Government
Steps Towards Biafra By Obi Nwakanma
Right up to, and through the 1990s, it was anathema to discuss Biafra openly. It all began with the end of the civil war in 1970 and the attempts by the Federal government to suppress […]
Month: June 2017
Education
28% Fail Bar Exam As Nigerian Law School Releases Results | TheCable
The Nigerian Law School has released summary of its final examination results, with 28 per cent failing the exam. Olarewaju Onadeko, director-general, Nigerian Law School, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. […]
Issues/Policy
Ohanaeze: Nnamdi Kanu Never Issued Quit Notice Like Arewa Groups — Yet Was Charged With Treason
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, apex socio-political organisation of the Igbo, says northern youths asking the Igbo to leave the north should be treated like Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In an interview […]
Religion
Are You Dead or Alive?, By Femi Aribisala
If you want to determine if someone is physically alive, check his pulse. But if you want to determine if he is is spiritually alive, check his praise. I was sitting beside a girl on […]
Government
NJC Replies Presidency Over Recall of Suspended Judges | PremiumTimes
The National Judicial Council has responded to the recent statement by President Muhammadu Buhari’s special assistant on prosecution, Okoi Obono-Obla, over the council’s decision to recall suspended judges. The NJC had on last Saturday, after […]
Government
SPECIAL REPORT: How Buhari Administration Serially Disobeys Court Orders | PremiumTimes
Shortly after assuming office, President Muhammadu Buhari reiterated his commitment to ensure compliance to the rule of law by all agencies of government under his administration. Four months after he was sworn in as president, […]
Business
Electricity regulator, NERC, Directs Nigerians Without Prepaid Meters To Stop Paying Bills
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has reminded electricity consumers not provided with prepared meters by March 1 to stop paying electric bills presented by Distribution Companies (DISCOs) on the basis of estimated billing methodology. […]
Issues/Policy
The Biafra Declaration At Arewa House By Aniebo Nwamu
When Umaru Musa Yar’Adua visited us at a newspaper, just before the 2007 general election, he stressed that good leadership would emanate from obedience to the rule of law. A president has no power outside […]
Issues/Policy
Matters Arising From ‘Kaduna Declaration’ By Simon Kolawole 👤
We are in that season again, aren’t we, when political tension is the major topic of discussion, day and night, in Nigeria. On the 50th anniversary of the declaration of Biafra, the Indigenous Peoples of […]
Education
INTERVIEW: Why Nigeria Open University Operated For Months Without Website – VC
Abdallah Uba Adamu, a professor, is the vice chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN. In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES’ Festus Owete, Ashafa Murnai and Ebuka Onyeji, he speaks on the institution’s […]
Government
What ex-Minister Adoke Told Switzerland About Nigerian Officials Accused of Corruption | PremiumTimes
A former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, told Swiss investigators former Nigerian officials accused of bribery did no wrong and could not be prosecuted, a claim that shocked […]
Government
Saraki: 8th Assembly Is The Most Transparent In Nigeria’s History By Dyepkazah Shibayan
Senate President Bukola Saraki says the 8th national assembly is the most open and transparent arm of government in the history of Nigeria. Saraki said this on Friday at a special plenary session to mark […]
Government
I Fear The Poor May Begin To Attack The Rich Soon – Babatunde Jose Jnr By Ishola Balogun
The picture that was painted last weekend of the looming catastrophe that could engulf the nation was frightening. The venue was the Yoruba Tennis Club, Onikan, Lagos and the event was the 2017 Ramadan lecture […]
Business
‘Nigeria’s Problem Not Corruption But High Interest Rates’ By Dyepkazah Shibayan
Jones Onyereri, a member of the house of representatives, says Nigeria’s problem is not corruption but high interest rates. Onyereri, who is chairman of the house committee on banking and currency, said this on Friday […]
Issues/Policy
Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption War: Has The Chicken Come Home To Roost? By Magnus Onyibe
When some of us who are privileged to be members of the commentariat and who some refer to as public intellectuals took exception to the way and manner that the anti corruption war of this […]
Government
Nigeria Has Suffered Long To Break Up Now, Says US Don By Jesusegun Alagbe
A Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University, Illinois, United States of America, Richard Joseph, on Friday said despite the myriad of problems facing Nigeria, it should not contemplate breaking up. Joseph — whose research […]
CRIME
America, Lagos’ Most Wanted Kidnap, Armed Robbery Kingpin By Kunle Falayi
On May 1, 2017, soldiers attached to Operation Delta Safe, a joint task force saddled with ridding Ikorodu and environs of the militants terrorising the area, tracked down and killed one of their most prominent […]
Issues/Policy
I Planned To Use Human Parts For Money Ritual After Ramadan – Alfa With Female Head, Private Organ By Femi Makinde
An Alfa, Rasheed Ajibade, who was caught with a fresh female head in Osun State recently, has explained that he planned to use the head and other body parts of the victims for money ritual […]
CRIME
Fact-check: Police Claim Vs Robbery Video | Punch
Following the much talked-about Imo State robbery incident in February, the state police command apparently released a statement detailing how the incident happened. But as the video circulated online during the week, Nigerians were quick […]
Issues/Policy
Terrorism Changing The World From Global Village To Giant Prison By Fredrick Nwabufo
On the solemn morning of June 4, I woke to discomfiting reports of a terror attack on London Bridge. A three-man gang weaponised a van and ploughed through pedestrians, killing seven of them and injuring […]