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
The police in Ebonyi State, south-east Nigeria, say they will investigate some operatives seen in a viral video clip assaulting two yet-to-be-identified men in the state. The police spokesperson in the state, Joshua Ukandu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. The viral video clip In the 30-second clip, seen by PREMIUM TIMES, some armed police operatives, numbering … 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
The immediate past Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Olanrewaju Fagbohun, has said if Nigeria was serious about overcoming her numerous socio-economic and political challenges, 14 areas in Nigeria’s constitution are long due for amendments. Mr Fagbohun, a Professor of Environmental Law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) spoke on Sunday in Lagos as … Read more
A recent report from The Lancet reveals a startling statistic that more than a billion people worldwide are now classified as obese, posing significant health risks. According to The Lancet’s official website on Sunday, the study highlighted a concerning trend, with obesity rates among adults more than doubling since 1990 and quadrupling among children and … Read more
The Nigerian government has paid over $120 million to offset some of the debts owed to the gas companies (GasCos), an official has said. The Director, Decade of Gas Secretariat, Ed Ubong, disclosed this at the ongoing 7th edition of the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES 2024) in Abuja on Thursday. “The arrears gas producers … Read more
Veteran actor Kola Oyewo has recounted battling with prostate enlargement that resulted in him becoming impotent. The Yoruba actor disclosed this in a video interview with Kunle Afod’s YouTube page on Saturday after he (Afod) and actor Peter Fatomilola paid him (Oyewo) a visit. Prostate enlargement is a noncancerous growth of the walnut-sized gland below … Read more
An intense lobbying is ongoing in the highest hierarchy of the Nigerian government as powerful government officials attempt to cover up a multi-billion naira corruption scandal involving senior officials of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), PREMIUM TIMES has gathered. At least 40 NCS personnel, most of them in the services’ highest hierarchy, have been indicted … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has resolved to implement the Stephen Oronsaye report that called for a leaner government by merging some agencies and scrapping some others. The president’s decision was announced by a presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, in a post on X. “Twelve years after the Steve Oronsaye panel submitted its report on restructuring and rationalizing … Read more
