The Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) failed to verify faces of some voters during Saturday’s off-cycle governorship election in Ekiti State. PREMIUM TIMES observed the development in Ikere Ekiti in Okere Ekiti Local Government Area of Ekiti State. At the…
The Assistant Controller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) visited the Kuje Correctional Centre as part of an inquest into the death of Rwandan national Benjamin Relasss, and preliminary findings have pointed to serious negligence on the part of…
Fresh facts have emerged on the harrowing experiences endured by the former Director of Defence Information, Major General Rabe Abubakar (rtd), and his wife, Amina, while in the bush following their abduction by bandits in Katsina State. There have been…
The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of the University of Ibadan (UI) has confirmed the abduction of a 300-level female law student while returning from a religious conference in Imo. The SUG President, Mr Temidayo Adeboye, disclosed in a statement issued…
It is profoundly sad and frightening that bandit/terrorists are winning the war against the Nigerian State and people while our leaders and security personnel watch helplessly. Clearly, there is no Sheriff in town. At the level of symbols, particular notice…
The Nigeria Police Force has invited a former Chairman of the Ogulagha Community, John Babapere, popularly known as “John Bull,” for questioning over allegations bordering on the diversion, misappropriation, and mismanagement of funds belonging to the Ogulagha Host Community Development…
Gunmen attacked the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Monday night, killing two soldiers and a police officer guarding the staff quarters of the institution. Daily Trust…
* Sets up committee for reconciliation of 76 other queries By Henry Umoru ABUJA- The Senate has vacated query of N62.2billion underremittance slammed on the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) by the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation in…
St. Jude Girls Secondary School, Amarata, Bayelsa State, and King Amakree Academy, Rivers State, have emerged champions of the girls’ and boys’ categories, respectively, at the Atlantic Conference of the 26th MILO Basketball Championship. The regional competition, held at the…
The Nigeria Police Force has withdrawn a criminal charge filed against Enugu-based estate developer and businessman, Nebo Kingsley, after an internal investigation reportedly found no evidence linking him to a murder case for which he had been accused. Court documents…