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President Buhari has approved the appointment of the Deputy Inspector-General, DIG, Usman Alkali Baba as the Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP. The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, made the announcement when he spoke with State House correspondents in Abuja on Tuesday April 6. He said the appointment was with immediate effect. Dingyadi added that issues of […]
Continue ReadingMember of Nigerian House of Representatives from Lere Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, Suleiman Aliyu, has passed away. The green chamber’s member, Aliyu, died about 12.00pm of Tuesday at the Barau Dikko Specialists Hospital in the metropolis, aged 53. As of the time of filing this report, the cause of the death had yet to […]
Continue ReadingSon of Nasir El-Rufai, the Kaduna state governor, Bashir El-Rufai, says a majority of people from the South East are not in support of the calls for secession from Nigeria. Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB have been spearheading the call for the region to secede from Nigeria. In his Tweet, Bashir wrote: […]
Continue ReadingThe police in Ghana have arrested two teenagers for allegedly killing their friend for ritual purposes on Saturday April 3. According to reports online, the young boys lured their deceased friend to Volta Region where they killed him and were in the process of taking his body to a herbalist when they were apprehended. In a video making […]
Continue ReadingUnidentified gunmen set the Police Headquarters and the Correctional facility in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, on fire, freeing prisoners and other inmates. The fire outbroke was unleashed in the early hours of Monday, April 5. The attack on the prison went on for over an hour, with gunshots fired indiscriminately. An unconfirmed number of prisoners […]
Continue ReadingDecomposing corpse of a Lagos based clergyman, Pastor Fredrick Ojo Aramuwa, who was recently abducted by some gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on his way to his Ifira Akoko country home in Akoko South East Local Government of Ondo State, has been discovered. Aramuwa was said to be kidnapped on March 31, 2021, by the […]
Continue ReadingPolice officers in Lagos state have arrested one Chukwuma Njoku, for allegedly stabbing his brother, Uchenna Njoku, a businessman, to death during an argument over N3,000 debt at the deceased’s residence in the Odokekere area of Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. According to reports, Chukwu had paid his older brother a […]
Continue ReadingPalace officials in Warri have today April 5 officially announced the passing of Ogiame Ikenwoli, the Olu of Warri in Delta state Ogiame Ikenwoli, the 20th Olu Of Warri, was reported to have died in December 2020 from COVID19 complications just a week after his fifth coronation anniversary. The palace initially denied the reports of […]
Continue ReadingA young Nigerian lady identified as Blessing Nyityo has allegedly died from a head injury she sustained after a fall. According to her brother, the University of Mkar graduate fondly called Viju, went into coma after she slumped and hit her head somewhere on Easter Sunday, April 4. She was rushed to the hospital where […]
Continue ReadingNigerian presidency has responded to the Easter message delivered by the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah. In his homily on Sunday, April 4, the Catholic cleric said that insecurity, especially terrorism, has degenerated since 2015 President Buhari came into power. Kukah said, “President Buhari, Boko Haram Is Consuming Nigeria Under Your Watch” […]
Continue ReadingFounder and Senior Pastor of The Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare has shared his thoughts about the current state of the nation under President Muhammadu Buhari. Pastor Bakare was the running mate of President Buhari in his second attempt at becoming Nigerian president in 2011. In his […]
Continue ReadingWhile the human rights and activists community was just coming to terns with the demise of Yinka Odumakin, another pillar of rights movement, Innocent Chukwuma, founder of CLEEN Foundation, is also dead. He died on Saturday evening after he was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, an aggressive cancer of the blood. His long time friend […]
Continue ReadingPresident of Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan has expressed that the elites are the ones pushing for Nigeria’s breakup. He made this remark while addressing journalists on Saturday. Lawan expressed that the ordinary citizens believe that the country should remain as one contrary to calls for secession. “I believe that majority of Nigerians believe that they should […]
Continue ReadingCatholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has again slammed President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government over the security challenges that Nigeria is facing at the moment. Kukah expressed that the terrorist group, Boko Haram is consuming the nation under President Buhari’s watch. The Bishop, a vocal critic of the administration, delivered the new criticisms […]
Continue ReadingArchbishop of the Archdiocese of Kampala, Uganda, Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has died, the Catholic Church has said. The Archbishop was reportedly found dead in his bedroom on Saturday morning, April 3. He was aged 68. Fr Pius Male Ssentumbw confirmed the news in a statement released on Saturday afternoon. “With deep sorrow, I hereby […]
Continue ReadingThree persons have been confirmed dead following an incident at a betting shop at Aba branch satellite market in Ehime Mbano LGA in Imo state on Friday, April 2. According to a statement released by the spokesperson of the state police, SP Orlando Ikeokwu, one Chidubem Mbamara walked into a betting shop, played his bet worth six hundred Naira […]
Continue ReadingI, George Uboh, unequivocally state the following in my own words: After the report that Governor Kayode Fayemi demanded 10% from us surfaced on Friday March 26, 2021, Fayemi developed a conscience attack, then came out days later to self-servingly acquiesce to the fact that he was “offered” $40 Million, then later $80 Million USD. […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State said Monday that he was offered $80million bribe to drop his objection to the settlement of the $418million judgment debts purportedly owed by states and their local governments in securing the Paris Club refunds. He told PREMIUM TIMES in an exclusive interview that he was offered the money after […]
Continue ReadingA PART OF ME IS GONE! With gratitude to the Supreme Being for a life well spent, I announce the passing on of my beloved husband, Comrade Yinka Odumakin to the great beyond after a brief illness. The sad event happened this morning (Saturday, 3/4/2021) at the intensive care unit of LASUTH where he was […]
Continue ReadingA member of Nigerian House of Representatives representing Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency of Plateau State, Haruna Maitala and three others died in an accident. Haruna was travelling Friday, April 2, from Abuja to Jos, for his son’s wedding, slated to hold today, April 3. He was travelling alongside one of his sons, Jafaru Maitala, and […]
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