Nigeria’s Accountant-General, Ahmed Idris, has been arrested over alleged money laundering and diversion of public funds, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report. Those familiar with the development said Mr Idris was intercepted in Kano by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Read more…
The father of late Deborah, Emmanuel Garba, has revealed that he paid N120,000 to the one driver who agreed to convey the remains of his daughter who was killed by a mob over an alleged blasphemous statement in Sokoto last Read more…
Unidentified gunmen on Sunday allegedly killed two military men in a shoot out at 3-3 estate, Nkwelle Ezunaka near Onitsha, Anambra State. A resident of the area who does not want his name in print said that the gunmen shot Read more…
Russia has reiterated its warning to Finland and Sweden over joining NATO after the neighboring Nordic countries confirmed their intentions to join the military alliance. According to Russian state news agency Tass, the Kremlin’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that Read more…
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban in a speech to lawmakers has accused Brussels of power abuse and has also pledged to resist the EU’s agenda of “gender madness and a liberal Europe.” On Monday, Orban took his oath of office Read more…
Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, on Sunday warned those fanning embers of war on ethic and religious grounds in the country to desist from such acts, but quickly insisted that the South-West zone would resist any attempt Read more…
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Mr. Peter Obi, has attributed the current insecurity in Nigeria to poverty, saying if elected president, he would provide job opportunities for unemployed graduates as a means of tackling the problem. He made Read more…
The gunmen who attacked a Kaduna-bound train in March have released one of the passengers they abducted on what they claim was compassionate ground. Daily Nigerian newspaper is reporting that the woman, whose name was not given, was released because Read more…
Forum of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Vice Chairmen yesterday urged Nigerians to engage in the democratic process of taking back power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 polls. The forum made the declaration at its maiden meeting Read more…
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has expressed sadness over the spate of killings and other forms of criminalities in the South-east, Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State said on Saturday. The governor said Mr Read more…
Governor of Rivers State and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to stamp out banditry in the first six months of his presidency. He assured that if elected president, his administration would provide the logistics and gadgets Read more…
Former Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, yesterday, promised to restructure the country if elected president. Saraki, who made the promise in Benin when he met with the Edo State delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party to canvass for their votes ahead Read more…