The Police in Benin, Edo State has arraigned four persons before an Oredo Magistrates Court, for alleged conspiracy and giving false information bordering on diversion of public funds.   The accused persons, Jonathan Owaibor (58), Egharevba Jacob (54), Flora Oyakhilome (49) and Goodluck Uwaifo (42), are facing a two-count-charge, an offence punishable under section 125... Continue Reading →

Troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade Nigerian Army, Sector 1, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, in furtherance of the ongoing clearance operations in conjunction with 22 Mobile Strike Team and some Civilian JTF, has on Tuesday, 28th November 2017 achieved a remarkable feat.   During the operation, they were able to clear Boko Haram terrorists from their... Continue Reading →

Six police officers who issued residency permits to migrants in return for bribes of several thousand Euros have been arrested, authorities said on Tuesday.   Four officers were jailed, two were placed under house arrest, and two “intermediaries” were also arrested,’’ the ANSA news agency said, quoting police investigators in Milan.   The policemen worked... Continue Reading →

North Korea has fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into Japanese territory, less than 24 hours after the country said it satellite signals of a possible launch.   US officials told Fox News that it was the first such launch from the “rogue” regime in more than two months.   The missile, believed to be... Continue Reading →

Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laurette, renowned playwright and professor, attended the wedding of Oretunlewa, one of his sons, in the US over the weekend.   Oretunlewa got married to his sweetheart of eight years, Nneka Ekechukwu, in Atlanta, USA.   Close friends and relations were invited for the wedding.   Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, was... Continue Reading →

Oba Rosheed Akanbi of Iwoland in Southwest Nigeria has traced lack of development in the African continent to corruption of her cultures and traditions.   The monarch, who was the royal father at the formal opening of the 2017 edition of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, week held at the Dapo Aderogba Hall of... Continue Reading →

Mr Dapo Olorunyomi, Chief Executive Officer, Premium Times Nigeria, on Monday said that the organisation was collaborating with some stakeholders in efforts to overhaul the country’s agricultural sector.   Olorunyomi said this in Abuja at a National Symposium on Agriculture, organised by Premium Times Nigeria and supported by Nigeria Incentive-Base, Risk Sharing System for Agricultural... Continue Reading →

The EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Monday, November 27, 2017, arraigned the trio of Baboucar Jallow, a Gambian; Ndiaga Ba, a Senegalese and Abel Bassey, a Nigerian, before Justice M.B. Idris of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on a two-count charge bordering on illegal oil deal. The suspects, who were arraigned alongside... Continue Reading →

The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Ooni Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi (Ojaja 11) recently at Chatham House United Kingdom (UK) said his late mother's core values of responsibility really prepared him ahead for leadership roles as an individual and traditional ruler. The Arole Oodua and the spiritual leader of the Yoruba race advised African youths... Continue Reading →