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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied allegations by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that it pressured civil servants to participate in its ongoing electronic registration exercise. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, APC National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, described the allegation as false, baseless and deliberately misleading. Morka said the claim sought to undermine what he called …

Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains a formidable political force in the country and not a charity organisation. Wike made the remarks at the 105th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party in Abuja on Monday night. While warning members against viewing PDP as a charity organisation, he urged them to …

An enhanced gas supply deal that will ensure adequate supply to meet ongoing expansion projects by Dangote Group has been signed by the Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The deal saw three subsidiaries of DIL – Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Plant and Dangote Cement Plc – scaling up their Gas Sales and …

  These questionable and tragic episodes, as scary and avoidable as they are, feed the penchant for medical tourism to the US, UK, India and other countries by Nigerians who can afford it. Several strange deaths in our public and private health facilities in the last two months, have renewed concerns about the quality of healthcare delivery in Nigeria. This …

Ali Rabiu, the President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), has stressed the need for engineers to adopt innovative and technology-driven approaches to address Nigeria’s insecurity. Rabiu made the call at the inauguration of the 17th National Chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers (NIMechB), Dr Babagana Tella, in Abuja. The President urged Nigerian engineers to deploy such …

  In October 2025, PREMIUM TIMES exclusively reported how the coup plotters marked key government officials for assassination and arrest. The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has confirmed that he was among the individuals targeted for arrest or assassination in the foiled coup plot uncovered by Nigerian security agencies. Speaking during Sunday Politics, a Channels TV programme, Mr Musa, a …

The immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, who is facing money laundering charges, has explained the source of his wealth to the Federal High Court in Abuja. Malami, SAN, who is begging the court to release to him, three out of 57 seized property that were allegedly traced to him by the …

  Documents included in the Justice … The latest release of millions of items from the Jeffrey Epstein files sharpened a public reckoning but also deepened the recurring tragedy of his victims. And the prospect that the legal system could deliver survivors some justice appeared to recede even further. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche signaled on “State of the Union” …

Edo State Police Command said it has recorded major operational breakthroughs after rescuing two victims of kidnapping and arresting eight suspected kidnappers during coordinated security operations across parts of the state. The Command also said five suspects were arrested over the alleged vandalism of a Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) petroleum pipeline in Edo Central Senatorial District. In a …

Heads of State and Government of Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Representatives of Burkina Faso, Mali. Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo have called for frameworks on tackling common sub-regional challenges. They disclosed this in a communique’ issued against the backdrop of the high-level consultative conference on Regional Cooperation and Security held in Accra, Ghana from Thursday to Friday. The meeting …