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Barring any last minute changes, President Muhammadu Buhari would return from his 10-day working vacation in London, United Kingdom today. The President left Nigeria two weeks ago after transmitting a letter to the National Assembly, NASS, to inform them of his vacation. He also transferred power to the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo. Senior Special Assistant to the President on …

Edo State Government has disclosed plans to partner landlords in the state capital, Benin City, on a greenery project, describing the move as part of efforts on environmental sustainability. Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability, Dame Omoua Alonge Oni-Okpaku, who said this in a chat with journalists, noted that the project will be driven through a social and behavioural change template …

A United Nations (UN) official on Friday spoke on a report submitted to the UN Security Council that showed Nigeria paid ransom to free scores of schoolgirls kidnapped in Dapchi, Yobe State, The UN humanitarian coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, said the report was by an “independent committee” and he has no “concrete evidence at this time to qualify such …

PREMIUM TIMES appreciates all persons of conscience and civic groups in and outside Nigeria who, in firm defence of free speech, joined in demanding the immediate release of our reporter, Samuel Ogundipe, from the custody of the Nigeria Police. Mr Ogundipe was arrested on August 14 for his refusal on the grounds of professional ethics to disclose the source of …

ABUJA – The National Security Adviser, NSA, Babagana Monguno has said that the ongoing security challenges in the country was asymmetric which cannot be overcome within a short period. This is as the National Economic Council, NEC, has agreed to set up a committee in the six geo-political zones of the country to decentralize operations of the Nigerian Police Force. …

THE PANEL MEMBERS Inspector-General of Police Ibrahim Idris Zamfara State Governor AndulAziz Yari Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi, Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima A major step towards decentralising the police was taken yesterday. The National Economic Council (NEC) set up …

Protesters yesterday marched on the Louis Edet House Force Headquarters, Abuja to demand the release of Premium Times Security Sector reporter Samuel Ogundipe. He was nabbed by the Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad on Tuesday. The arrest followed Ogundipe’s refusal to disclose the source of a story published in the online newspaper. The story contained a report by Inspector-General of Police …

The federal government has declared Tuesday, August 21, and Wednesday, August 22 as public holidays to celebrate the 2018 Eid-el-Kabir. The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on Thursday in Abuja in a statement issued by Mohammed Umar, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry. While wishing Nigerians a happy Eid-el-Kabir celebration, Mr Dambazau, a retired lieutenant general, enjoined …

With the mind-blowing and heart-wrenching images and videos of erosion in Benin City (in the year of our lord 2018), hopefully, the number of death caused by erosion would not increase dramatically before the end of the current rainy season. While Edo People are presently suffering from the 2018 rainy season erosion, the question is who should be held responsible …

The National Economic Council presided over by the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday commenced the process that may eventually lead to the decentralisation of the operations of the Nigerian Police Force as one of the ways to tackle insecurity in the county. The National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the …