President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja spoke for the first time on the controversies over stated plan by U.S. President Donald Trump to attack Nigeria over alleged religious persecution. The President spoke at the Federal Executive Council meeting, FEC on Thursday amidst reports that the United States’ Army has submitted its plan to execute…
The date for the return of suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has been confirmed, coming just as the six-month emergency rule imposed on the state draws to a close this week. President Bola Tinubu declared the emergency rule on March 16, following political unrest between Fubara and his predecessor Nyesom Wike. The proclamation suspended…
The Rivers State Police Command has taken a significant step in recognizing and rewarding the exceptional performance of its officers. In a commendation ceremony held at the Police Officers’ Mess in Port Harcourt on Thursday, November 28, 2024, the Commissioner of Police, CP Mustapha Mohammed Bala, psc, presented awards to officers who demonstrated outstanding dedication…
In the evolving dynamics of Nigerian politics, where representation should reflect integrity and equity, the recent actions of the Ondo State APC Chairman, Mr. Ade Adetimehin, call for urgent scrutiny and collective introspection. Though a native of Idanre Local Government, Mr. Adetimehin has, in recent years, sought to exert undue influence over the political structure…
Some bureau de change operators have implicated Abdullahi Rogo, Director-General of Protocol to the Kano State Governor, in a multi-billion-naira corruption scandal now under investigation by Nigeria’s anti-graft agencies: the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The operators, in detailed statements given to EFCC…
The Nigerian telecommunication regulator, NCC, has disqualified Nigerians below the age of 18 from getting a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card. Sources at the commission told PREMIUM TIMES that this policy is aimed to “protect minors” from the liabilities that arise from the usage of such SIMs. One source, a senior official of the commission,…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja requesting the annulment of import licenses granted to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Matrix Petroleum Services Limited, AA Rano Limited, and four other companies. The case centred on the importation of refined petroleum products that Dangote Refinery…
A Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has accused the Nigerian authorities of turning bandits operating in North-west and North-central Nigeria into religious fighters like Boko Haram insurgents operating in the country’s North-east. Mr said a recent video of a jubilant terrorism kingpin, Bello Turji, and his armed bandits celebrating “victory” over the Nigerian military and…
Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday refused the no case submission filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in the terrorism charges filed against him by the federal government. The Judge, while ruling on the application, held that the Department of…
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra state says any politician pledging to serve only one term in office needs to undergo a psychiatric examination. The governor spoke on Saturday during a rally held in Anambra South in support of his second-term ambition. Soludo questioned the logic behind such a promise, insisting that the Nigerian Constitution allows…