A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 19-year-old teacher, Abdullahi Abbass, to life imprisonment for raping his nine-year-old pupil — a conviction the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons hailed as a major win in its fight against sexual violence. In a statement on X on Saturday by…
Details have begun to emerge about the identities of at least 16 of an unknown number of Nigerian military officers currently being detained over an alleged coup plot. According to sources familiar with the matter, who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES, fourteen of the 16 are from the Nigerian Army, while the remaining two belong to…
Reports from multiple sources suggest that the once-strong alliance between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has fractured into a cold war of power, suspicion, and betrayal. According to findings by Sahara Reporters, Wike had pushed aggressively for Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman, a Justice of the…
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB) under the Sovereign Digitalisation Programme 1Government Cloud, has commenced the full-scale rollout of paperless governance. Pioneering this landmark initiative are key Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) including the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy; Ministry of Solid Minerals; Ministry of Steel Development; Ministry…
Former Nigerian senator Ibrahim Musa Kontagora has died in Abuja after suffering a medical emergency, with his family alleging that a $30,000 hospital bill delayed urgent surgery. Kontagora, who represented Niger North Senatorial District from 2011 to 2015, passed away at Nizamiye Hospital. His family claimed he was unable to pay the full amount upfront, managing only a $15,000 deposit….
Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, will be one of the leading candidates to confront incumbent President Bola Tinubu, in the 2027 presidential poll, a close ally of the Bayelsa-born politician confirmed to Vanguard yesterday. The ally, who is also in the People Democratic Party, PDP, as Jonathan, told Vanguard that the plan to draft…
The National Coordinator of the Nigerian First Lady Support Organization (NFLSO), Dr. Nasir M Nuhu Gama, along with members of his Executives has held a high level meeting with the Director General of Tinubu Support Group, Alhaji Dr. Umar Tanko Yakasai in his office in Abuja. The visit was aimed at engaging in productive discussions…
By Our Reporter Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District, convened an urgent meeting at the National Assembly on Monday to address the crisis facing 392 dental students at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), threatened with disqualification due to the university’s breach of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) admission quota….
Federal Government has declared Tuesday, July 15, a public holiday in honour of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. This was announced by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, a doctorate holder, in a statement issued on Monday, July 14, following the approval of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He noted that the declaration was part…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced plans to establish a Cybercrime Response Academy aimed at rehabilitating convicted Nigerian cybercriminals by equipping them with productive digital skills—and supporting them with monthly allowances during their reintegration process. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed this at the National Cybersecurity Conference held in Abuja on Wednesday….
