An air force officer recently posted to the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) was detailed to kill Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA), sources familiar with the investigation of the alleged coup plot have told TheCable. SB Adamu, a squadron leader with service no NAF/3481 from Jigawa state, was posted to the…
The Cross River State Governor of Performing Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN), Hon. Prince Emmanuel Effiom “Rebreed” has congratulated the newly elected Vice Chancellor of University of Calabar, Prof. Offiong Efang Offiong. Prof Offiong, a respected scholar, seasoned administrator, and passionate educator from the South Local Government Area, Cross River State is the newly elected…
Petroleum marketers have warned that the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, could exceed N1,000 per litre following President Bola Tinubu’s approval of a 15 per cent ad valorem import tariff on fuel imports. The new policy, which takes effect after a 30-day transition period expected to end on 21 November 2025,…
The United Church of Christ in Nigeria, UCCN, also known as HEKAN, has raised the alarm over the killing of one of its pastors, Reverend Yahaya Kambasiya, and the abduction of over 20 persons during a fresh attack on the Farin Dutse community in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The tragic incident occurred…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s approval of a 15 per cent import duty on refined petroleum products, describing it as an “anti-people decision.” Adebayo, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, accused President Tinubu of excessive taxation, saying the administration’s approach…
Humans may soon be able to live for 200 years without getting sick, like the world’s longest-living mammal – the bowhead whale. Experts from the University of Rochester in New York are looking into how the mysterious sea creature repairs broken DNA and are hoping to one day nail the same hack in people. They…
As military investigators continue probing the foiled coup plot against President Bola Tinubu’s administration, PREMIUM TIMES has exclusively obtained details of the identities of 16 of the top military officers allegedly involved in the failed attempt. Sources with details of the ongoing investigations earlier told this medium that 14 of the 16 detained officers with…
The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Thursday ordered the remand of a lawyer, Ahmed Abdulrahman, and four others at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), following their arraignment. The five defendants were arraigned on allegations bordering on cyberbullying the Cairman, Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Shehu Unar. Justice Offili Ajumogobia, who gave…
In a decisive move aimed at reinvigorating leadership, strengthening command structures and repositioning the Nigerian Army (NA) for heightened operational effectiveness, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the posting and appointment of senior officers to key command, staff and instructional positions across formations, units and training institutions of the…
A notorious bandit leader known as Jankare has been killed by a rival group during a violent dispute along the Dutsenma axis of Katsina State. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the incident occurred after a disagreement erupted between Jankare and another bandit commander over recent criminal activities and control of territories in…