BREAKING: APC conducts mock election to pick candidate for House of Reps Speakership

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, is currently holding an election to select who will be nominated as the party’s candidate for the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives. The election is holding at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. Femi Gbajabiamila is expected to pick the ticket after his main rival, Dogara Yakubu, stormed out of the venue with his supporters alleging irregularities. PREMIUM TIMES gathered...

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Juventus 1-3 Barcelona: Suarez, Rakitic & Neymar deliver Champions League glory

The Spanish side opened the scoring after just four minutes, with Alvaro Morata equalising in the second half before the Uruguayan and the Brazilian secured the win Barcelona completed a trophy treble in Luis Enrique's debut season in charge as they beat Juventus 3-1 in the Champions League final in Berlin on Saturday. Luis Suarez produced his most crucial contribution of his short career at Camp Nou when he restored Barca's lead 22 minutes...

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First week in opposition: PDP struggles with the challenge of new status

ABUJA, the nation’s capital city, on Friday, May 29, played host to world leaders. That day, global attention shifted to Abuja for the inauguration of Nigeria’s fifth democratically elected President, Muhammadu Buhari. Ahead of the inauguration, a sitting president contested an election, lost, conceded victory and handed over to the opposition candidate.When historians settle down to document the history of Nigeria, it would be part of it that 16 years into PDP’s permutation of close to a century it would be in government, the former ruling party...

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Pay attention to indigenous products — Uwaje

For transparent leadership and governance, the immediate President of Institute of Practitioners of Nigeria, ISPON, Chris Uwaje who has been preaching local content said that the incoming government must pay attention to locally developed solution to free the country from digital slavery of the western powers. Buhari “I am concerned, just like other IT Professionals that while technology is at the center of the electoral processes, this is the...

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UN: Nigeria president must investigate crimes by Boko Haram, military

[JURIST] The United Nations [official website] High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called on new Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari [JURIST news archive] to investigate reports of both military abuses and crimes committed by the Islamist rebel group Boko Haram [BBC profile]. The top human rights official, Zeid Ra'ad Al-Hussein [official profile], in a statement said [Reuters report], "Civilians in northeast Nigeria have been living through...

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D’Banj Reveals Details About His Journey To Stardom

D’Banj in an exclusive interview has spoken on his latest project, anniversary and journey so far. D’Banj Reveals Details About His Journey To Stardom D’Banj spoke of working on “Coming To America” music project for about 6 months, celebrating his 10th year anniversary, million dollar Jesus piece jewelry given to him by Kanye West, exclusive info about his latest music video, being inspired by Beyonce. He revealed that he has already filmed 5 videos...

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Dear Women, Value Yourself! -Caroline Danjuma

Popular Nollywood actress, mother of two and wife of billionaire, Caroline Danjuma, has talked about women who cheapen themselves in front of men. Dear Women, Value Yourself! -Caroline Danjuma The actress took to her Instagram page to share a photo, airing her displeasure at women being like cheap commodities to men these days. Read what she wrote below: “Women are now like cheap commodities to men… ��It’s like going to a yard sale… Gone were the...

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FIFA Scandal: Warner Set to Spill the Bean

Says he 'fears for life' because of the avalanche of secrets he knows Duro Ikhazuagbe with agency report The man at the centre of the corruption scandal rocking world football ruling body, FIFA, disgraced former Vice President, Jack Warner, has said he fears for his life and can prove a link between football's governing body and an election in Trinidad and Tobago. Warner, one of 14 people wanted by US authorities as part of the corruption scandal...

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Safarova Beats Ivanovic to Reach First French Open Final

Lucie Safarova recovered from a shaky start to book a place in her first ever Grand Slam final with a straight sets victory over Ana Ivanovic in the French Open semi-finals. Safarova, the number 13 seed from the Czech Republic, overcame anxious moments at the start and finish to defeat 2008 Roland Garros champion Ivanovic 7-5 7-5. ×Ads by Lights Cinema 1.5beta A pre-match huddle with boyfriend and Bayern Munich star, Bastian Schweinsteiger appeared to be doing the trick for Ivanovic as she raced into a 5-2 lead. The Serb served for the set,...

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What Ambode Can Do for Sports in Lagos

I have always believed that sport as an instrument for social development, economic advancement and national mobilisation has never been used quite effectively in our country. For me, the sports industry in Nigeria has remained largely undeveloped and greatly neglected. The irony is that, if developed to its full potential, sports can bring innumerable advantages that can open vistas of opportunity needed for development. For a government desirous...

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2017 AFCON QUALIFIERS: Enyeama Leads Eagles Training for Chad

Super Eagles’ captain, Vincent Enyeama, yesterday led eight of the 15 invited foreign-based players to a training session in Abuja preparatory to the Africa Cup of National (AFCON) match against Chad. ×Ads by Lights Cinema 1.5beta The Super Eagles are expected to arrive in Kaduna on June 7, ahead of the AFCON qualifying match against Chad on June 13. The foreign-based players at the training session include; Leon Balogun, Ogenyi Onazi, Odion Ighalo,...

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Eagles Step up in FIFA Ranking

Super Eagle Nigeria’s Super Eagles have climbed two steps and are in seventh position in Africa and 43rd in the world with 681 points, according to the latest world ranking released by FIFA yesterday. The Super Eagles, previously ninth in Africa and 45th in the world, moved above Guinea and Congo to improve from last month’s ranking. Algeria is the new number one nation in Africa after pushing off 2015 Africa Cup of Nations winners...

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Kylie Jenner slams Chris Brown for making fun of Caitlyn Jenner

Kylie Jenner, Tyga, Kendall Jenner and Chris Brown have all been pictured together on several occasions and known as friends. They were even together on Wednesday on one of the singer's and rapper's music video, so she was upset when she saw that Chris shared the meme of her Dad/Caitlyn on his page.Kylie Jenner slammed Chris Brown for insulting Caitlyn Jenner's gender transition on Instagram after he shared the Science Project meme...

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New Study in Nigeria Finds One in 10 Malaria Drugs is of Poor Quality

Paul Obi in Abuja A new research released recently has indicated that substandard medicines are more prevalent than fakes in the world’s most malaria-burdened country, Nigeria. A rigorous analysis of more than 3,000 anti-malaria drugs purchased in Enugu, Nigeria found 9.3 per cent to be of poor quality, according to a new research published in PLOS ONE. Researchers found 1.2 per cent of the samples to be falsified and 1.3 per cent to be degraded,...

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Senate Presidency: Fresh Intrigues Threaten APC’s Bid For Consensual Leadership

With just about 72 hours to the inauguration of the Eighth Senate of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, fresh intrigues are threatening the delivery of a consensually agreed leadership for the upper house of the parliament. This reality might indeed have contributed to the decision by the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to defer its earlier proposed interactive session with parliamentarians-elect, originally...

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