•Natasha The Say No to Violence in Ebiraland (SNTVE), a leading peace advocacy group in Kogi Central Senatorial District, has strongly condemned the recent armed invasion of the family home of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The group has called on the Inspector General of Police and other security agencies to urgently investigate the inciden...
•Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State Following the denial that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa authorised the petition against a lawyer, Barrister Wale Omolegbon Odusola, on alleged cyberbullying of the governor, the state Commissioner of Police, Wilfred Afolabi has been called upon to investigate the author of the petition. Activist and human r...
Again, some lawmakers in the National Assembly have set up a bribery scheme targeting federal universities and other tertiary institutions in the country. Lawmakers are using intimidation and threats to force the heads of universities to pay N8 million each to approve their allocations in the 2025 budgets, reports PREMIUM TIMES. This newspaper...
In a recently released comprehensive report shared by Smart DNA, a Lagos-based DNA testing centre covering trends in Nigeria from July 2023 to June 2024, it has been revealed that there is a significant increase in DNA tests for immigration purposes, closely aligning with the ongoing “Japa” phenomenon, as more Nigerians seek opportunities abro...
•Investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo Investigative journalist Fisayo Soyombo says he did not carry the Nigerian military along during his recent investigation into crude oil bunkering in the Niger Delta, claiming some security operatives collude with the bunkerers. Soyombo was recently detained by the Nigerian Army for three days, with th...
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has ordered an investigation into allegation of the Nigerian Police Force’s culpability in the deaths and arrests of protesters during the August #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest. Amnesty had in a briefing published a few days ago, accused NPF of “using excessive force against protesters du...
•Fuel depot Despite efforts to expand domestic capacity, there were indications, yesterday, that Nigeria would continue to import Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, in the short and medium term because of the government deregulation policy, the inability of modular refineries to refine petrol, lack of funds and foreign exchange i...
The Confederation of African Football has expressed deep concern over the troubling ordeal faced by Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, at a Libyan airport. The federation highlighted immediate steps to engage both Libyan and Nigerian authorities, following reports that the team and their staff were left stranded under distress...
•Dangote and Kyari Plans have been reached and advanced by the federal government, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL and Dangote Refinery; to make far-reaching changes in Nigeria’s process of lifting and distribution of petrol. Under the current arrangement, the NNPCL allocates crude oil for refining and also undertakes the di...
•Discharged female soldier, Ogunleye Ruth A former female soldier, Private Ruth Ogunleye, who was discharged from service after accusing a senior officer, Colonel I.B. Abdulkareem, of sexual harassment, has appealed to the Nigerian Army to publish the outcome of its investigation into the matter. In January 2024, via her TikTok page, @Ogunleye...

