Iran’s UN Mission says the Islamic Republic has “concluded” its retaliatory attack on Israel after it launched dozens of drones and missiles on Sunday. PREMIUM TIMES reported that Iran launched the drones and missiles from Iranian territory towards Israel in what Tehran said was in retaliation for the Israeli attack on an Iranian consulate in Syria on … Read more
Fuji music maestro Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, aka Kwam 1, has finally addressed the allegations levelled against him by his ex-drummer Kunle Ayanlowo of 32 years, who accused him of mistreating and enslaving him. In an infamous interview published on Agbaletu TV on YouTube, Mr Ayanlowo, who played the talking drum for Kwam 1 between 1990-2022, accused … Read more
From Nnamdi Kanu’s startling comment on insecurity to the killing of two police operatives in Imo State, top stories from Nigeria’s South-east within the past week focused more on insecurity in the region. I haven’t received salary as governor, my wife has no official car – Nigerian governor The week began with a shocking remark … Read more
The claim by a senator, Abdul Ningi, that over N53 billion worth of projects in the 2024 Appropriations Act are without a specific location, is true, a check by PREMIUM TIMES has revealed. The suspended lawmaker, who represents Bauchi Central Senatorial District, recently accused the leadership of the Senate of fraudulently smuggling projects into the … Read more
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Friday described the increase in the price of sachet water in the country as unacceptable and unfair. The FCCPC acting Executive Vice-Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Adamu Abdullahi, disclosed this while speaking at an event to commemorate the 2024 World Consumer Rights Day in Abuja on Friday. The … Read more
For the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Olalekan Balogun, who breathed his last in the evening of Thursday, 14 March, at the famous University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo state, the journey to stardom started in childhood with a clear cut vision to acquire education as one of the prerequisites for a purposeful life. Right … Read more
Following the death of the late Olubadan of Ibadan land, Lekan Balogun, on Thursday, Olalekan Olakulehin, the Balogun of Ibadanland and leader of the ‘military line’ in the Olubadan system is now next in line to ascend the throne. According to the Olubadan chieftaincy declaration, succession and elevation to the throne are achieved through promotion, … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Temitope Ilori to serve as the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) for an initial term of four years, spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale wrote in a Thursday statement. Mr Ngelale described Ms Ilori as a senior lecturer in the Department of Community Medicine … Read more
A prosecution witness, on Monday, detailed how former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele, who who is standing trial on fraud and corruption charges, allegedly awarded 45 contracts, cumulatively worth billions of naira, to family members, including his wife, Margaret Emefiele, and associates. Agboro Michael, an ICPC investigator, identified April 1616 Investment Limited, … Read more
A rights campaigner, Olukoya Ogungbeje, on Monday, filed a suit before a Federal High Court Lagos, against telecommunications companies in Nigeria, challenging the recent barring of phone lines of citizens. NAN reports that the applicant joined as respondents to his suit, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Aminu Mada, and … Read more
