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Evans: Police promotes Abba Kyari, Kolo, 56 others
The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of Abba Kyari, Yusuf Kolo and 56 others for the roles they played in the arrest of Chukwudumuje Onuoamadike, aka Evans and his gang. Their promotion is part of the special…
Omo-Agege secures court order to prevent police, DSS from arresting him
A high court sitting in Abuja has granted Ovie Omo-Agege, senator representing Delta central, an interim order restraining the police, Department of Sate Service (DSS) and other law enforcement bodies from arresting him. Omo-Agege…
Scandal: Gov. Okowa, Sister, SSG, Others Embroiled In N13.6bn Secretariat Complex Fraud
Delta state Governor, Mr. Ifeanyi Okowa, his sister, Ivana Shenton, Secretary to the State Government, (SSG), Festus Ovie Agas, Commissioner for Special Duties, Government House, Asaba, Henry Sakpra, a former Zenith Bank manager,…
Why OAU sex-for-mark professor hasn’t been sacked – VC
The Vice Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, has confirmed the suspension of Prof. Richard Akindele, for allegedly demanding sex from a Post Graduate student, Miss. Monica Osetobe…
Buhari said a lot of Nigerian youths, not all, are lazy – Presidency
The Presidency on Thursday explained that President Muhammadu Buhari did not refer to all Nigerian youths as lazy in a statement he made on Wednesday during the question and answer section of the Commonwealth Business Forum in London.…
Court Sacks Delta Deputy Speaker Over Falsification Of NECO Certificate
A Delta High Court sitting in Kwale, has sacked the deputy speaker of the State House of Assembly and member representing Ndokwa East constituency, Mr. Friday Osanebi, over allegations that the NECO certificate he submitted to the…
Buhari’s NPC nominee remanded in prison over N182m fraud
Saadu Alanamu, a nominee as commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC), has been remanded in prison over an alleged N182m fraud. Alanamu was among the 23 nominees forwarded to the senate for confirmation by President…
JUST IN: Senate summons IGP, DSS DG over mace theft
The senate has summoned Ibrhaim Idris, the inspector-general of police; and Lawan Daura, the director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS) over the theft of the senate mace. The mace was stolen on Wednesday by some thugs…
Police return stolen mace to senate
The mace of the upper legislative chamber which was stolen by suspected thugs on Wednesday has been returned. Uche Anichukwu, spokesman of deputy senate president Ike Ekweremadu, made this known in a statement on Thursday. Joshak…
EXCLUSIVE: Security agencies complicit in theft of Senate mace
The theft of the Senate mace by suspected thugs was, at best, carried out with the connivance of security agencies, and likely sponsored and carried out by security agents, PREMIUM TIMES can reveal.The robbery, executed in the full…
BREAKING: Biafra protesters storm CHOGM as Buhari meets the Queen
Some Biafran protesters are currently demonstrating at the Pall Mall Street, Westminster, about 650 metres from Buckingham Palace as President Muhammadu Buhari meet British Prime minister Theresa May, Queen Elizabeth II, and other…
BREAKING: Frozen Account: EFCC Floors Fayose At Appeal Court
The Court of appeal sitting in Ado Ekiti has allowed the appeal filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against the judgment of Justice Taiwo. O Taiwo of Federal High Court, Ado Ekiti division. Recalled that the upon the…
Thugs who stole senate mace arrested
There was pandemonium at the Nigerian National Assembly yesterday when thugs working for the suspended senate member Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, invaded the senate chamber and made away with the Senate Mace. According to reports reaching…
EFCC Investigates Sen. Kwankwaso Over Diversion Of N3.08bn LGs’ Funds
A former governor of Kano State currently serving in the Senate on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Rabiu Kwankwaso is under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC over an…
No legislative house can suspend member – Femi Falana
Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has described as illegal and unconstitutional, the suspension of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege by the Senate. He said no legislative house has the power to remove or suspend any of its member. Falana said:…
I was abducted at national assembly – Lagos Senator
Senator Solomon Adeola (Lagos West) aka Yayi yesterday relived his ordeal in the hands of the thugs that invaded the Senate. He said: “It is a horrible experience. I have never witnessed something like this. I arrived at the…
Fresh crisis over tenure extension in APC
There is no let up in the plan of the John Odigie-Oyegun-led National Working Committee (NWC) the All Progressive Congress (APC) to elongate its tenure, it was learnt yesterday. The NWC is working covertly towards extending its…
Good news for HIV patients as scientists develop ‘highly active’ antiviral drug
The Russian Central Research Institute of Epidemiology has reportedly developed a new gene therapy medicine for people who have HIV. Anna Popova, head of the federal health and epidemic watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, made this known on…
Nigerians blame Saraki, Senate for thugs’ invasion
Nigerians on Wednesday took a swipe at Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the red chamber for the attack by hoodlums said to loyal to suspended Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege. The thugs on Wednesday morning invaded the Senate presided over by…
BREAKING: Police recover stolen Senate mace
The Nigerian police say they have recovered the mace that was stolen from the Senate on Wednesday.According to a statement signed by the deputy public relations officer in the police headquarters, Aremu Adeniran, and sent to PREMIUM…
Senate confirms Buhari’s nominees to head NHRC, NERC
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Anthony Ojukwu as the Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The confirmation was made after the Senate considered a report from the Chairman of the Senate Committee on…
FG orders probe of senate invasion
The federal government has ordered a probe of the invasion of the senate on Wednesday. Lai Mohammed, minister of information, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja. The statement said the government received the report of…
BREAKING: I’ve left police custody – Omo-Agege
Ovie Omo-Agege, the senator who allegedly led unidentified persons to the upper legislative chamber to seize the mace, says he has left the custody of the police. He was arrested when he returned to the senate after accompanying the…
BREAKING: OAU suspends sex-for-mark professor indefinitely
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has suspended Prof. Richard Akindele, whose telephone conversation in which he demanded for sex from a female student was recorded and released on social media.A member of the…