The minister of communications, Adebayo Shittu, has claimed that he did not violate the Constitution by not participating in the compulsory one year National Youth Services Corps (NYSC) scheme. But the minister is wrong as the law is clear on…
As voting ends in many polling units across Osun State, results from such polling units have started coming in. With the deployment of about 180 observers across the 30 local governments in the state, the Premium Times Centre for Investigative…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested four Nigerians for alleged human trafficking, rape and domestic violence. At a press briefing on Friday at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, the acting NAPTIP’s director of…
The launch of NigerStar7 Adaba by a frontline operator in the services section of the oil and gas industry, NigerStar 7, has been tipped as a game changer in the industry. The N7.2 billion vessel is the most powerful Nigerian…
President Muhammadu Buhari will today (Sunday) depart for New York to participate in the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA73) which officially opened September 18, 2018. The theme for this year’s Session is: “Making the United Nations relevant…
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has commended the large turn out of voters for Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Aregbesola, who spoke after casting his vote at 11:50 am at his Ifofin Ward 8, Unit 1 Polling Unit in…
The woman whose sexual assault allegation threatens to bring down Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee rejected an ultimatum Friday for testifying in the Senate after the US president turned against her, claiming her accusation could not be true. The increasingly…
Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Osun State, Dr Iyiola Omisore, expressed confidence that he would win the election despite irregularities. Addressing newsmen after casting his vote, he claimed he got reports from across the state that a lot…
The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Ketil Karlsen, said he was hopeful the people’s votes would count in the Osun State governorship election. Karlsen, who was among the election observers, told journalists in Iragbiji, Osun State, on Saturday that…
Tinubu, Ambode alleged feud puts godfatherism in the spotlight (Punch) The alleged rift between Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State and his political godfather and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, over the latter’s refusal to…
