Amazon is firing a new salvo in its global battle with Netflix for the booming online streaming market — and it features Julia Roberts and descendants of Russia’s tsars. The US internet shopping leader is investing an estimated $4.5 billion (4.0 billion euros) in streaming content through its Amazon Prime Video service this year. That […]

Femi Makinde, Osogbo The Osun State governor-elect, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, has received the certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission. He was given the certificate of return at the INEC office in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Wednesday by the Director of Legal Services, Mr Oluwatoyin Babalola, who represented the Chairman of […]

Armenia faced a fresh crisis on Wednesday as reformist Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan fired six ministers after lawmakers blocked his demand for snap parliamentary elections. Those sacked include ministers in charge of energy, economic development, agriculture and transport. Pashinyan came to power in the impoverished ex-Soviet country in May after leading mass anti-government protests, which […]

Clement Ebri, the Chairman of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress tasked with conducting the Lagos governorship primary, has endorsed the result of the primaries held on Tuesday. Ebri had on Tuesday cancelled the election, saying they had not conducted the election. However, after consultation with the National Chairman of the party, […]

Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri One of the aides of the chairman of Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, Chinonso Solomon, has been murdered by suspected political thugs after a governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress in the state. Our correspondent learnt that Solomon, 28, was killed on Tuesday in the presence of his […]

Friday Olokor, Jos The team of the Nigerian Army on Search and Rescue Operations for Maj. Gen. Idris Alkali (retd.) has recovered a Toyota Hiace from the mining pond in Dura-Du area of Jos South Local of Area of Plateau State. The white-coloured Toyota Hiace, with number plate Plateau RYM-307-XA, was recovered on Tuesday during […]

Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Federal Government has increased the gas flare penalty from N10 per thousand standard cubic feet of gas to $2 or N612.8 (at the official exchange rate of N306.4 to one dollar) per thousand standard cubic feet of gas. According to the government, the increase is in the case of any firm […]

Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Zonal Coordinator of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Ibadan Zone, Dr Ade Adejumo, on Tuesday alleged that the Federal Government was making attempt to make students of federal universities pay a minimum of N350,000 for tuition fee. Adejumo said this while addressing members of the Correspondents Chapel, Ibadan. He said […]

•Election free, fair, says party state chairman •Ambode did well but he’s not a good party man – Tinubu Sesan Olufowobi, John Ameh, Leke Baiyewu, Oladimeji Ramon and Afeez Hanafi The National Working Committee panel of the All Progressives Congress sent from Abuja to monitor the party’s governorship primary in Lagos State has nullified the […]

John Alechenu and Godwin Isenyo The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress has released the list of aspirants for its senatorial tickets. The party, which initially scheduled the primary to hold on Tuesday, shifted it to Wednesday. The statement by the party’s acting National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, on Tuesday showed that the […]

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday evening took a jibe at a member of the House of Representatives representing Kogi West Senatorial district, Dino Melaye; and the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, over their humorous acts. He cited the examples of the two politicians belonging to the opposition […]

Oluwatobi Akindele A yet-to-be-identified middle-aged man has drowned after reportedly jumping into the Lagos Lagoon in the early hours of Tuesday. PUNCH Metro gathered that the deceased jumped into the lagoon after trekking on the Third Mainland Bridge inwards Lagos Island. It was learnt that the man was rescued by some fishermen and officials of […]

Tony Okafor, Awka The All Progressives Grand Alliance has disqualified oil magnate, Ifeanyi Ubah, from the senatorial race of Anambra South district. In a publication signed by the National Chairman of APGA, Dr Victor Oye, the party disqualified Ubah for not obtaining waiver to contest the election. Our correspondent gathered that Ubah contested the governorship […]

Olaleye Aluko, Abuja The Social Democratic Party has said it will hold its National Convention in Abuja on Saturday where 4,500 delegates will decide its Presidential candidate for the 2019 general elections. The SDP, at a briefing on Tuesday, noted that it would also hold the election of its new National Executive Committee members, saying […]

John Alechenu and Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, on Tuesday, said the party leadership had sacked the Ahmed Gulak-led committee for the party’s governorship primary in Imo State. Oshiomhole said this in an interview with State House correspondents after a meeting he had with President Muhammadu […]

A Peoples Democratic Party presidential aspirant, Senator David Mark, has urged delegates to the party’s national convention scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt to vote for him ‘in the interest of unity, stability and prosperity of the nation.’ The former president of the Senate in a statement issued by his media aide, Paul Mumeh, on […]

Oladimeji Ramon The Chairman of the Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Tunde Balogun, on Tuesday night declared Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the winner of the party’s governorship primary. Balogun declared that Sanwo-Olu polled 970,851 votes to defeat incumbent Governor Akinwunmi Ambode with 72,901 votes. Balogun declared the election free and fair, […]

A Saudi woman has lost a judicial battle to marry the man of her choice as a court deemed him “religiously” unfit because he plays a musical instrument, a Saudi newspaper reported Tuesday. The ultra-conservative kingdom requires women to seek permission from male “guardians” — their fathers, husbands or other male relatives — to travel, […]

Oladimeji Ramon The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said on Tuesday that though Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has done well in office, he has not been a good party man. For this reason, Tinubu said, the party has decided to withdraw support for the governor who wished to go […]

Pep Guardiola described Manchester City’s 2-1 win at Hoffenheim on Tuesday as one of his happiest days at the club and he believes key lessons learned from the away win will bring his side future Champions League success. David Silva’s late goal sealed the away victory as City got their Champions League campaign back on […]

Champions League holders Real Madrid slumped to a shock 1-0 group-stage defeat at the hands of CSKA Moscow in Russia on Tuesday. Croatian winger Nikola Vlasic scored the only goal of the game in the second minute at the Luzhniki Stadium. The Russians held on after having goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev sent off in injury time, and they leapfrog […]

UEFA Champions League results on Tuesday in the second round of group games: Group E At Athens AEK Athens (GRE) 2 (Klonaridis 53, 63) Benfica (POR) 3 (Seferovic 6, Grimaldo 15, Alfa Semedo 74) At Munich, Germany Bayern Munich (GER) 1 (Hummels 4) Ajax (NED) 1 (Mazraoui 22) Group F At Sinsheim, Germany Hoffenheim (GER) […]

A Nigerian policeman who served as a UN peacekeeper in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sent home and barred from peacekeeping after an investigation found he had sexually exploited a woman, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday. The allegations against the Nigerian national dated back to February and March 2017, but the woman […]

Scientists Arthur Ashkin, Gerard Mourou and Donna Strickland won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics for breakthroughs in the field of lasers used for surgery as well as scientific study, the award-giving body said on Tuesday. American Ashkin of Bell Laboratories in the United States won half of the prize, while Frenchman Mourou, who also […]

Italian champions Juventus were on Monday hit with a one-match closure of their south stand and fined 10,000 euros ($11,500) after racist chanting was aimed at Napoli’s Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly during their game at the weekend. Massimiliano Allegri’s side won 3-1 to move six points clear of Carlo Ancelotti’s southerners in front of a […]

Under-fire Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, recalled Alexis Sanchez among four changes to the side that slumped to a 3-1 defeat at West Ham United for Wednesday’s Champions League clash against Valencia. Sanchez didn’t even make the bench at the London Stadium on Saturday as he paid for failing to score so far this season […]

Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The zonal coordinator of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Ibadan Zone, Dr. Ade Adejumo, on Tuesday alleged that the Federal Government was making attempts to make students of federal universities pay a minimum of N350,000 as tuition fee. Adejumo said this while addressing members of the Correspondents Chapel in Ibadan. He […]

Dayo Oketola Chairman of the National Working Committee’s panel of the All Progressives Congress conducting the governorship primary election in Lagos State, Mr. Clement Ebri, on Tuesday said that all the members in the register provided by the NWC are eligible to participate in the election. He said that any member holding valid party identity card or […]

Dayo Oketola Chairman of the National Working Committee’s panel of the All Progressives Congress conducting the governorship primary election in Lagos State, Mr. Clement Ebri, on Tuesday advised party supporters, residents and other stakeholders to be wary of “fake” election results being peddled on the social media. Ebri, who spoke with our correspondent on the […]

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Presidency on Tuesday said it has cancelled the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council that would have been held on Wednesday. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja. Adesina attributed the cancellation to […]

“The new skills-based system will make sure low-skilled immigration is brought down, and set the UK on the path to reduce immigration to sustainable levels.” May said that those wanting to live and work in Britain for the long term would need to earn a minimum salary, and would only be able to bring their […]

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday evening received and subsequently handed over the Torch of Unity for the 19th National Sports Festival. The sports festival holds in December in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The receiving and hand over of the touch was one of the highlights of the dinner and gala […]

French singer Charles Aznavour died in his bath of natural causes caused by heart and breathing difficulties, an autopsy has found, as tributes continued to pour in Tuesday for the legendary crooner. Aznavour, 94, was found dead on Monday at his home in the southeast, sparking mourning across France for one of the country’s best […]

The World Health Organization said Tuesday it was helping Yemeni authorities with a second round of vaccination against cholera in three hard-hit districts, as cases surged across the war-ravaged country. More than 2,500 people have died of the waterborne infection since the worst cholera outbreak in Yemen’s history began in April 2017, while nearly one […]

A yet-to-be-identified man was on Tuesday rescued from the Lagos lagoon after he allegedly jumped in from the Third Mainland Bridge. The incident attracted a crowd of passers-by, who stopped on the bridge to catch a glimpse of the man. READ ALSO: IGP loses suit seeking to stop Senate’s invitation The man was rescued by some fishermen […]