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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned Monday just hours after he unveiled his new cabinet, in a shock move that plunged the country further into political crisis. The prime minister – a key ally of embattled French President Emmanuel Macron – had not even been in office for four weeks, meaning he departs with the ignominious distinction of being the …

A painstaking two-year investigation published by PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday revealed that the minister forged the credentials he submitted to President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Senate during his ministerial confirmation in 2023. Nigerians have expressed outrage over the certificate forgery by Nigeria’s Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, saying the minister should be arrested and prosecuted. A painstaking two-year …

The statehood for Palestine, for all its significance, will vitiate to mere symbolism if Mr Netanyahu continues to act unhinged. The quest for the Palestinian State received acclamatory traction with many nations recognising it penultimate week. Remarkably, western nations and allies of Israel orchestrated this epiphany. The just concluded 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in New York – the biggest global …

The court filings confirm that Nnaji personally acknowledged not having been issued a certificate by the institution. The Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has admitted that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), never issued him a degree certificate. According to PREMIUM TIMES, Nnaji made the admission in court documents filed before Justice Hauwa Yilwa of the Federal High Court …

The UNN said Nnaji never graduated from the institution and was never issued such a document. The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has formally disowned the Bachelor of Science degree certificate being paraded by Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. The UNN said Nnaji never graduated from the institution and was never …

ICPC is investigating Mike Ozekhome and individuals named in a damning UK judgment over a disputed London property tied to late General Jeremiah Useni. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has opened an investigation into prominent Nigerian lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, following a damning judgment of a London property tribunal that linked him and others to a …

•From regional giants to state midgets•How to regain ‘Paradise’, by top economists On October 1, 1960, Nigeria emerged from colonial rule with hope and ambition. It was a country of vast resources, youthful leaders, and a vision to rival the Asian Tigers. 65 years later, that dream has curdled into disappointment. The nation that once stood as a continental beacon …

The police alleged that for months this year, Mr Oliver posted remarks on social media “aimed at destroying” the reputations of the governor and the senator. The Nigerian police have charged a journalist with cyberstalking for calling Delta State Governor Sherif Oborevwori and a senator names on social media. Fejiro Oliver, the publisher of the state-based Secret Reporters, was charged in two …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he hopes to announce the release of hostages being held in Gaza “in the coming days”. In a televised statement, he also said “Hamas will be disarmed and Gaza will be demilitarised – either the easy way or the hard way, but it will be achieved”. Reuters The comments came after Hamas released …

The University’s disclosure confirms Premium Times’ finding, revealing that Uche Nnaji, a member of President Tinubu’s cabinet, is a certificate forger. The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has disowned the Bachelor of Science degree certificate in the possession of the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Uche Nnaji, saying the politician did not complete his studies at the institution and …