Vandalism: NNPC solicits traditional rulers’ support

*Oba of Lagos appeals to perpetrators to give peace a chance   By AUSTIN OWOICHO, Abuja The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Dr. Maikanti Baru has called on all traditional rulers and members of their various communities to secure and protect critical national oil and gas facilities in their domain…

NNPC Re-commissions 87.70 Million litres Petroleum Products Tanks

*to rehabilitate access roads to Mosimi Depot   By AUSTIN OWOICHO, Abuja As part of concerted efforts to maintain seamless supply and distribution of petroleum products, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has recommissioned four petroleum products tanks with 87.70 million litres capacity at the Mosimi depot in Ogun State.

LMC announces N40m jackpot for NPFL Champions

Champions of the 2015/16 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season stand to win N40m from the Merit Award of the League Management Company (LMC).  Rangers International of Enugu and Rivers United of Port Harcourt are the two clubs in contention for the big prize money from a total of N200m pool set aside by the…

Tension as Edjeba Fishermen apprehend illegal Hausa fishermen in Delta

There is tension as ethnic crisis is brewing as fishermen from Edjeba Community in Warri South Local Government arrested over fifteen illegal Hausa fishermen for allegedly destroying and stealing their fishes.

Man, 30, commits suicide in Delta Community

By Mattex Omonext A thirty years old man, Daniel Ugeli has committed suicide at his resident in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area, Delta State.

Delta: Examiners ‘seize’ Primary School Results over non-payment of wages

  Examiners of the 2016 Primary School Leaving Certificate have seized the results due to failure of the Delta State Government to pay them their allowances.

Gov Ahmed to states: Use sports to counter effects of economic recession among youth

  Governor of Kwara State, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that the prevailing economic situation  in  the country should be used as an advantage to engage the youths in sporting activities.

​National Youth Games: Athletes discovered will be handed over to federation for grooming – Are

​  Director of Grassroot Sports, Dr Ademola Are on Wednesday said all athletes discover during the Youths Games will be handed over to federation for proper grooming. Are said during a media parley at the on-going National Youth Games at the University of Ilorin.He said athletes with good performance that are  unable to win medals…

You lied, Oshiomhole tells Ize-Iyamu: El-Rufai, Ambode not in Edo

​ Contrary to the claims of the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu that governors Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State and Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State were in Edo State to manipulate the on-going election, Governor Adams Oshiomhole has debunked the claims. Oshiomhole revealed this to newsmen on Wednesday  shortly after he cast his…

#EdoDecides: Naira rain as APC supporters distribute 10k to each voters at Chairman Oyegun’s polling unit

​Supporters of the All Progressives Congress were seen distributing money at the polling unit where the party’s National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, voted in Benin City, the state capital. PREMIUM TIMES observed at the polling unit that members of the APC were compiling a list of voters and giving out about N10,000 to each voter, to…