Military authorities are continuing investigations into a foiled coup attempt against President Bola Tinubu’s administration, and PREMIUM TIMES has obtained exclusive details on 16 officers currently detained in connection with the plot.... Read more »
Justice Rita Offili Ajumogobia has ordered that a legal practitioner, Ahmed Abdulrahman and four others be remanded at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Area 10 Abuja till November 10 following their... Read more »
Senator Natasha H. Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, has reignited calls for justice in the tragic case of late Ochanya Ogbanje, the young girl whose death seven years ago sparked nationwide... Read more »
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed the nomination of Bernard Doro as a minister after his screening in plenary on Thursday. President Bola Tinubu had last week sent his name to the Senate... Read more »
There has been renewed outrage on social media as Nigerians call for #JusticeForOchanya, the 13-year-old girl who died after allegedly suffering years of sexual abuse in Benue State. Ochanya, who dreamed of... Read more »
A corps member, Salma Omotara, has accused Zenith Bank Plc of withholding her $500 stipend paid by the National Geographic Society and The Nature Conservancy since November 2022, despite repeated efforts to... Read more »
Kunle Kayode (not real name), an Ondo State resident, has accused Akinlabi Ogunmakinwa, a travel agent, of failing to deliver his Canadian visa or refund his N550,000 payment since 2024. Kayode began... Read more »
Multiple-vehicle crash involving several trucks and a container-laden trailer has caused a fire outbreak and traffic gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, around Kara Bridge inward Mowe, Ogun state today October 30. Confirming... Read more »
The Presidency has expressed delight over the Senate’s confirmation of President Bola Tinubu’s newly appointed service chiefs on Wednesday. In a statement personally signed by Basheer Lado, Special Adviser to the President... Read more »
President Bola Tinubu has approved a 15 percent ad-valorem import duty on diesel and premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol. In a letter dated October 21, 2025, seen by TheCable,... Read more »
The Federal Road Safety Corps and the National Insurance Commission have inaugurated a Joint Task Force to enforce compulsory third-party motor insurance and digitalise passenger manifests nationwide. The inauguration ceremony, held in... Read more »
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, has approved the appointment of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Nkechi Eze, BDS, MPH, fspsp, as the Pioneer Director, Directorate of Force Medical... Read more »
The Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday, paid homage to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja II), during a visit to the monarch’s palace in Ile-Ife. In... Read more »
A pastor who is also a legal practitioner, Aka-Bashorun Olawale Akanni, was on Wednesday re-arraigned before Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja for the alleged indecent... Read more »
There was uproar in the House of Representatives on Wednesday as aggrieved lawmakers ordered the arrest of officials of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) following a dramatic walkout during a... Read more »
Businessman and social commentator, Isaac Fayose, has taken a swipe at President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing him of nepotism in his recent appointments of key government officials. Fayose, in a viral post,... Read more »
The urgent need to restructure Nigeria’s policing system and enhance its capacity to manage internal security challenges without relying heavily on the military was highlighted during the screening of service chiefs in... Read more »
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday officially confirmed the nominees presented by President Bola Tinubu for the positions of service chiefs. Those confirmed are Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff, Wahidi Shaibu... Read more »
The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to secure $2.35 billion in external loans to help finance part of Nigeria’s 2025 budget deficit. The House also approved the issuance... Read more »
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have been commended for raising the momentum of the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking across the country in the past... Read more »