Two suspected fighters of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) were arrested in Lagos State on Sunday, 21 December. The suspects—Modu Gana and Ibrahim Dugge—were apprehended by operatives of the State Security Services (SSS). A security source with direct knowledge of the arrests told PREMIUM TIMES that Messrs Gana and Dugge were arrested in Apapa,…
Residents of Egbeda and Ona Ara Federal Constituency have continued to shower encomiums on Hon. Tosin Alabi for his remarkable show of compassion and people-oriented leadership following the distribution of foodstuffs to one thousand residents during the recent festive season. The humanitarian gesture, carried out under the auspices of the Tosin Alabi Foundation, saw foodstuffs…
Gospel singer Buchi Atuonwu, also known as Buchi has revealed his past experience as a cultist, stating that Jesus is the reason he left the group. Speaking in an interview with Gaise Baba on ‘Black Flame’, Buchi said he realised that the cult wasn’t a physical group, but rather a spiritual entity. Buchi understood that…
Let’s face it: NYSC is a year of mixed feelings. You’re away from home, living on a budget, adjusting to a new place, all while trying to stay sane and maybe even build something for your future. Yes, the federal allowance is now N77,000, a big improvement from the old N33k. But once you subtract…
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has recounted a conversation he had with the late President, Muhammadu Buhari. Radda recalled how Buhari told him he pitied President Bola Tinubu for being brave enough to remove the subsidy on fuel. Buhari passed away on Sunday at a London clinic at the age of 82 and was…
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has confirmed that two Air Peace pilots tested positive for alcohol and cannabis following a runway excursion at Port Harcourt International Airport on July 13, 2025. A preliminary accident report, signed by the NSIB’s Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Mrs. Bimbo Olawumi Oladeji, revealed that the Boeing…
The Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Solomon Adeola, has credited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with saving Nigeria’s economy from total collapse through the removal of fuel subsidy and the floating of the naira. Adeola stated that the previous administration borrowed heavily to fund fuel subsidy payments and stabilise the naira…
The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has announced a policy that will provide lifetime salary benefits to senior officers retiring from the rank of Deputy Controller, Comptroller, or Commandant-General and above. The policy, a major boost to officer welfare, was approved by President Bola Tinubu. The minister announced this on Thursday, while speaking at…
Two people were killed and eight others critically injured Saturday afternoon in a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island, authorities said. Rhode Island Mayor, Brett Smiley, told reporters at a Saturday evening news conference that the shooting happened in the Barus & Holley engineering building shortly after 4 p.m. local time. Smiley said the…
Lagos State Government on Monday re-arraigned convicted billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, before a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja over the murder of two police officers. Evans and his co-defendant, Joseph Emeka, were arraigned before Justice A. O. Ogala on a five-count charge bordering on murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy to…
