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On 16th July, 2015, about 1650 hours, based on credible intelligence linking the immediate past NSA, Mohammed Sambo DASUKI (Col Rtd) with alleged plans to commit treasonable felony against the Nigerian State, operatives of the […]

With an official entourage of 33 including his son Yusuf, President Muhammadu Buhari arrives the Joint Base Andrews Airport, Washington DC Sunday to kick start his official visit to the United States. Apart from getting […]

Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA) whose Abuja residence was occupied for 24 hours by operatives of the State Security Service (SSS), says he does not deserve the treatment being meted out to him by […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday terminated the appointment of Mr. Patrick Ziakede Akpobolokemi as Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The termination of Mr. Akpobolokemi’s appointment takes immediate effect, Femi Adesina, […]

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari is visiting the United States of America, courtesy an invitation from that country’s President, Barrack Obama. It’s widely known that the relationship between the two nations has for the past two years […]

According to the Premium Times, President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed journalist Tolu Ogunlesi as his Special Assistant on New Media. Mr. Ogunlesi has gone through security screening and his appointment will reportedly be announced in […]

The call of duty is over for top ranking members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who were appointed ambassadors by former President Goodluck Jonathan. They were recalled home last night by President Muhammadu Buhari […]

About a month ago, the global rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), indicted the military for war crimes in a report titled: “Stars on their shoulders, blood on their hands”. Since then, there has been a […]

Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Friday advised public officers and politicians to get rid of their private jets as President Muhammadu Buhari had begun blocking financial leakages in the country’s economy. Oshiomhole made this […]

SaharaReporters confirmed that President Buhari forced the Director General of State Security Services, Ita Ekpeyong, to resign effective immediately. A source at Aso Rock told our SaharaReporters correspondent that the order came directly from President Buhari […]

Fola Adeola, the Deputy Chairman of the committee on the VictimsSupport Fund, set up by the immediate past administration to pull together resources and provide support to victims of Boko Haram insurgency and other similar clashes, […]

The State Security Service has fired a blistering response to a directive by President Muhammadu Buhari’s Aide de Camp, Mohammed Abubakar, ordering personnel of the service out of inner Aso Rock and restricting them to […]

The rivalry between the Department of State Services  (DSS) and the Nigerian Army came to a head on  Thursday when the aide-de-camp to President Muhammadu Buhari, an army officer, Lt Colonel Lawal Abubakar, through a […]

Osun State House of Assembly has asked the state governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola to forward his response on the allegations raised by Justice Oloyede Folahanmi of Osun State High Court, accusing the governor of mismanaging […]

Spotting white Babariga and white hat to match, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday morning resumed duties for the first time in his office inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Since their inauguration on May 29, Buhari […]

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State at the weekend unfolded his strategic thinking about improving road network, affordable housing scheme, upgrading the transport system and improving public service in the state, among other issues. He […]

Nigeria’s four refineries are set to roll back to life in July, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said. Ohi Alegbe, the spokesperson for the NNPC told PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday that the ongoing phased […]

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano yesterday slashed his salary and that of his deputy and other political appointees by 50 percent. The move, he said, was to “enable us get enough for the development of […]

After three weeks of consultations with international and Nigeria’s political leaders, President Muhammadu Buhari appears set to effect major changes in the administration of the country in a bid to translate the ‘change’ mantra of […]

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has sacked the the Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSPDC), Mr Taofeek Abiodun Oki as a result of corruption. The […]