Military investigation into the alleged coup plot has reportedly uncovered a trail of N45 billion disbursed from the bank accounts of the Niger Delta Development Commission to some politically exposed persons and the soldiers detained in connection with the rumoured conspiracy to topple President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Earlier this month, Sahara Reporters reported that 16…
President Bola Tinubu has approved a 15 percent ad-valorem import duty on diesel and premium motor spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol. The approval was contained in a letter dated October 21, 2025, where Damilotun Aderemi, the Private Secretary to the President, conveyed the directive to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigerian…
The Federal Government has announced plans to phase out the use of chalkboards in Nigerian schools by 2027. The move is aimed at modernising classroom teaching and ensuring every school in the country is equipped with smart boards in line with global education standards. Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, disclosed this during a ministerial…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised President Bola Tinubu over the cancellation of the controversial presidential pardon earlier granted to convicted drug traffickers, kidnappers, and other criminals. Atiku said the reversal was another example of a government that “thinks after it acts,” accusing Tinubu of lacking foresight and moral direction. In a statement issued…
Details have begun to emerge about the identities of at least 16 of an unknown number of Nigerian military officers currently being detained over an alleged coup plot. According to sources familiar with the matter, who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES, fourteen of the 16 are from the Nigerian Army, while the remaining two belong to…
Foluke Adeboye, the wife of Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has revealed how her family dog passed away on January 1st due to having eaten poisonous food that was delivered to their residence. The 77-year-old cleric recounted the near-trageity in a video recently shared with church…
A primary school head teacher in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State has been suspended indefinitely for permitting a political rally within the school premises. The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, announced the suspension in a statement issued on Wednesday in Awka. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Anambra…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has declared the planned formation of a “shadow government” by former presidential candidate, Prof. Pat Utomi, as unconstitutional, null and void. The court, presided over by Justice James Omotosho, held that the concept of a shadow government is unknown to Nigeria’s presidential system of governance and poses a threat to…
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has released the names of candidates shortlisted for the computer-based test (CBT) for the paramilitary agencies’ recruitment. This is contained in a statement by the secretary to the board, retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jubril, on Wednesday in Abuja. The agencies are the Nigerian Correctional Service, the…
The African Action Congress (AAC) has condemned what it describes as sexist jokes and coded language targeting Chioma Ifemeludike, its governorship candidate in the forthcoming Anambra state election. Ifemeludike and other candidates, including Chukwuma Soludo, the incumbent governor of the state, who is seeking re-election, will test their popularity at the poll on November 8….