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…say movie produced without consultation Parents of the four students of the University of Port Harcourt killed in Aluu Community, in 2012, codenamed, Aluu-4, have urged the seasoned blogger, Linda Ikeji and Netflix, to suspend the planned premiere of their new movie titled ‘Dark October’ which centres around the murder …

At least 27 Fulani pastoralists were feared dead following a bomb blast suspected to be an airstrike hit a community in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Newspremises has gathered. The blast was allegedly targeted at suspected bandits who have been terrorizing residents along the border areas linking Nasarawa and …

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) has thrown his weight behind the claim by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that there are attempts to sabotage his presidential bid through naira redesign and fuel scarcity. Tinubu during …

The governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Lagos, Abdul-Azeez Adediran popularly known as Jandor has alleged that his deputy, Funke Akindele was chased out of Ketu fruit market while one of his supporters was also stabbed on Tuesday. According to News Agency of Nigeria, Akindele left the campaign after she was …

Nigerians and other immigrant students in the United Kingdom currently face a high-risk of deportation after completion of their studies following a row between UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman and the Department of Education. According to The Daily Mail, Braverman is currently seeking to cut down the amount of time …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo scored a hattrick as the alumni football team of the Baptist Boys’ High School (BBHS), Abeokuta, defeated the teachers of the school in a novelty match. Obasanjo was the captain of the Old Boys team that won the game 3-0 on Monday. The match, which was …

A female bank staff of Fina Trust MicroFinance Bank, Charity Edosa Omosirie, had a nasty experience in Lagos State after she went to recover loan from customers and she was attacked and stripped naked in public. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Okeimoye Street, Isheri Oshun area of Lagos, where …

The United States-based automobile manufacturing company, Ford has planned to cut 3,200 jobs across Europe, in its bid to reduce costs and shift *focus* towards electric vehicles. According to Guardian UK on Tuesday, most of the 2,500 jobs in product development and up to 700 in administrative roles the automaker …

Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, has denied speculations that he was planning to dump Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections. The denial brings to an end the purported alliance of Mohammed with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and …

AUATWON caters for self-employed persons in the field of IT-based transportation services The drivers of e-hailing taxis in Nigeria have officially unionised as the Nigerian Government presented a letter of approval of registration to the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transport Workers of Nigeria (AUATWON). The letter presentation was made on …