PREMIUM TIMES’ journalist Majeed Bakare has been selected for the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Journalism Fellowship, an initiative spearheaded by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) in partnership with Co-Develop.Mr Bakare, who covers the Nigeria’ National Assembly, was selected alongside 44 journalists from 45 news media organisation in four countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, … Read more
Dangote Refinery on Sunday said it sells its petrol at N960 per litre into ships and N990 per litre into trucks. The company’s Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. The company made this known in reaction to a claim by the marketers that the refinery’s prices … Read more
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested 130 suspects comprising 113 foreign nationals (87 males and 26 females), primarily of Chinese and Malaysian origin, and their 17 Nigerian collaborators (4 males and 13 females) for their alleged involvement in high-level cybercrimes, hacking, and activities that threaten national security. This strategic operation was conducted through a coordinated … Read more
Wizkid’s ‘Joro’ has achieved an impressive milestone, with 500,000 units sold since its release in September 2019. This remarkable achievement has earned it the prestigious Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The RIAA Gold® and Platinum® awards signify outstanding achievements in sales and on-demand streams generated through legitimate digital and physical … Read more
The South African Department of Home Affairs has announced actions to be taken against Chidimma Adetshina, the winner of Miss Universe Nigeria 2024, and her mother, after nearly three months of investigation. In August, PREMIUM TIMES reported that the department investigated Ms Adetshina’s citizenship status and her mother’s fraud and identity theft. Ms Adetshina faced … Read more
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed a suit filed against President Bola Tinubu and others over the appointment of Chiedu Ebie as Chairman, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that others joined in the suit were the Senate President, the Attorney-General of the Federation, the NDDC … Read more
The police have charged a member of the House of Representatives, Alex Ikwechegh, who was caught on camera assaulting a Bolt driver. He was arraigned before a magistrate’s court in Kuje, Abuja, on Wednesday. The lawmaker faces three counts of assault and threat to life. He pleaded not guilty to all three counts on Wednesday. … Read more
Airtel Africa posted an after-tax profit of $79 million for the half-year ended 30 September 2024, marking a 726.3 per cent increase over its bottom line for the same period of last year, when the wireless service provider incurred a net loss of $13 million. Its unaudited results for the period released on Friday indicated … Read more
Residents of many neighbourhoods in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, and other towns in the state have been thrown into darkness as electric poles were destroyed by a dangerous rainstorm witnessed in the state on Friday evening. The communities that are affected are Ajebamidele, Omisanjana, Atlas, all in Ado Ekiti, and other towns such as Ikere … Read more
Actress Faithia Balogun’s proactive decision to create a biopic film, like her colleagues who have successful ones such as ‘King of Thieves’, ‘Lisabi: The Uprising’, ‘Ayinla’, ‘Bashorun Gaa’, and others, has been criticised. The biopic ‘Efunroye: The Unicorn’, which focuses on Efunroye Tinubu, a powerful Yoruba merchant and slave trader from pre-colonial and colonial Nigeria, … Read more
