The police have arrested a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State, Abubakar Gossima, for allegedly opposing a party member’s ambition to go to the House of Representatives on social media. Mustapha Bulangu, a friend of Mr Gossima, told PREMIUM TIMES that the police intercepted his friend, an APC youth leader, on…
The Defence Headquarters said a high-profile terrorist commander identified as Ibn Ali, has surrendered to troops with his weapons and cache of ammunition in the Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Mr Kangye said the…
A woman was rescued by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command on Friday afternoon after she attempted to jump into the lagoon from Carter Bridge. According to a statement released by the RRS on its official X account, the incident occurred around 12:20 p.m. while officers were conducting…
An image showing a person prostrating for Rashidi Ladoja, the Olubadan-in-waiting and former governor of Oyo state, is trending on social media. The image was shared on Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp. Many social media users who posted the viral image claimed that the person prostrating for Ladoja in the picture is former President Olusegun Obasanjo….
A pastor, Simon Okehielem, popularly known as Ebube Wonder, has been remanded in custody by an Edo State High Court following his arraignment over the alleged rape of a married woman and fathering a child as a result of the incident. The case, prosecuted by the Edo State Police Command, stems from a March 2024…
Suspended Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has written to the Senate demanding compliance with a court judgment that declared her six-month suspension unconstitutional. The Federal High Court in Abuja had ruled that the suspension was excessive and a violation of her constituents’ rights to representation. In a letter to the Senate through her lawyers, M.J Numa &…
Hannatu Musawa, the minister of arts, culture, and tourism, says the federal government is in talks to establish direct flights between Nigeria and St. Lucia. Speaking on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on Friday, Musawa said the move is part of efforts to strengthen cultural and tourism ties with the Caribbean nation and the broader region….
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has questioned the antecedents of politicians who have aggregated themselves into the opposition coalition against the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC ahead of the 2027 general election. Makinde stated this on Friday shortly after the South-West Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, caucus meeting held at the zonal secretariat of the…
The 2023 presidential candidate for the Labour Party, Peter Obi has explained his reasons for sharing food for guests at the birthday celebration of Reverend Father Morris in Orlu, Imo State. Recall that social media had been set agog after the photos and videos of the former governor were seen sharing food for guests at…
The Nigerian Presidency has stated that certain comments made by Vice President, Kashim Shettima at a recent book launch in Abuja have been ‘grossly misinterpreted’. A statement on Friday, signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Office of the Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, debunked claims that Shettima’s comments were…