The lady, who was assaulted, has stated that she doesn’t want the case to be swept under the carpet. A man identified as Atari, is currently under investigation by the Police after he hired members of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) to beat his ex-girlfriend and her brother to a pulp. The victim, Tope Segun,…
The Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, known as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly identified as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, launched an attack on Kwari, a town in the Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State. Geidam is the council area of the immediate former Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area Command II, has confiscated a bullion van filled up with 12 bags of 50kg of smuggled foreign parboiled rice. The van, with registration number FKJ 993 BZ was impounded alongside the sum of N24,489,500.00 belonging to the Abeokuta branch of Access Bank. The Customs Area Controller, Olusola Alade,…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raided the headquarters of the Dangote Group in connection with an ongoing investigation into forex allocations in the country. Sources told PREMIUM TIMES that on arrival at the headquarters of one of Africa’s largest conglomerates in Lagos, the EFCC operatives demanded documents relating to the allocation…
Prosecutors in Manhattan, United States, have revealed criminal charges against Odogwu Banye Mmobuosi, a Nigerian fintech businessman who recently attempted to acquire Premier League club Sheffield United. They said the 45-year-old lied to investors about his company’s finances. Mmobuosi, the former co-chief executive officer of Tingo Group (TIO.O), was charged with securities fraud, making false…
The Nigerian Association of Manitoba has expressed sorrow over the death of Afolabi Stephen, a 19-year-old Nigerian who lost his life at the hands of policemen on December 31, 2023. Though the details of his death are still sketchy, the Winnipeg, Manitoba Police Department, in a statement posted on its website via Winnipeg.ca, said its…
Johann Rupert, a South African billionaire businessman, has emerged as the richest man in Africa, displacing Aliko Dangote as the continent’s wealthiest, according to a list published by Forbes Magazine. Nigerian billionaires Rabiu Abdulsamad and Mike Adenuga have lost their spots in the billionaire rankings released by the financial magazine. In the list, the Forbes…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has refuted rumours about its intention to raise the price of petrol to N1,200 per litre. Reports emerged on Wednesday that NNPC will announce a new increase in the price of fuel across the country. But reacting to the report, which has generated mixed reactions, NNPC said there…
The Nigerian Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has announced that the passport application automation process will begin operation on January 8, 2024. He added that Nigerians will be able to apply and complete their passport application process online without human contact. Tunji-Ojo, who was speaking during the inspection of facilities of the Nigeria Immigration Service…
The family of the deceased are seeking answers regarding what happened to the young Nigerian. A 19-year-old Nigerian student has being shot dead by Police operatives in Canada, who received a distress call that a young man was acting erratically. The student who was identified as Afolabi Stephen Opaso, was shot dead on the 31st…
The Senate has called upon the nation’s security chiefs to appear before them in response to the recent spate of killings in Plateau State. Those invited include the Chief of Army staff; Taoreed Lagbaja; Chief of Air Staff; Hassan Abubakar; the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi; and the Inspector-General of Police,…
The commission stated that the accident was a lone accident.The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has confirmed that six people lost their lives in a ghastly road accident that occured on Friday morning at Jekadefari in Gombe State. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the state sector commander of FRSC,…
The Southern Nigeria Christian Association has conveyed its indignation and outrage regarding the mass killing of numerous Plateau State residents on Christmas Eve. Armed men had stormed Plateau communities as they were preparing for Christmas and killed over 100 people, with hundreds of houses destroyed. In a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday, the…
The monarch added that the late governor was a courageous leader whose legacy would never be forgotten. Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has described the demise of Ondo State Governor, Gov Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as a huge loss to the Yoruba race and Nigeria as a whole. The popular monarch said this in a statement…
President Bola Tinubu has strongly condemned the heinous and brutal attacks in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State, which resulted in the tragic loss of over sixty lives on Christmas Eve, December 24. A statement released by Ajuri Ngelali, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, states that the President has…
Godwin Emefiele, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has been released from the Kuje Correctional Centre upon satisfying the conditions of his bail. According to The PUNCH, it was learned that Emefiele was released on Friday, December 22 2023. The spokesperson for the Kuje Correctional Centre, FCT, Adamu Duza, confirmed the development…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken down an Instagram post that quoted former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, discussing money laundering charges filed against her. The social media post earlier seen by our correspondent claimed that the former minister spoke in an interview with journalists in the United Kingdom. However, further…
Somtochukwu Okwuoha, a 26-year-old Nigerian Master’s student at Dundee University in Scotland, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for issuing terrorism threats against the school’s staff and students, as reported by the BBC on Friday. Okwuoha, an international energy studies student, will also be deported after a Peth Sheriff Court found him guilty…
The association described the discount offered by the government as a dawn of ‘Renewed Hope’ of the Luxury bus industry and their passengers. The Association of Luxury Bus Owners of Nigeria (ALBON) has commended the Tinubu-led administration for the 50% discount on bus fares for passengers travelling by road. This was contained in a statement…
Mel Stride is a British politician who has held the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions position since October 2022. He is a member of the Conservative Party and has represented Central Devon as a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2010. Details Name: Melvyn John Stride Age: 62 years Wife: Michelle Stride Date of…
