2019

Following the recent promotion of some senior officers, the Nigerian Army has released the postings and appointments of the officers to various military formations across the country. Colonel Sagir Musa, Acting Director Army Public…

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of being religiously biased and lopsided in his appointments. CAN President, Rev Dr. Samson Ayokunle made the claim while declaring that the body has lost…

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Monday dismissed a suit seeking an order compelling the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Governor Abdullahii Umar Ganduje for allegedly receiving bribe from a contractor.…

Organised labour in Ogun on Monday threatened to begin a two-day warning strike if its demand for a negotiation committee on the minimum wage is not met by the state government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigeria…

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has reacted to the re-arrest of Omoyele Sowore, convener of the RevolutionNow Movement by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, at an Abuja Federal High Court. The group says it was…

Sources familiar with the continued incarceration of Omoyele Sowore have told PREMIUM TIMES the Nigerian activist was questioned earlier this week over purported ties to Boko Haram and other outlawed groups. Terrorism allegations were the…

The Ogun State Police Command, on Sunday, said it had arrested three members of a robbery syndicate for allegedly dispossessing patients at a private hospital on Omolaja Odunbaku Street, Oremeji, Ibafo, in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government…

Barring any last-minute change, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is billed to assent to the 2020 Appropriation Bill on Tuesday. The PUNCH reliably learnt from National Assembly sources on Sunday that the Presidency…

Fans and well-wishers of actress and singer, Angela Okorie, have continued to expressed worry after reports that the actress was allegedly shot by armed robbers. The disturbing incident reportedly happened when the singer was on her way…

Ethnic Fulani herders, besieged by a spate of armed attacks targeting their cattle, pursued Boko Haram, sparking a fierce gunfight outside Fuhe village, near Ngala close to the border with Cameroon. “The insurgents killed 19 of the…