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FILE PHOTO: Cattle open-grazing The Police on Thursday arraigned an 18-year-old herder, Abu Shagari, in a Makurdi Magistrates’ Court, for alleged open grazing. The prosecutor, Sgt. Abdulkarim Abubakar, had told the court that the accused person was arrested by a team of vigilance group, led by...

NAPTIP The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says the agency secured 10 court convictions against offenders and rescued 100 victims in its Sokoto Zonal command in 2017. The Zonal Commander in charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States, Mr Hassan Tahir, made …...

Davido DMW baddest boss Davido is very excited about his latest endorsement deal as he could not hide his joy on social media. The singer shared the good news on Instagram saying the deal is the biggest in his career yet. Although he was seen shooting with veteran South … via PM NEWS...

Musa Olawale The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has warned officials of Local Government to stay off the road and stop extorting and harassing motorists. The government warned that its directive ordering Local Government traffic officials to vacate roads in the State and...

Federal Road Safety Corps vehicles The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has advised travellers on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to desist from travelling in containers. Mr Clement Oladele, the Sector Commander, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of...

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State An academic, Prof. Nnadozie Inyama, says that Imo lacks the resources to run quality tertiary institutions. Inyama, a retired professor of English Studies at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), disclosed this on Tuesday. Inyama, who was reacting to Gov...

National Youth Service Corp members The National Youth Service Corps in Lagos says the corps would blacklist any employer of labour that connives with members to engage in absenteeism during the service year. Mr Mohammed Momoh, the Lagos State Coordinator of the corps, stated this at the …...

President of NANS, Chinonso Obasi The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Saturday advised students not to allow themselves to be used as political thugs during the 2019 general elections. Mr Chinonsu Obasi, National President of Association gave the advice at a news briefing in...

Bitcoins South Korea has uncovered illegal cryptocurrency foreign exchange trading worth nearly 600 million dollars, a sign authorities are tightening the regulatory-screws on the digital-asset that many global-policymakers consider to be opaque-and-risky. The country’s customs service said in a...

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A landlord, Henry Mbramize has abandoned his house after his tenant, Uchenna Charles threatened to kill him and take over his property in Lagos. The incident happened at Gbolahan Bankole Street, off Agric Road in Igando, Lagos where they resided. P.M.EXPRESS scooped that the...

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A 34-year old man, Destiny Obete has landed in trouble after he battered his friend’s lover, Angela Akpan for denying him sex in his house in Lagos. The incident happened at 30 Adebayo Oyelano Street, Ejigbo , Lagos. Destiny descended on the lady, beat her up and inflicted...

Facebook said on Monday it was publishing its privacy principles for the first time and rolling out educational videos to help users control who has access to their information. The announcement is a sign of Facebook’s efforts to get ready before the European Union’s General Data Protection...

Some of the animals killed Seventy three cows were killed while 18 other cows were injured in an early morning attack on Yamadaga village, Kadarko community in Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State by suspected cattle rustlers. The cattle rustlers invaded Kadarko community around 4:00 am...

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE A 38-year old woman, Mojilola Olawole has been arrested for publicly assaulting his male neighbour and inflicting injury on him in the presence of his wife in Lagos. The assault took place at Ogunmodede Street, Alade Estate off Allen Avenue in Ikeja, Lagos where both resided...

The landmine that exploded in a civilian passenger vehicle in central Mali on Thursday in Mali, killed 26 people and wounded several others, state TV reported. Malian army spokesman Col. Diarran Kone said the vehicle had crossed the volatile border with neighbouring Burkina Faso, where militants...

DPR sealing petrol station in Warri on Wednesday – photo NAN The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Warri Zonal Office has sealed 28 additional petrol stations in the last nine days in Delta. The Warri Zonal Operations Controller, Mr Antai Asuquo, disclosed this in an interview with the...

Cart pushers arrested By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has declared war on cart pushers with fresh arrest of 24 pushers, street traders and some residents for dumping waste on road medians and canals contrary to the Environmental Sanitation Laws of the State. The government also …...

Serena Williams Former world number one Serena Williams will return to the tennis courts next month for the U.S. in their Fed Cup first-round tie against the Netherlands. The United States Tennis Association (USTA) disclosed this on Tuesday. Williams has not played a WTA tournament since she won...

Home-based Super Eagles A brilliant second-half display has earned the home-based Super Eagles team a place in the quarterfinals of the ongoing African Nations Championships, CHAN taking place in Morocco. Nigeria started on the backfoot but rallied early enough in the second half to secure a 3-1...

Keystone Bank MD, Obeahon Ohiwerei Keystone Bank Limited has denied having in its custody any illegally hidden money belonging to the Federal Government of Nigeria or any of its agencies. Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West Senatorial district had accused the bank of colluding with the...