to contest against Buhari in 2019
Bukola Saraki, Nigeria’s Senate President said Tuesday that he has been “consulting and actively considering” running for President in 2019. The Senate president who recently defected from ruling party APC to join opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, revealed this in an interview…
What Nigerian leaders are saying about detention of PremiumTimes reporter -Goddey Odin
Nigerian leaders have joined Amnesty International in condemning the arrest and detention of Samuel Ogundipe, a Premium Times reporter who has refused to reveal the source of a confidential piece of information used in writing a story. Ogundipe was arrested and detained Tuesday,…
Oshiomole entices senators with automatic tickets to impeach Saraki
Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tuesday has promised members of the party caucus in the Senate an automatic tickets to contest the 2019 election if they are able to impeach Bukola Saraki, the president…
Nigeria’s inflation drops to 11.14% in July
Nigeria’s headline consumer price index extended deceleration (which started in 2017) to the eighteenth consecutive month. Headline inflation was 11.14 percent year on year ( y/y ) in July, according to National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report released Wednesday. The…
Kaduna lawmakers elect new deputy speaker
Members of the Kaduna State House of Assembly have elected a new Deputy Speaker. This is sequel to the defection of the erstwhile John Audu-Kwaturu, deputy speaker, (Kachia constituency), from the ruling All Progressives Congress to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.…
I’m qualified, not desperate to be president in 2019- Atiku
Atiku Abubakar, former Vice-President, Tuesday, dismissed criticisms that he was desperate to emerge as Nigeria’s next President in the 2019 presidential election. Atiku said despite claims by his critics that he was bent on becoming the nation’s leader, he was…
Fuel prices, cooking gas, diesel decreased in July – NBS
The average price paid by consumers for premium motor spirit (petrol) decreased by -0.09 year-on-year and -0.9% month-on-month to N146.80 in July 2018 from N148.10 in June 2018, according to the National Bureau of Statistics report released Tuesday. In the report,…
US embassy suspends operations in Nigeria office
The United States Embassy has suspended consular services and appointments in Abuja, Nigeria till further notice. It explained that appointments for visa and for American citizen services have also been put on hold temporarily. Consular operations in Lagos were, however,…