The 3,242 newly admitted students of the Gombe State University have been warned to desist from cultism and other anti-social vices or find their way out of the institution. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Ibrahim Umar, who gave the warning during the 12th matriculation ceremony of the school, …

A recently decamped member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gombe State, Alhaji Abubakar Mua’zu has donated the sum of N4, 280,000.00 to all the contestants of the party vying for elections during the February 25th, 2017 Local government elections. Alhaji Muazu, a strong pillar in the ruling People’s …

The actual commencement of construction work on the Bakassi deep seaport, received a further boost weekend with the conclusion of arrangements in China by the Cross River State governor, Professor Ben Ayade with some Chinese investors. Ayade, who flew into China with some of his key commissioners and advisers a …

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has approved the appointment of Alhaji Mukhtar Umar Magori as the new Chief of Staff, Government House. Until this appointment, Magori was into private business. He attended Nagarta College, Sokoto for his secondary education and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria for his first degree. The new Chief …

The Presidency has said that it is breaking with tradition to react to criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari by former House of Representatives member from Kano State, Dr. Junaidu Mohammed. The President’s spokespersons, who have continued to deny reports of the death of the President have gone ahead to publicise …

A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), the Umuigbo Progressive Network, at the weekend lauded the Nigerian Senate for its proactive and pro-masses actions even as it passed a vote of confidence on Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki’s for his progressive leadership style. The group noted that since its inauguration in June …

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has condemned the recent siege on the offices of Premium Times, an on-line publication based in Abuja and the arrest and detention of its publisher, Mr. Dapo Olorunyomi, and his colleague, Ms Evelyn Okakwu, describing it as unwarranted assault on the freedom of the …

Worried by the activities of petrol marketers in the state, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has said that the government would revoke the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) of any filling station that is found to be hoarding fuel in order to create artificial scarcity or selling …

Bitter-leaf also known as *Vernonia Amygdalina* in scientific parlance is an aborigine of Africa. It can be cooked, juiced or chewed raw. Regular consumption of this vegetable helps to regulate blood cholesterol levels which is a risk factor for heart attack and stroke. Bitter leaf is rich in proteins, vitamins, …

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Friday called on Government agencies at all levels to integrate Nigerian Engineers, technicians and artisans in their workforce when embarking on construction projects as a way of utilizing local capacity and conserving scarce foreign exchange. Saraki, who made the call in his remarks …

BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI The former Commissioner for Information, Home Affairs and Culture under the first tenure of Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state, and presently the Publisher/Editor in Chief of National Trail, a weekly tabloid based in Abuja, Mr. Inuwa Bwala, has been arrested for alleged attempted murder. Mr …

BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai has said that there is need to open up the hinter lands, especially Rann town, the headquarters of the Kala-Balge locate government, to checkmate the activities of Boko Haram terrorists and for people to return to their …

The Ebonyi State Governor, Engr. David Nweze Umahi, has signed the Ebonyi State Electoral and Related Matters Bill into law. While signing the bill at the Government House in Abakaliki, Umahi explained that the new law which came into force by 1.40 pm on 20th January 2017, was necessary following …

I was going to title this article “What do Anglophone Cameroonians want?” To avoid any confusion of identity with those who simplify being Anglophone in Cameroon as being able to speak English, I want to be clear that the revendications in Cameroon centre on a people who originate from a …

Ebonyi State Government is to renovate the palace of the former premier of the Eastern Region, Dr.Akanu Ibiam, within a year or in the alternative, erect a new palace in two years. Governor David Umahi, who made this known on Thursday, also promised to commence the rehabilitation of the bad …

The police command of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has urged the management of the Premium Times and the Nigerian Army to resolve and settle their dispute peacefully. The FCT Police Commissioner, Mohammed Mustafa appealed to the military and the media on the need to sustain mutual relationship towards protecting …

The first Rasheed Gbadamosi Eko Art Expo which opens on Friday, January 27, 2017 at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Victoria Island is gathering momentum as gallery owners, artists and art students all over Lagos submit artworks and warm up to the three-day exhibition being organized by Lagos State …

We at PREMIUM TIMES hereby express our profound gratitude to all who showed support and solidarity with us when our journalists, Dapo Olorunyomi and Evelyn Okakwu, were arrested by the Nigerian Police Force on Thursday, January 19, 2017. During those hours when our offices were raided and colleagues detained, the …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has assured stakeholders in the industry of its commitment in ensuring that a friendly working environment is created in and around the port environment, that will facilitate maritime trade and investment to grow the nation’s economy. This commitment was made by the …

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called for the institutionalization of regular meetings of the stakeholders in the Digital Switch Over (DSO) with a view to ensuring that Nigeria meets the June 2017 deadline for migrating from Analogue to Digital Broadcasting. The Minister made the call …

In line with the 2017 strategic goals of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), and in its determination to sustain the current level of collaboration with relevant road safety stakeholders in the country, for success of road safety campaign in the new year, the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi paid …