Category: News
Army set to hold private burial for 100 soldiers killed by Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army has organised a private burial for over 100 officers and soldiers killed during terrorist attacks on Nigerian Army 157 Task Force Ba [...]
Buhari excludes South South, South East from EFCC board
There was a rowdy session in the Senate on Tuesday over the four members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission nominated by President Muhamm [...]
Buhari, Atiku Abubakar, Oby Ezekwesili sign peace pact
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress as well as the Presidential Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Par [...]
EFCC releases Tunde Ayeni after grilling him over 2015 election funds
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released Tunde Ayeni, former chairman of Skye Bank Plc, after questioning him over 2015 electi [...]
Nigerian army has committed war crimes against humanity, says ICC
The International Criminal Court (ICC) says Nigerian security forces (NSF) have committed war crimes against humanity. The ICC said it has received a [...]
Spokesman Buhari campaign organization, Keyamo, gets board appointment
The senate has confirmed Festus Keyamo, the spokesman of the President Muhammadu Buhari 2019 campaign, as a board member of the Nigeria Deposit Insura [...]
Abdulaziz wins award for exposing Adeosun’s fake NYSC certificate
Premium Times associate editor, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz has won the Wole Soyinka award for investigative journalist of the year. He also won the investiga [...]
Sowore’s party, AAC demands inclusion in presidential debate
The African Action Congress (AAC) has demanded explanation for its exclusion from the vice-presidential and presidential debates. AAC was missing in t [...]
Sowore, Duke excluded from BON, NEDG presidential debate
Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) have named five political party to participate in 2019 vice [...]
TIME magazine honours journalists, a newspaper as its 2018 persons of the year
TIME magazine has recognized journalists, including the slain Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi, as its 2018 Person of the Year in what it said was an e [...]