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IGP orders personnel to wear black band in tribute to deceased COAS for seven days

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered police personnel across the country to wear black bands during the seven-day mourning period following the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, a lieutenant general. Lagbaja, 56, died...

Gunmen kidnap Catholic priest in southeast

Gunmen kidnapped a Catholic priest in Imo state, southeastern Nigeria. The victim, Emmanuel Azubuike, was kidnapped on Tuesday night in Obollo, a community in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of ​​the state, PREMIUM TIMES gathered. Mr. Azubuike is the parish priest...

CSOs call for an end to gasoline imports

A coalition of civil society organizations has called for the suspension of the import of petroleum products to protect the country's local refineries. Coalition spokesperson Segun Adebayo made the call on Wednesday during a press conference in Abuja. Adebayo, flanked by...

Chief of Army Staff Lagbaja has died – Presidency

Chief of Army Staff Taoreed Lagbaja has died. Lagbaja, a lieutenant general, died on Tuesday in Lagos after a period of illness, a presidential statement said on Wednesday. The statement signed by the Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy,...

Reducing governance costs key to Nigeria's economic recovery

Nigeria's growing debt crisis and economic woes could be alleviated by addressing the rising cost of governance, said Sam Amadi, former chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. Amadi, Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, spoke...

Ogundele, Sujimoto GMD, reacts to fraud accusation and seeks dialogue

Sujimoto Holdings Group CEO Olasijibomi Ogundele has denied defrauding a client in a property deal that has sparked controversy. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) of the Nigerian Police in Abuja arrested Mr Ogundele between October...

Dangote refinery tries to maintain monopoly

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has accused Dangote Refinery of attempting to maintain a monopoly in the country's downstream oil sector. The association made this known in reaction to a claim by the refinery that...

Attack on Abel Damina, NJC panel on conflicting court orders on Rivers crisis, other top South-South news

False sexual accusations as a weapon of victimization On Monday we published an investigative report into the travail of Inih Ebong, a former University of Uyo lecturer who was fired from the university over false allegations of sexual harassment. Despite several...

Brekete Radio suspends broadcasts in protest against the detention of minors

Human Rights Radio and Television station Brekete Family has announced the suspension of its broadcasting activities in protest of the detention of some minors in connection with the #EndBadGovernance protests. This was announced by the management of the media house...

Borno governor prescribes Chinese leadership model for Nigeria

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has proposed the Chinese political model as a solution to Nigeria's leadership crisis. Speaking at the 24th National Conference of the Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers in Abuja, Zulum called for a structured and merit-based...
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Nigeria's population could rise to 450 million by 2050: experts

Experts have expressed concern about the possible increase in Nigeria's population, which could reach 450 million by 2050 if...
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