The senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, on Friday recalled how former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Coomasie, ordered his arrest and signed his detention order in Kirikiri Prison, Lagos, in 1995. However, he said they later became friends after his release from detention. Mr. Sani, a pro-democracy activist before…

The power minister, Babatunde Fashola, has defended his directives to electricity regulators to ensure electricity distributors are more responsive to customers' yearnings. In a statement he personally signed, sent to PREMIUM TIMES by his aides, Mr Fashola also criticised an official who wrote defending the electricity distributors (DISCOS). PREMIUM TIMES…

The 'Our Water, Our Right Coalition,' a civil society-led advocacy, has commended the 23 members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) who wrote a letter of solidarity siding with Lagos citizens in their struggle against water privatisation. A similar letter of support - which made…

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About 20 per cent of Nigerians are "at risk from one form of flooding or another," the National Economic Council (NEC) was told on Thursday. The NEC, led by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, comprises the 36 state governors and the Abuja minister. At the Thursday meeting held in Abuja, the…

A member of the National Executive Committee of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Issa Aremu, has formally declared to run for 2019 governorship election in Kwara State. Mr Aremu, who is also the General Secretary of Textile Workers Union, said he will be running under the flag of Labour Party…

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Wednesday nominated Munirudeen Atanda as its candidate for the governorship election in Osun State. According to a statement made available to PREMIUM TIMES, Mr Atanda, from Iwo in Osun West senatorial district, emerged from a state congress of the party held at the party's…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday stated the importance of the International Criminal Court, ICC, saying it is essential for international accountability. Mr Buhari stated this in his keynote speech to mark the 20th anniversary of the court in the Hague, Netherlands. "A strong and effective ICC has the potential to…

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and Minister of State, Aviation, Hadi Sirika, to commence the process of repatriating Nigerians who travelled to Russia for the FIFA 2018 World Cup and got stranded after the competition. The Presidency said Nigerian football fans got stranded…

The management of Oando PLC has cleared the air on a court judgment by London Court of international, saying the judgment does not concern the oil giant. The company said it is not involved in the case and ruling made on July 6, 2018 by the London Court of International…

A former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, may regain his freedom as a Federal High Court Judge, Ijeoma Ojukwu, on Monday formally endorsed the bail application granted him on July 2. However, the federal government may disobey the bail order by the court as it has done on previous occasions…

The Presidency has released details of the Buhari administration's response to insecurity across the country. President Muhammad Buhari has been widely criticised for his seeming poor handling of incessant killings in many states. Hundreds have been killed mostly in northern states so far in 2018 in attacks blamed on herdsmen,…

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda Resource Centre (HEDA), a non-governmental organisation, has asked the Inspector-General of Police to conduct an urgent and thorough investigation into the allegations of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate forgery against Kemi Adeosun, Nigeria’s finance minister. In a petition to the IGP and signed…

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https://youtu.be/u7gTVVr8TME VIDEO: A party agent seen sharing N5, 000 to voters in Igbemo #EkitiDecides2018 #SnapAndSend @ptcij @CDDWestAfrica pic.twitter.com/B3rk88BRei — Premium Times (@PremiumTimesng) July 14, 2018 VIDEO: A party agent seen sharing N5, 000 to voters in Igbemo #EkitiDecides2018 #SnapAndSend @ptcij @CDDWestAfrica pic.twitter.com/9oomW1EMRO — Premium Times (@PremiumTimesng) July 14, 2018

Nigeria's embattled finance minister, Kemi Adeosun, has been elected chairperson of the board of the African Export-Import Bank amid a certificate scandal she has faced in the last one week. Mrs Adeosun was elected during the annual general meeting of AFREXIMBANK in Abuja. The bank, which is celebrating its 25th…

The secretary-general of the Pan African Writers Association of Ghana, Atukwei Okai, is dead. He died at the Korle Bu Teaching hospital Accra Ghana on Friday after a short illness, family sources and associates say. He was 77. Mr Okai, a professor noted for his excellent poetry recitation is believed…

A former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, says stronger leadership is critical to the economic development of the African continent. Mr Obasanjo said this on Friday at the ongoing 2018 Afreximbank Annual Meetings in Abuja. He said Africa had the human, mineral, and capital resources as well as strong institutions…

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is to meet with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta on Saturday ahead of the 2019 polls. The National Chairman of the PDP, Uche Secondus, made this known in Abeokuta while addressing journalists after a meeting between the executive…

A presidential aide has announced that a former chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Sheriff, has been appointed the Director-General of Buhari 2019 Presidential Support Committee. The committee is different from Buhari Campaign Organisation (BCO) which recently appointed Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as its Director-General and…



The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has promoted a total of 1,311 staff, an official says. This is made up of 1,291 staff within the rank and file and 20 others converted to officer cadre, John Achema, the spokesperson of the agency said in a statement sent to PREMIUM…