The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been grilling a former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, for the last one week for allegedly receiving N85m from embattled former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) Read More…

The Women Advocacy Research and Development Centre (WARDC) on Thursday gave Senator Dino Melaye from Kogi State, three days to apologise to Senator Oluremi Tinubu over his verbal assault against the senator from Lagos central. Read More…

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, approved the recommendation of the Committee investigating Defence Equipment Procurement from 2007 to 2015, for further investigation of those involved, after the committee found a number of irregularities in the contract awards. Read More…

The Department of State Services has arrested Alhaja Moroophat Onikoro, the wife of a former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, who has been in the United States since June, 2015. Read More…

Dino Melaye, the senator of the ruling All Progressives Congress representing Kogi West, has confirmed his reported clash with Oluremi Tinubu, the senator representing Lagos central, during senate’s closed-door session on Tuesday. Read More…

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has advised Aisha, President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife to drop the threat to sue him for defamation of character, saying by virtue of Section 308 of the constitution, he remained immune from legal attacks until the end of his tenure. Read More…

SIX persons, including four policemen and two kidnappers, were killed on Tuesday in Ubima, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State in a gun duel between the two groups. Read More…

As part of its ongoing prosecution of the war against corruption, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was on Wednesday said to have sealed off a fuel station purportedly belonging to the Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose. Read More…

Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state, has described Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi west senatorial district at the national assembly, as a “disgrace to the senate”. Read More…

Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (APC – Sokoto North Senatorial District) on Wednesday says his attention has been drawn to a “false and malicious story published by an online newspaper that a series of meetings were held in his residence to strategize on the impeachment proceedings of President Muhammadu Buhari.” Read More…

The High Court of Justice, Ikole Ekiti Division , has removed the Owa of Odo Ayedun Ekiti, Oba Ilesanmi Ajibade over gross abuse of tradition in his selection process. Read More…

The All Progressives Congress APC has formally reacted to reports alleging that the Senate is contemplating to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari, describing the purported move as ‘a huge joke taken too far’. Read More…

Two senators from Lagos State, Messrs Olugbenga Ashafa and Solomon Adeola on Wednesday, condemned the alleged verbal assault on their colleague, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, by Senator Dino Melaye, during an executive session within the Senate chamber on Tuesday. Read More…

The Senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Sen. Hamman Misau, on Wednesday criticised his colleagues for disclosing issues discussed at executive sessions to newsmen. Read More…

The Federal Government has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service to write to federal, state and local government institutions and agencies to henceforth include the return of diplomatic passports as part of the conditions for payment of retirement and severance benefits. Read More…

The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) spokesman Francis Enobore announced that the Controller-General of the NPS, Ja’afaru Ahmed, “approved the retirement of a Deputy Controller-General and Assistant Controller-General” following an “emergency meeting” allegedly held on June 27th, 2016. Read More…

Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber broke into an uproar today with some members threatening President Muhammad Buhari with impeachment, and Dino Melaye threatening to ‘impregnate’ Remi Tinubu, the wife of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader. Read More…

The trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, alongside two others on char ges of forgery of Senate Standing Orders 2015, was stalled before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Jabi, Abuja, on Monday. Read More…

Five persons were confirmed dead in an auto accident yesterday night in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. Read More…

United States Ambassador James Entwistle is expected to testify before the House of Representatives panel probing the allegation of sexual misconduct against three lawmakers on Thursday. Read More…

Some Nigerian lawyers worked extensively with the infamous Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, helping the company to incorporate shell entities and sell secrecy in Nigeria, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today. Read More…

Anita Oyakilome, the ex-wife of the founder of Christ Embassy Church, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has warned Christians to beware of what she called ‘fake soul-winning pastors’ Read More…

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, drove fear into kidnappers, cultists and other gangsters in the state recently when he personally led security chiefs to demolish their identified hideouts in Port Harcourt and Obio Akpor local government areas. Read More…

About 10 persons were reportedly killed in clashes between suspected Fulani herdsmen and farmers in two communities in Niger State. Read More…