Suspected armed robbers on Tuesday attacked the convoy of Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Dr Emmanuel Akabe, killing three policemen and a civilian

Akabe was on his way to Abuja on an official engagement when the convoy ran into the robbers who were operating few kilometres away from Akwanga at about 6pm. Police Public Relations Officer of the state Police Command, ASP Usman Samaila, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lafia. Samaila, however, did not give […]

Popular South African televangelist, Pastor Zabulon Buthelezi has been accused of impregnating the wife of a community leader and member of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC)

Popular South African televangelist, Pastor Zabulon Buthelezi has been accused of impregnating the wife of a community leader and member of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC).  Narrating how his wife denied him sex for 6 years while allegedly giving it to the televangelist on the side, the ZCC leader alleged that his wife of 20 years also abused him […]

After serving at the Redeemed Christian Church of God for 23 years, Bayo Akinjiyan, 55, has decried what he described as “man’s inhumanity to man and the travesty of justice” by the church he served “meritoriously” ex-RCCG pastor writes Adeboye open letter, demands unpaid fees

Published Jesusegun Alagbe Akinjiyan, who voluntarily resigned from the church in 2013 after rising to the position of an assistant provincial pastor at Lagos Province 25, said he could not fathom why an organisation he was once a part of for 23 years would treat him with “human indignity” and refuse to pay him what […]

Three lawyers who claimed to have witnessed EFCC’s raid on the Epe residence of former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday, alleged that they stopped the anti-graft officials from “planting foreign currency” in Ambode’s house

Samson Folarin . The lawyers — Fatai Adebanjo, Busari Olanrewaju and Samson Okuneye — in a joint statement on Tuesday, said operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission wanted to stop them (lawyers) from being a part of the search. They said the operatives allowed them into the house after they had engaged them […]

Oluwo of Iwoland, HRM Oba (Dr.) Adewale Akanbi, has declared readiness to lead a national protest against ritual killings and corruption in the country

He lamented the impotency of government at tackling ritual menace, stating that ritual killing is prevalence but deadlier than kidnapping. Oluwo stated protection of lives is the primary responsibility of the government, noting such can be credited until ritual killings is checkmated by the present administration. He equally vowed to declare an open protest against […]

Facebook has launched its “Developers Circles’’ in Benin, Edo State, a platform that allows people who are technologically inclined to engage with experts, learn new technology and collaborate with developers to build tech products

Speaking during the inauguration of the Facebook Circles in Benin, Mr Izoduwa Asemota, a co-lead of the facebook developer circle, said the platform“is a community for developers to create problem-solving tech products’’. Asemota said the platform was meant to create a community of people who are passionate about technology and to produce entrepreneurs in the […]

Anti-graft operatives on Tuesday morning entered the residence of former Lagos Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, raiding the building as part of an ongoing corruption investigation

PREMIUM TIMES confirmed from EFCC spokesperson, Tony Orilade, that Mr Ambode is under a corruption probe, a few months after he left office. The residence of Mr Ambode in his hometown of Epe was being searched as of 9:35 a.m. when Mr Orilade confirmed the development. The residence of the former governor’s chief of staff […]

Edmond Eli, the 24-year-old man who regained his sight after 21 years, is learning to walk without his crutches, the father described his case exceptional among 8,030 beneficiaries of the free impact medical intervention offered by Senator Binos Yaroe, representing Adamawa Southern senatorial district in the National Assembly

Edmond’s situation has been described as a “miracle” by his father  Humoshe Eli, who said his son who turned 24 this year is now learning to wear his shoes correctly. “He’s still learning to do this just as he makes the adjustment to walk without any support.” Edmond became blind at the age of three, […]

The federal government has begun investigation of power projects in Nigerian since 1999, and EFCC has already moved into action to dig up how more than $16bn was spent on power projects in the administration of three former presidents.

Already under the EFCC searchlight are Olusegun Obasanjo, Umar Musa Yar’ Adua, and Goodluck Jonathan. President Muhammadu Buhari has always asked why an administration would spent $16bn on electricity, and Nigerians will still be fumbling in darkness. And Obasanjo would readily point any inquirer to his book–“My Watch–for the answer. But the EFCC will be […]