Governor David Umahi says it will be unreasonable for President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime to borrow funds to pay the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) because, according to him, university education is not for every Nigerian. “University education is not for everybody, and that is the truth,” said the Ebonyi governor. Mr Umahi added, “The basic…
The Nigerian government recently released Dariye and a former governor of Taraba State, Jolly Nyame from prison. Aformer governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye, is said to be planning to declare interest to contest the Plateau Central senatorial seat on the platform of the Labour Party (LP). The Plateau State chapter of the party…
“Even though we were sad that our father is no more, we take solace in the fact that people liked him, people loved him.” In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Abayomi Balogun, the first son of the late former Inspector General of Police, Tafa Balogun speaks on his father’s last moments, his contribution to the…
5th of August will remain a memorable day till time fades into eternity. Yesterday was one. It was my birthday and my most precious life’s gifts; family and friends didn’t fail to spring their surprises. It started from my wife and children, and friends followed suit. They succeeded in altering my schedule for the day….
Last week, social media was awash with the video of the policeman, using the flat side of a cutlass to beat a man The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed Police Corporal Okoi Liyomo, who was caught beating a man with a cutlass in Cross River State. Last week, social media was awash with the video…
Sanusi said this on Thursday while speaking at Chapter 7 of the Akinjide Adeosun Foundation (AAF) Leadership Colloquium and Awards. The former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has lamented the worsening insecurity and economic situation in Nigeria, saying the current state of the country is worse than what it was in 2015 when the…
The youngest candidate in the Osun 2022 governorship election and the candidate of the Young Progressives Party, Bayonle mentioned that he has no regret over the outcome of the election despite garnering a total vote of 1303 across the state. He described the election as a race favorable to candidates who could break banks not…
He added that the LP presidential candidate would be held responsible if anything happened to him. Apopular columnist, Sam Omatseye, has alleged that supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, are issuing death threats against him over his recent article. He said this in a tweet on Tuesday, urging Obi to caution his…
President Muhammadu Buhari says that the nation’s security forces have been given full freedom to deal with the terrorists and bandits wreaking havoc in the country. Buhari was reacting to a series of attacks and killings by terrorists in the Federal Capital Territory, Sokoto, Kaduna and Plateau states. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to…
The Federal Government has explained that it approved the purchase of ten vehicles at N1,145,000,000 for the Niger Republic to enhance its security as it relates to Nigeria. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents after the week’s hybrid Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided…