Troops eliminate 858 bandits, arrest 2,318 – DHQ
Defense Headquarters says the troops eliminated a total of 858 bandits, arrested 2,318 and rescued 554 victims kidnapped in different operations in the Northwest and North Central between May 2021…
How social media regulation could affect the press
By Alicia Ceccanese / CPJ Global Technology Researcher The UK took a further step towards regulating social media in December when a parliamentary committee Recommended major changes to the Online…
Malami ‘makes an exception’ to Southwest governors’ reaction to Magodo incident
Federation Attorney General Abubakar Malami says he “opposes” the southwestern governors’ reaction on Wednesday to the Magodo Estate incident during Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s visit to the property. Governors of…
Electoral amendment: I will sign the amended bill if it is democratic
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he will sign an amended version of the Electoral Law Amendment Bill if the National Assembly becomes democratic and includes other modes of candidate…
Court jails bitcoin investment scammer for seven years for N930,000 fraud
The Gombe State High Court has sentenced a radiographer and investment and bitcoin guru to seven years in prison for defrauding his victim of N930,000. EFCC spokesman Wilson Uwujaren, in…
Dowen College reacts when the Lagos government says a deceased student died of an ankle ulcer, not killed
The Lagos state government has denied speculation that 12-year-old Dowen College Lekki student Sylvester Oromoni Junior was beaten and forced to drink a poisonous substance by his elders, allegedly leading…
Fire devastates the Lagos plate market
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed a fire incident in the state on Wednesday in the huts at the Okobaba sawmill, Ebute Metta. Speaking to PREMIUM TIMES…
Kazakhstan’s government resigns amid escalating fuel protests
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accepted the government’s resignation, hours after it declared a state of emergency across much of the country in response to the furious uprising over rising fuel…
Police officer disobeys Sanwo-Olu for invasion
An unidentified assistant superintendent of police refused Tuesday to obey Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s order to evacuate the police officers who had besieged the Magodo Phase 2 estate in Lagos. In…
Akwa Ibom Assembly is ‘social responsibility’ – CLO
Civil Liberty Organization (CLO), Akwa Ibom State chapter, has reprimanded the Akwa Ibom House of Assembly for “misrepresentation”, and for failing to override the state governor, Udom Emmanuel, in bills…