THE war of words between the sup­porters of Rivers State governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, and his pre­decessor and Minister of Transpor­tation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, resumed at the weekend. Read More…

THE Indigenous People of Biafra under the leadership of Mr. Nnamdi Kanu has congratulated the British government over the successful referendum which confirmed the country’s exit from European Union (EU). Read More…

Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State governor, has denied a story carried by a national daily (not Independent) on Friday June 24, 2016 alleging that one “Mr Kinsgsely Fubara”, said to be a Director of Finance and Administration, in the state’s Government House, made repeated withdrawals from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Zenith Bank to the tune of N11 billion. Read More…

Power tussle in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepened, yesterday, as the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee dismissed the suspension of the Edo State Executive Committee of the party by the Ali Modu Sheriff  faction. Read More…

President Muhammadu Buhari has offered to  meet personally with governors, elders and other stakeholders in the Niger Delta as part of his efforts towards seeking peace in the region following renewed sabotage of oil and gas installations by militants. Read More…

The Presidency on Saturday said it did not originate the legal battles currently before the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki. Read More…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has frozen five bank accounts traced to a former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, and the two sons of a former Minister of State of Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro. Read More…

President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday held a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Read More…

The Rivers State Government has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to shun partisan politics and operate within the law. Read More…

The suspected mastermind of the 2010 Independence Day bombings, Charles Okah,did not escape from Kuje Prison in Abuja, the Nigerian Prisons Service has told PREMIUM TIMES. Read More…

The Nigeria Army has admitted that its chief, Tukur Buratai, owns assets in Dubai, United Araba Emirate. Read More…

Last week, a Court of Appeal gave a judgment approving the eviction of the debt-ridden publisher from the property. Read More…

Mr. Falana in a press statement on Friday said the alleged funding of Fayose’s election contravenes the Electoral Act and the Money Laundering Act. Read More…

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Tukur Buratai, and his two wives are joint owners of a Dubai property that was paid for in one transaction. Read More…

T.B. Joshua, a ‘prophet’ based in Lagos, Nigeria is said to have predicted the Brexit, which shook the European community. In a video dated 25th December, 2011, Joshua is seen stating: Read More…

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his regret at the resignation of British Prime Minister David Cameron. Read More…

U.S. officials have “solid evidence” of the alleged misconduct Ambassador James Entwistle reported to House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, high-level diplomatic sources have told PREMIUM TIMES. Read More…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday in Kano arrested and detained former Governor of Kebbi State, Saidu Dakingari. Read More…

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Friday summoned top commanders of the service to the Army headquarters for an emergency security meeting especially on the recent allegation that some top officers of the service approached a militant group to solicit support to topple the President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration. Read More…

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday said the Federal Government could only go ahead with the clean up of Ogoniland if the people of the Niger Delta would allow peace to reign. Read More…

The Attorney General of the Federation has reacted to an allegation that his decision to charge the senate president, Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, for allegedly forging the Senate’s rules, is a violation of the principle of separation of powers. Read More…

Hoodlums on Wednesday, murdered a middle-aged salesgirl after raping her in Afiesere community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. Read More…