Mr Mamman’s case has brought renewed attention to how public officers’ conduct in office has deepened Nigeria’s long-running power crisis. When the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced the re-arrest of the fleeing former Minister of Power Saleh Mamman in May, the news Read more…
President Bola Tinubu has hailed the rescue of 308 Nigerians abducted in separate attacks in Kwara and Niger states, describing the operation as evidence of growing synergy among the country’s security agencies. Of those rescued, 163 were abducted from Woro Read more…
The Nigerian Army has placed a combined N60m bounty on two top leaders of the Islamic State West Africa Province, including the group’s governor, Abu Musa Al-Mangawi Baa Shuwa, and his deputy, Muhammad Jidda, after declaring them wanted over their Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Three children have been confirmed dead, while another is battling for survival at an alleged Ezenwanyi shrine in Umuoduba Village, Ideani, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The Anambra State Police Command disclosed that the Read more…
The Nigeria Police Force has reaffirmed its commitment to due process, institutional discipline and the rule of law amid the controversy surrounding social media influencer Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, and the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Read more…
“I had to pay N400 million for the facilitation of that project to show my strength that I would be able to handle the project. At the same time, he (Adeyemi) said it would fast-track the mobilisation for the contract.” Read more…
Witnesses told PREMIUM TIMES that the incident occurred on Sunday morning at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Inoyi, in Affa, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, have invaded a Catholic Church in Enugu State and Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Anambra Police Operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad(RRS)Awkuzuduring a coordinated operation arrested thirty eight year old Dauda Mohamed, a suspected member of a notorious kidnapping syndicate in Kogi State. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Read more…
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to order the reopening of files on unresolved assassinations and extrajudicial killings across the country, warning that Nigeria risks institutionalising a culture of impunity if perpetrators of violent crimes continue to Read more…
The Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that insecurity, hunger and poverty are harassing Nigerians under President Bola Tinubu’s administration Obi said people were being harassed by the worsening situation in Read more…
The Nigerian Army has commenced an investigation into the leakage of a classified Department of State Services intelligence report warning of planned attacks by suspected Boko Haram insurgents and bandits in parts of Adamawa and Borno states. Findings by The PUNCH revealed Read more…
Fresh details emerged on Wednesday in the House of Representatives’ investigation into the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, as the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, admitted that her office failed to carry out Read more…