There is palpable tension in Osun ahead of the rerun election slated for Thursday, as hundreds of military personnel replace police to provide security during the exercise. Our reporter on Wednesday morning observed heavy deployment of military men in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, and Ifon, in Orolu local government, while several other
Scandal Brews In Buhari’s Household As Aisha orders arrest of own ADC
A scandal is brewing within the household of President Muhammadu Buhari. His wife, Aisha, has caused the arrest of her own Aide De Camp, after accusing him of defrauding her, those familiar with the matter have told PREMIUM TIMES. The president’s wife is alleging that Sani Baba-Inna, a chief superintendent of police, received
300,000 Applicants jostle For 4,000 FRSC Jobs
About 324,000 applicants nationwide have commenced screening exercise for 4,000 job spaces in the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). Speaking yesterday during an assessment tour to the screening centres in Abuja, Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi said the 4000 vacancies are made available for the officer cadre. He said 3200 vacancies were made available
Breaking : INEC declared Osun state Election Inconclusive
The Independent National Electoral Commission has begun announcing the results of the Osun State election in each of the 30 local councils of the state. Osun election Final collation will be done on Sunday at the state headquarters in Osogbo. Final collation will be done on Sunday at the state headquarters in Osogbo. See final
#OsunDecides2018: PDP in an early lead in Osun state elections
The election result in Osogbo, the most populous local government area of Osun State, will determine the results of the governorship election in the state, PREMIUM TIMES can report. Based on the results collated from 29 INEC local government secretariats as well as the INEC headquarters in Osogbo, the PDP has a lead of just over
Stella Oduah Dumps APGA, Returns To PDP 3 Months After Dumping PDP For APGA
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]enator Stella Oduah has dumped the All Progressives’ Grand Alliance (APGA) for a return to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) just three months after she went in the opposite direction. The representative of Anambra North senatorial district had announced her initial defection from the PDP to the APGA on June 6, 2018 and termed
Graduation party turns bloody at AAU (pictures)
A peaceful graduation party of the students of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, turned bloody, last night, as about 10 people were feared killed by cultists. Now pictures of the incident have been obtained. Trouble allegedly started when two guys got into a serious fight at the venue, Judges quarters in Ekpoma.
Boko Haram Kills Health worker, threatens Leah Sharibu
One of the three workers abducted in Rann, Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno State, Saifura Ahmed, has been killed by Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, a faction of Boko Haram. Hauwa Leman, one of the workers abducted, sent an audio to one of her friends, demanding that her parents be
Buhari Vs HSBC, Nigerians react on twitter
The Nigerian Presidency has reacted furiously after British multinational bank, HSBC, issued a confidential business intelligence predicting President Muhammad Buhari will lose 2019 election. In a July report recently cited by Nigerian media, the bank, alongside the Economist magazine’s intelligence unit predicted that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will defeat the ruling All
8 Facts you need to know about Zainab Ahmed
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday appointed Zainab Ahmed as the new minister for finance to replace the resigned Kemi Adeoson. Here are eight facts you need to know about Zainab Ahmed: 1. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed was born 55 years ago in Kaduna State. 2. She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from the Ahmadu Bello