Nicholas Ibekwe
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Lagos, LA, Nigeria
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El-Rufai confronts Buhari, says old naira notes remain legal tender in Kaduna
The governor ordered residents of the state to continue accepting the old naira notes as legal tender. → Read More
African Culture Fund opens another call for funding for African artists
Earlier in the year, ACF announced its selection of 31 African artists under its “Special Covid-19/Individual Artists” grant → Read More
Eight relatives killed in Plateau attack
Witnesses say the attack was carried out overnight on Sunday. → Read More
One Night in Space: Burna Boy becomes musical great with Madison Square Garden performance
Though Burna was already an international Rockstar, his performance during the sold-out Madison Square Garden concert elevated him to music immortality, as the name of King Kong can now be spoken in the same breath as all the great performers before him. → Read More
More attacks on infrastructure occurred in Kaduna than elsewhere
Of the six geopolitical zones in the country, the north-west is the most violent in terms of the frequency of attacks on infrastructural installations. → Read More
How Buhari's admin ignored signs of impending attack on Abuja-Kaduna train, failed to protect passengers
Despite several signs that the Abuja -Kaduna railway was susceptible to bandit attack, the government failed to adequately protect passengers until Monday’s attack that led to the death of at least eight persons, with several others injured or abducted. → Read More
Despite falsifying his age, LASU makes Okebukola, ex-NUC boss, its first emeritus professor
If LASU management had followed its own rule to the letter, Mr Okebukola should have been dismissed immediately the age... → Read More
How LAWMA boss flouted procurement law, sold multi-million naira vehicles as scrap
In one instance, Mr Odumboni was queried by Lagos commissioner for environment for selling at least 55 mostly serviceable heavy-duty vehicles as scrap. → Read More
#ENDSARS: Nigerian soldiers, police massacred peaceful protesters at Lekki tollgate – Panel of Inquiry
“Officers of the Nigerian Army shot, injured and killed unarmed helpless and defenceless protesters, without provocation... → Read More
Pandora Papers: Inside the secret assets of a Nigerian lawmaker, and how he serially broke the law
Nicholas Mutu, Nigeria's longest-serving legislator, appears a lawless lawmaker. Evidence shows he serially violated the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act. → Read More
PANDORA PAPERS: How Pastor David Oyedepo set up family offshore company in tax haven
Wealthy and flamboyant, Mr Oyedepo recently said money had never been a problem for his church. This is the story of the family-owned company based in BVI. → Read More
PANDORA PAPERS: How Bishop David Oyedepo set up family offshore company in tax haven
Wealthy and flamboyant, Mr Oyedepo recently said money had never been a problem for his church. This is the story of the family-owned company based in BVI. → Read More
PANDORA PAPERS: Buhari visited Tinubu in corruption-tainted London villa acquired by Oyetola
Governor Oyetola, a relative of Mr Tinubu, may have sabotaged his own country by buying the exotic property as Nigeria made to seize it. → Read More
Gunmen kill Chike Akunyili, late Dora Akunyili’s husband
Chile Akunyili is believed to have been killed by IPOB militants. → Read More
OBITUARY: The controversial life of Africa’s most influential preacher, T.B. Joshua
T.B. Joshua was as controversial as he was influential, eliciting extreme love in others the same way the mention of his name in some quarters provokes resentment. → Read More
JUST IN: #EndSARS: Lagos demolishes community whose residents witnessed Lekki tollgate shooting
Members of the community witnessed the October 20 shooting of peaceful protesters by Nigerian soldiers and had provided details of the incident during a groundbreaking investigation by PREMIUM TIMES. → Read More
#EndSARS: Lagos demolishes community that witnessed Lekki shooting
Members of the community witnessed the October 20 shooting of peaceful #ENDSARS protesters by Nigerian soldiers and provided details. → Read More
Exclusive: Inter-zonal rivalry exposing EFCC operatives in Lagos to COVID-19 infection
At least 12 operatives have tested positive to due to the zone’s complete disregard of the government’s COVID-19 protocol, sources say. → Read More
Man shot by police during #EndSARS cries for help
"I begged doctors to discharge my dying son because I could no longer afford his medical bills," the shot victim's mother says. → Read More
INVESTIGATION: Bullets, Blood & Death: Untold Story of what happened at Lekki Toll Gate
After days of extensive reporting, PREMIUM TIMES can paint a clearer picture of what happened at the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20. → Read More