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The Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Tele Ikuru, has dumped the state’s ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to join the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, reliable sources have told PREMIUM TIMES.

Aishat Buhari, wife of the All Progressives Congress, APC’s presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, has advised the First Lady, Patience Jonathan, to jettison any fear of being jailed if Mr. Buhari wins the forthcoming election, saying Nigerians are more concerned with changing the way the country is administered.

It has been a sci-fi dream for decades, but for  those who have forever wanted to buy a flying car? You only have a couple more years to wait, says the  company that has successfully built and tested prototypes of the "aeromobil" that can both drive and fly. The aeromobil, a comfy two seater that transforms into a light sports aircraft, aims to go on sale in just two years from Slovakia-based Aeromobil.

About $380 million Nigerian money, stolen and stashed in accounts in Switzerland by late Head of State, Sani Abacha, will be returned, Swiss officials said Tuesday.‎ The money was confiscated in 2014 after it was transferred to the country from Luxembourg where it had been seized since 2006, Geneva prosecutors said.

The Nigerian government has announced a reduction in electricity tariffs by half. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Wednesday announced the immediate review of electricity tariffs by about 50 per cent.

The Benue State command of the Nigerian Police has confirmed that 45 people were killed early Sunday when gunmen, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, attacked Egba village in Agatu Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the command, Austin Ezeani, who made the confirmation to PREMIUM TIMES over the telephone, also said several others who were injured in the attack, were receiving treatment.

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is shocked, surprised and highly embarrassed by the controversy that has erupted over whether or not he had a telephone conversation with His Majesty, King Mohammed VI of Morocco. The regrettable furore that has developed over the matter is due entirely to misinformation as President Jonathan has neither spoken with King Mohammed or told anybody that he had a telephone conversation with the Moroccan Monarch.