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Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State Mixed reactions have trailed Gov. Rochas Okorocha’s creation of new institutions of higher learning in Imo as some say it will amount to a waste of resources and others welcomed the idea. Some of the respondents said in interviews with the … Read more...

Brig Gen Paul Boroh (rtd) The Coordinator Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig.-Gen.Paul Boroh (rtd), said on Thursday that he remains committed to his official assignment as the Coordinator of Presidential Amnesty Programme in spite of the rumour of his sack. Boroh, also the Special...

Rivers Gov, Nyesom Wike Okafor Ofiebor Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that the electoral prospects of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state have been enhanced following the outstanding performance of his administration. Speaking during a special appearance on...

Islamic banking 2 Banks that conform to Islamic financial practice are on the rise among Germany’s Muslim population of around five million, a spokesman for KT Bank, a subsidiary of an Istanbul-based bank, said in Cologne on Friday. “We are on course and have attained our targets for 2017,”...

Hungary PM, Orban Viktor Hungary’s rightist Government says it plans to put forward a law against foreign-funded organizations assisting migrants, Interior Minister Sandor Pinter said after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. via PM NEWS Nigeria – http://ift.tt/2mIZeZD Get more World News

Zimbabwe will hold elections in four to five months, a newspaper on Thursday quoted President Emmerson Mnangagwa as saying. The election would be the first time since independence the southern African state will conduct a vote that does not involve former ruler Robert Mugabe. Mnangagwa, who...

Mohamed Salah Mohammed Salah has been named African Footballer of the Year for 2017 at the CAF Awards. Egypt winger Salah beat Liverpool team-mate Sadio Mane and Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to the prize at a CAF gala in Accra and succeeds Leicester City and Algeria star...

Prof Wole Soyinka By Akin Adesokan In the final chapter of You Must Set Forth At Dawn, the fulsome account of his leading role in the struggle against the military dictatorship of General Sani Abacha, the Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka constructs a detailed narrative of his return to Nigeria …...

Tanzania has threatened to revoke the registration of religious organisations that “mix religion and politics” after a cleric criticised President John Magufuli’s leadership in a Christmas sermon. Opposition leaders in Tanzania say tolerance for dissent has been rapidly disappearing since...

Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress Jethro Ibileke/Benin The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie Oyegun Thursday explained that his loyalty to the present administration led by Muhammadu Buhari, was the reason why he is...

Omotola Lai Omotola is the Group Managing Director of CFL Group, an indigenous infrastructure development company with a diversified project portfolio. As an engineer he has been part of various project from the Lagos Light rail, Tejuoso Market, Alade Mall, Marina Car Park, Captive power...

Tiwa-Savage Mavin records first lady and mother of one Tiwa Savage has been robbed of her luggages at the Uyo Airport and this has left her dissatisfied with the services of the Federal Airport Authority (FAAN). Tiwa said the incident occured on the runway and that the same ..... via PM NEWS...

Wizkid, Son and first baby mama Sola Ogudu, Wizkid’s first baby mama and mother of his son Boluwatife has reacted in the most beautiful way ever to the Star Boy bringing their son on stage during his concert on the 24th of this month. Read the message she posted … via PM NEWS Nigeria –...

The management of Unity Bank Plc, Lagos has dragged their customer, Adeagbo Bayonle, 37, before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly conniving with one Dayo Ogunseyitan now at large to hack into the account of the bank and used ATM card to steal the sum of $64,822.97 from various account of...

2Baba- Fuel scarcity Nigerians have reminded 2Baba of how he chickened out of a nation wide protest against Buhari’s policies earlier this year which he promised to be a part of but never showed up. This comes after the singer posted a message on social media, asking people to … via PM NEWS...

President Muhammadu Buhari THE Federal Executive Council, FEC today, Wednesday approved the award of a N155.7 billion Naira contract for the construction of a hybrid two-lane-six-lane road network that starts from Abuja that cuts through the heart of Northern Nigeria: Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria to Kano...

BON Awards 2017 The Best of Nollywood Awards (BON) 2017 took place at the Cultural Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on the 16th of December 2017. Stars who graced the occasion where quite a number and Some of the winners of the night included Omoni Oboli, Kate Henshaw, Michelle Dede, … via PM...

Amb. Dickson Akoh, National Commandant Peace Corps of Nigeria The Peace Corps of Nigeria wants the Federal High Court, Abuja, to commit the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris to prison for alleged disregard of court orders. The corps in Form 48 on Contempt of Court filed on Wednesday...

Bank of Industry The Association of Professional Creative Art and Designers (APCAD) has urged the Banks of Industry and Agriculture to assist artists with soft loans to enhance their crafts. Its President, Mr Kingsley Okafor, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja that this...

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai signing the budget into law Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has signed the N216.55 billion, 2018 budget passed by the State House of Assembly into law. The budget is made up of N131.1 billion capital expenditure and N85.44 billion recurrent expenditure. El-Rufai signed...