A Magistrate’s Court in Abuja has struck down the criminal proceedings brought by the Special Assistant (Special Duties) to Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, Chinasa Nwaneri, against the Coalition United Political Party (CUPP) spokesperson Ikenga Ugochinyere. The allegations contained…
Police Command in Nasarawa State has confirmed the alleged killing of 27 pastoralists in an ‘airstrike’ in Doma Local Government Area of the country. Ramhan Nansel, the deputy superintendent of police and Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed the development…
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has intensified his drive to increase partnerships with local and multinational companies for direct investment in the state’s economy. A statement by the Spokesman to the Governor, Malam Olawale Rasheed, stated that two…
The first phase of the Lagos Blue rail is sent by President Muhammadu Buhari with fanfare and a speech by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday. The first phase of the 13-kilometer elevated railway network stretches from Marina to Mile 2.…
Ganduje cautioned against news syndrome The President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chris Isiguzo, has charged journalists to live above ground for effective coverage of the country’s general election for the emergence of credible leadership.At the Union’s Special…
At All Progressive Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State has alerted the public to a fake letter circulating on social media claiming that the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Umana Okon Umana, has been suspended. The Chairman of APC in…
• Ortom looking for naira old note extension deadline• The policy is not timely, said Dickson As citizens became agitated over rejecting the old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes before the January 31 deadline, more voices, yesterday, weighed heavily on…
One person died in Jigawa State on Tuesday at a campaign rally of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kazaure Local Government Area of the state. The commissioner of police in the state, Emmanuel Ekot, told PREMIUM TIMES that the…
• Another 26-year-old arraigned for window theft For stealing a trailer load of Softcare diapers valued at N13.5 million, a Lagos Magistrates Court, sitting in Ogba sentenced a 26-year-old man, Henry Chinedu, to four and a half years in prison.…
Aba Women’s War, 1929. The use of the Lewis machine gun to shoot the women was strongly defended by Captain Cornish: “The Lewis gun is a reliable weapon for keeping a distance. The only way to disperse an unruly mob…