Key actors in the academia and the private sector have commended Omoniyi Ibietan for his efforts at establishing how political conversations on various platforms, especially the social media, influence voters’ behaviour and ultimately impact election outcomes in Nigeria. At the book reading and further reviews of Mr Ibietan’s ‘Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social Demography and … Read more
The House of Representatives Committees on Petroleum Downstream and Midstream have asked security agencies to go after oil marketers sabotaging the sector. The chairpersons of the committees, Ikenga Ugochinyere (PDP, Imo) and Odianosen Okojie (APC, Edo), made the call on Wednesday during a joint briefing in Abuja. Mr Ugochiyere, who is the chairman of the … Read more
Nigeria’s leading investigative newspaper, PREMIUM TIMES, has written to President Bola Tinubu, asking him to order the prosecution of some officials of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) indicted for accepting bribes to the tune of N12 billion while sabotaging government policies. In the letter dated 12 March, PREMIUM TIMES told Mr Tinubu that seven top … Read more
Gunmen have abducted a fast-rising Nigerian singer, Gnewzy, real name Emuemu Goodnews, in Delta State. The kidnappers are demanding $200,000 (over N220 million) as ransom. The singer, who signed on to Eric Many Records in December 2023 and is famous for his ‘Sneakers’ single, was abducted in the early hours of Monday. The record label, … Read more
The immediate-past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has denied paying $720,000 from the state treasury for his children’s tuition fees. The chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede, on Tuesday, accused Mr Bello of stealing the funds while his administration was coming to an end to pay his children’s education … Read more
The President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Festus Osifo, has said that the much-awaited new minimum wage may not be announced on 1 May.Mr Osifo said this while speaking with journalists on Friday in Abuja. ”The negotiation by the Tripartite Committee is still ongoing. If you remember, the TUC earlier submitted N447,000 … Read more
Three persons have been reported killed and eight others abducted by bandits in two attacks reported in Kaduna State on Monday and Tuesday. The abductions happened at Unguwan Habuja, a village in Kakangi ward of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state, where two persons were also reported killed. The village lies about three … Read more
At least 15 persons were reported killed on Thursday by armed men in two communities in Bokkos and Mangu local government areas of Plateau State. Among the dead is a 200-level Computer Science student of Plateau State University in Bokkos. Sources informed our correspondents that the armed men attacked Tilengpat and Butura while residents were … Read more
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has asked Yahaya Bello, a former governor of Kogi State, to turn himself in to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He said in a statement on Thursday that the EFCC has statutory powers “to invite any person of interest to interact with … Read more
Fresh facts have emerged on how the management of the National Universities Commission (NUC) appears to have ignored the retirement notice submitted by the Director of Private Universities Establishment, Constance Goddy-Nnadi. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mrs Goddy-Nnady rejected the agency’s directive to retire and that she chose to quit the service in July instead. … Read more
