EFCC Defies Chairman’s Ban On Night Raids, Storms Suleja At 3 A.M., Breaks Into Homes, Arrests Residents

Despite a standing order by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, prohibiting night sting operations across Nigeria, operatives of the anti-graft agency have once again flouted the directive.Investigations by SaharaReporters revealed that EFCC personnel carried out midnight raids in the APC Quarters of Suleja, Niger State, over several consecutive days lastContinueContinue reading “EFCC Defies Chairman’s Ban On Night Raids, Storms Suleja At 3 A.M., Breaks Into Homes, Arrests Residents”

Defiant at 92: Paul Biya Declares Eighth-Term Bid Despite Family, Church, and Global Outcry

YAOUNDÉ — Cameroon’s 92-year-old President, Paul Biya, has stunned both allies and critics by officially declaring his intention to seek an unprecedented eighth term in office, brushing aside mounting pressure from religious leaders, political insiders, and even his own daughter to step down after 42 years at the helm.Biya, Africa’s oldest head of state, announcedContinueContinue reading “Defiant at 92: Paul Biya Declares Eighth-Term Bid Despite Family, Church, and Global Outcry”

Lawmakers in the Dock as Certificate Scandal Exposes Flawed Ministerial Screening

By Chinagorom Ugwu Abuja — The certificate forgery scandal involving Nigeria’s Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has snowballed into a national uproar, with furious citizens turning their anger not only on the embattled minister but also on the Nigerian Senate, which cleared him without proper scrutiny.A painstaking two-year investigation by PREMIUM TIMES, publishedContinueContinue reading “Lawmakers in the Dock as Certificate Scandal Exposes Flawed Ministerial Screening”

SHOWDOWN IN ABUJA: Lawmakers Meet Over Plot to Sack Wike’s Ally, Minority Leader Kingsley Chinda

Abuja — A storm is brewing in the House of Representatives as the minority caucus convenes in Abuja today (Monday) to deliberate on the legal action filed by its leader, Hon. Kingsley Chinda, against moves to oust him from office.Chinda, a staunch ally of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, hadContinueContinue reading “SHOWDOWN IN ABUJA: Lawmakers Meet Over Plot to Sack Wike’s Ally, Minority Leader Kingsley Chinda”

TROOPS ELIMINATE TERROR WARLORD, KACHALLA MAIDAWA, 35 OTHERS

Army Foils Attacks Nationwide, Rescues 22 Kidnap Victims, Seizes Weapons, Cash, and Stolen OilAbuja — In one of the biggest counter-terrorism breakthroughs in recent months, Nigerian troops have killed a notorious terror kingpin, Kachalla Maidawa, alongside 35 other insurgents in a string of coordinated nationwide operations.The daring offensives, carried out between September 29 and OctoberContinueContinue reading “TROOPS ELIMINATE TERROR WARLORD, KACHALLA MAIDAWA, 35 OTHERS”

NDLEA CRUSHES INTERNATIONAL COCAINE CARTELS

Arrowhead, Five Others Nabbed Behind Six UK-Bound ShipmentsMulti-Billion Naira Narcotics Empire Exposed in LagosIn a major crackdown on international drug syndicates, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled two powerful cartels responsible for six separate cocaine shipments destined for the United Kingdom. The sophisticated network concealed narcotics in everyday items, including stainless cups,ContinueContinue reading “NDLEA CRUSHES INTERNATIONAL COCAINE CARTELS”

THE ERA OF NIGERIA BEING TAGGED ‘MOST CORR¥PT COUNTRY’ IS OVER — FIRST LADY REMI TINUBU DECLARES IN GOMBE

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has declared that the dark days of Nigeria being branded the “most corr¥pt country” in the world are gone for good, insisting that the global image of Africa’s largest democracy is now on the rise.Mrs. Tinubu made the assertion on Sunday during her official visit to Gombe State, whereContinueContinue reading “THE ERA OF NIGERIA BEING TAGGED ‘MOST CORR¥PT COUNTRY’ IS OVER — FIRST LADY REMI TINUBU DECLARES IN GOMBE”

BREAKING: Three Lagos MOPOL Officers On ‘Illegal Duty’ Injured As Patrol Hilux Somersaults In Edo

Benin City, Oct. 5, 2025 — A dramatic road crash in Edo State has left three mobile police officers attached to the Lagos State Police Command seriously injured after their patrol vehicle somersaulted while allegedly on an “illegal assignment” to the South-East.The incident, which occurred around 12:20 p.m. on Sunday along the Benin–Agbor expressway nearContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Three Lagos MOPOL Officers On ‘Illegal Duty’ Injured As Patrol Hilux Somersaults In Edo”

Forgery Scandal Rocks Tinubu’s Cabinet: Science Minister Uche Nnaji Admits UNN Never Issued Him Degree Certificate

A major scandal has erupted in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet as the Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has admitted under oath that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), never issued him a degree certificate — casting a shadow of forgery over his academic and political credibility.According to PREMIUM TIMES, the revelation came inContinueContinue reading “Forgery Scandal Rocks Tinubu’s Cabinet: Science Minister Uche Nnaji Admits UNN Never Issued Him Degree Certificate”

ARMY SLAMS FAKE NEWS: NO BANDITS OVERRAN TROOPS IN KWARA, WEAPONS INTACT

The Nigerian Army has strongly refuted a viral online publication alleging that bandits overran military troops in Kwara State, carting away six General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs) and more than 30,000 rounds of ammunition.In a statement released on Sunday, October 5, 2025, by Lieutenant Colonel Polycarp Okoye, Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 2 Division,ContinueContinue reading “ARMY SLAMS FAKE NEWS: NO BANDITS OVERRAN TROOPS IN KWARA, WEAPONS INTACT”