The Hate Speech Bill is a National Embarrassment
The Bill on Hate speech before the National Assembly is an embarrassment. We seem to revel in taking decisions in moments of emotional flourishes and consequently often fail to soberly…
Buhari:”We Will Arrest The Vicious Cycle of Violence in Nigeria”
President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his commitment to arrest the cycle of violence that has engulfed some parts of the country. Speaking Thursday in Jos, Plateau State at a Town…
Premium Times lied against Governor Bello on sack of appointees
Media are regarded as the fourth estate of the realm because of their contribution to the society. Be it in advanced or developing nation, media are unique and cannot be…
Ekweremadu’s Coup Baiting And Our Assumed Receding Memory
Less than three years in opposition, Ike Ekweremadu who is the highest ranking PDP member today is already baiting the military and reminding them that they can still take over…
Oil price rises towards $70
Oil markets climbed on Monday on the back of a drop in the number of United States rigs drilling for more production and as the U.S. economy continued to create…
Senate confirms N13.5m monthly allowance to Senators
The Nigerian Senate said today that Senator Shehu Sani was in order when he revealed the N45m quarterly allowance that each Senator takes home. And it quickly added that the…
Dr. Musa Abubakar is New ICPC Boss
The baton of leadership of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has been handed over to the Secretary to the Commission, Dr. Musa Usman Abubakar. In a…
EFCC freezes accounts of Lagos Number Plate Authority
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has frozen the bank accounts of Lagos State Government Number Plate Production Authority (LSGNPPA) over an alleged fraud of N3 billion. Justice Mohammed Idris…
Buhari succumb: To visit states ravaged by terrorist attacks, criminal activities and communal clashes.
…His visit is for votes, not to sympathize with the people of the States on their loses – Fayose Finally, Nigeria`s President Mohammadu Buhari decided to visit communities engulfed terrorist…
Dapchi and Chibok: Time to reorient our military intelligence
Several comments have been emerging on different media following the abduction of more than 100 school girls from Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi in Yobe State. It is really a…