A Missouri math teacher, Hailey Clifton-Carmack, 26, has pleaded guilty to having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student while other students acted as lookouts. Clifton-Carmack, who taught at Laquey High School, faces up to four years in prison for sexual contact with a student, according to the Daily Mail. The case surfaced in December…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated members for the inaugural Governing Board of the North West Development Commission (NWDC). The names have been forwarded to the Senate for confirmation. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), announced the nominations on Friday. The development follows the President’s signing of the North West Development…
Jubilation erupted at the Department of State Security (DSS) headquarters in Abuja following the announcement that President Bola Tinubu had relieved Yusuf Bichi of his duties as the Director General (DG) of the DSS. Bichi’s replacement, Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi, an Assistant DG within the same agency, was received with cheers and visible relief by many…
City Talk With Egalitarian: “Let Tinubu Kuku Kill All of Us” ||By Egalitarian Segun Akinlabi As I pen this piece, my heart bleeds for the suffering masses of Nigeria. Our nation is mired in a state of turmoil, with the harsh realities of poverty, hunger, and insecurity testing our resilience. Despite a growing population, our…
The police have confirmed the arrest of the operatives who allegedly extorted N3 million from a Nigerian man in Bayelsa State, South-south Nigeria. The Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Thursday. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported how some police operatives allegedly extorted money from the man, Kelechi Isaac,…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has charged youths across the country to stay away from internet crimes and thread the paths of integrity, transparency, and accountability for the sake of their future and progress of the nation. Olukoyede gave the charge at a recent event in…
Richard Adamu Tallen, the only son of Dame Pauline Tallen, the former Minister of Women Affairs, has passed away at the age of 42. He died on Sunday morning at Cedar Crest Hospital in Abuja after being admitted for a brief illness. The family has confirmed that Richard was placed on oxygen support in the…
The Federal Government on Friday issued a ‘Licence to Construct’ to UTM Offshore Limited for the development of a 2.8 million tonnes per annum Floating Liquefied Natural Gas facility. This historic project, the first of its kind in Nigeria, aligns with the government’s ongoing efforts to boost gas production, distribution, and utilisation under the Decade…
The national assembly is considering a bill proposing an increase in the value-added tax (VAT) from 7.5 percent to 10 percent. VAT refers to a consumption tax on goods and services levied at each stage of the supply chain where value is added. In the executive bill seen by TheCable on Sunday, the national assembly…
Controversial crossdresser, Okuneye Idris, otherwise known as Bobrisky, is currently in detention at the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Alagbon, Lagos State, where he spent the night in a cell at the police facility. A source, who confirmed the development to our correspondent, said further directives were being awaited regarding Okuneye’s case, adding that he…
