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President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Boss Mustapha as the Secretary to the government of the federation. He also appointed Abba Kyari his Chief of Staff. This was contained in a statement by presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, on Friday. “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Mr Boss Mustapha as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and Malam Abba Kyari …

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate in the September 2018 election in Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, challenging the election of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress. The apex court in a split decision of five to two, the apex court’s panel of seven Justices held that the …

Elisha Abbo may spend the night in police custody after turning himself in as part of an ongoing investigation into his assault scandal. PREMIUM TIMES learnt from Abuja police commissioner Bala Ciroma that Mr Abbo had honoured Wednesday’s invitation over his slap of a woman at a sex toy shop in May. PREMIUM TIMES published details of the assault on …

Foremost constitutional lawyer, Prof. Ben Nwabueze (SAN), is leading the legal team of Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in their petition against the election of President Muhammadu Buhari. Nwabueze, who came in on wheelchair at the commencement of hearing on Thursday, announced appearance as lead counsel for the petitioners. He prayed the tribunal to allow him use …

Following the directive of the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu,directing a thorough investigation into his alleged assault of a sales girl and her nursing mother friend at a sex toy shopping Abuja, Senator Elisha Abbo, has given himself to the Federal Capital Territory,FCT Police Command. Abbo, who surrendered himself to police operatives, at the FCT Police Command for investigation, …

The Justice Okon Abang-led Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has, Thursday, dismissed a suit filed by Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, seeking to stop the Benue state Government from implementing the Open Grazing Law passed by the states assembly to tackle the incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers. The Benue state government had passed into law the 2017 Open Grazing …

Checks by this newspaper indicate that civil servants in charge of finance have since May 29, 2019, written off presidential aides from the payroll, thereby depriving them of salaries, allowances and travel estacodes. Presidential aides, who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES last week, confirmed that the last pay they got was for May, which is considered their last month in office. …

The embattled senator representing Adamawa North senatorial district, Elisha Abbo The embattled senator representing Adamawa North senatorial district, Elisha Abbo, has publicly apologised to Nigerians for assaulting a woman. PREMIUM TIMES published an exclusive CCTV footage of the senator assaulting the woman at an adult toy shop in Abuja. The assault, which occurred on May 11, was done in the presence of an …

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its proposed industrial action over the delay in implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage. Mr Lawan made the appeal when the executives of the NLC and the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, (PASAN) led by Ayuba Waba and Sunday Sabiyi paid him a …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has directed that all communities impacted by the recent flooding in the state be audited to gather data for the commencement of a state-wide removal of illegal structures blocking drains. Obaseki who gave the order at the weekly Executive Council Meeting on Wednesday in Government House, urged the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban …