At least seven people have been confirmed dead in the building collapse in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. Many other occupants of the building sustained injuries, the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Department (FEMD) said. Nkechi Isa, the FEMD spokesperson, told PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday that the official death toll from the collapse is seven. The…
Administrative work would be disrupted in public universities tomorrow following the decision of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of non-teaching staff unions in the universities, comprising the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) to begin an indefinite strike over the non-payment of the…
Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan, has said the life of Vice-President Kashim Shettima is at risk as a result of the “faulty” presidential aircraft he uses to represent President Bola Tinubu in official engagements across the globe. He said this after Nigeria’s number two citizen cancelled his trip…
Gunmen in Enugu have kidnapped an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Emeason Chima. Chima, who is attached to RS4.211, Ugbokolo unit of the agency, was kidnapped on Saturday around Maduka University in Nsukka, Enugu State. The gunmen are demanding N50 million ransom to release the victim, a senior FRSC official in the…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) turned down an N10 million bribe offered to free one Tsolaye Eburajolo. This comes as the operatives recovered 26,250,000 pills of tramadol and 508,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup, with a street value of N16,683,800,000, which were intercepted by NDLEA operatives during a 100% joint examination of…
As the race for Lagos State’s governorship in 2027 intensifies, three key figures have emerged as frontrunners to succeed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Senator Tokunbo Abiru, Deputy Governor Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, and businessman Seyi Tinubu are all vying for the coveted position, according to a ThisDay report. Senator Abiru is known for his financial expertise,…
Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has accused President Tinubu of betrayal and neglect. Asari, who made the accusation in a viral video on social media, said Tinubu had betrayed him after working for his emergence as the Nigerian president in the 2023 elections. Dokubo claimed that he spent his money canvassing for votes…
A 100-level student of the Federal University Lokoja, Jeremiah Paul, has narrated how he killed his female colleague, Abigail Damilola, and harvested her body parts for ritual. The suspect, Mr Paul, 21, hails from Awe in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State but was based in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. The incident happened…
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Kanayo Uzuegbu, has visited the family of the popular Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba fondly called Igbo-Jah who was allegedly gruesomely murdered by an inspector attached to Anti-cult Tactical Squad unit. The police in Enugu disclosed the identity of the killer police officer as Inspector Ozonwanji Joseph and…
Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, may face fresh criminal charges over claims that he served his jail term in a private apartment and bribed officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to drop money laundering charges against him. According to PUNCH a panel set up to investigate the claims recommended that he should…