Movie producer, Adanma Luke, has spoken on why she contracted the deceased Nollywood actor, John Paul Odonwodo, for the ill-fated movie, ‘The Other Side of Life.’ PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope, and four…
By Jimisayo Opanuga 13 April 2024 | 5:31 pm A new study has revealed that South African women have the biggest average hip size in the world, ahead of countries like Nigeria and the United States. “The statistic…
The Nigerian government has attributed the crude oil production shortfall recorded in the first quarter of the year to issues encountered on the Trans Niger Pipeline. The government said the issue was also worsened by maintenance activities carried out by…
Police in Iran announced a new crackdown Saturday on women who ignore the country’s strict Islamic dress code that makes it compulsory for them to wear headscarves in public. “From today the police in Tehran, as in other provinces, will…
A former governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC) in Lagos State, Funso Doherty, has demanded a thorough investigation into the award of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway contract. Mr Doherty made the demand in a letter addressed to the…
A group known as One Voice Development Initiative has expressed its dissatisfaction with the prolonged imprisonment of Abba Kyari, the former head of the IGP Intelligent Response Team (IRT), alleging it is an injustice that has gone too far. They…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the police have warned candidates preparing for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) against patronising fake websites. They gave the warning at a joint news conference in Abuja on Saturday. The…
Troop reinforcements from Israel’s ally the United States headed to the region on Saturday, with fears of wider war growing more than six months into Israel’s battle against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. After pulling forces from the southern…
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has selected Kristalina Georgieva to serve as IMF Managing Director for a second five-year term starting on 1 October. In a statement issued by the IMF Press Centre on Saturday, the…
Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine – Men5CV – recommended by World Health Organisation(WHO), to protect people against meningitis. The world health body, in a statement on Friday, said that the…