Olugbenga ADANIKIN 206 posts

Premium Times editor under threat over report on arrested female journalist

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Sep 18, 2019

FOLLOWING today’s release of Mary Ekere, a female journalist detained for two nights in Akwa Ibom, Cletus Ukpong, …

Epidemic threatens Ilaje-Otumara slum in Nigeria’s megacity

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Sep 17, 2019

Ilaje-Otumara, a neglected community in Lagos, Nigeria’s foremost commercial city, has an estimated population of almost…

FRSC reacts to The ICIR’s investigation but fails to address allegations…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Sep 17, 2019

In his response to The ICIR's report on how he forced new recruits of the commission to open salary bank accounts with…

ABDUCTION: FCT Police command confirms release of Aishat, kidnapped daughter of PDP…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Sep 16, 2019

THE Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Command on Monday confirmed the release of Aishat Umar Ardo, daughter of…

How Fidelity Bank employee illicitly diverted client’s N137m in 31 months

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Sep 16, 2019

FOR 31 months, Kehinde Olumide Agbabiaka, a sales agent with Fidelity Bank Plc illicitly and intermittently diverted…

Conflict of interest: How FRSC Corps Marshall forced officers to open salary account…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Sep 16, 2019

THE decision of Oyeyemi Boboye, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Corps Marshall, mandating the officers, especially…

Nigerians cannot bear the burden of your VAT increase, PDP tells Buhari

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Sep 13, 2019

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday told President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government to rescind its…

Tax increase will worsen poverty, inequality, TJGP cautions FG on VAT

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Sep 13, 2019

A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Friday warned that the increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) by the…

EFCC arrests 13 alleged internet fraudsters in Abuja, Kwara

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Sep 12, 2019

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Thursday says 13 suspected internet fraudsters were arrested in…

Our procession was peaceful but police killed 12 of our members—IMN

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Sep 10, 2019

THE Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) on Tuesday says 12 of its members who observed the Ashura mourning peaceful…

Coalition condemns continued detention of journalist, Agba Jalingo in Cross River…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Sep 10, 2019

The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF), on Tuesday charged Ben Ayade, the Cross Rivers…

Xenophobic Attack: Air Peace, real estate company offer to evacuate Nigerians from S.…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Sep 5, 2019

The Nigerian government on Wednesday says Air Peace, a local airline has offered to evacuate its citizens from South…

FACT CHECK: Trending video of South African Police Deputy Minister is from 2017

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Sep 4, 2019

ON September 2, Signal, an online newspaper designed to produce exclusive reports on politics, policy, governance among…

JUST IN: One dead, police vehicle burnt as Nigerians commence picketing of South…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Sep 3, 2019

An unidentified man has been allegedly shot dead by the police in Lekki, Lagos State as Nigerians, particularly in…

There was only sporadic act of violence, no xenophobic attacks in South Africa — High…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Sep 3, 2019

BOBBY Monroe, South Africa’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, on Tuesday  says there was only "Sporadic act of violence" in…

Dalori, Galaxy construction MD in court for fresh N95b fraud

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Sep 2, 2019

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday arraigned Babagana Abba Dalori, with his firm Galaxy…

FBI Wanted List: EFCC arrests female suspect three days after first arrest

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Sep 2, 2019

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, says a female suspect declared wanted by the United…

‘No scientific evidence yet against consumption of donkey meat’

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Sep 2, 2019

BELLO Agaie, National President of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) on Monday said there is currently…

Boko Haram: Army announces death of three soldiers

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Sep 2, 2019

THE acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa, on Sunday, announced the death of three soldiers while…

Fashola warns public against fake Facebook account registered in his name

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Sep 2, 2019

THE Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), on Sunday, issued a disclaimer advising the public to…

EFCC tasks CAC on proxy companies

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 29, 2019

THE acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has challenged the Corporate…

Twitter unfreezes BBOG campaigner’s account over suspected violations

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 29, 2019

THE Twitter Handle of Aisha Yesufu, Co-founder of #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG), campaign @AishaYesufu was on Thursday…

Greater investments in good journalism’ll check fake news – CDD

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 29, 2019

AS part of the efforts to check the spread of misinformation and disinformation Idayat Hassan, the Executive Director of…

Buhari to Béninois president: We can’t allow smuggling to continue

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 29, 2019

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday told his colleague, Patrice Talon from the Benin Republic that Nigeria can no…

Court adjourns motion countering IMN ban as terrorist group

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 28, 2019

THE Federal High Court (FHC) on Wednesday adjourned motion filed by Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN),…

EFCC to youth corps: Hold your leaders accountable

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 27, 2019

IBRAHIM Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, told members of…

DSS, INEC seek legislation to check fake news

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 27, 2019

THE Department of State Security (DSS) and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said the Federal…

Oyo-Ita: Our probe is evidence-based, says EFCC, denies Abba Kyari’s…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 27, 2019

THE Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied the involvement of Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to the…

Fake-news poses threat to Nigeria’s democracy – CDD

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 27, 2019

PROFESSOR JIBRIN Ibrahim, Senior Fellow, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) on Tuesday warned the spread of fake…

UN Under-Secretary-General tasks Nigerian youths to amplify good deeds

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 26, 2019

AMINA Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General on Monday challenged the Nigerian youths across the globe to…

EFCC to ‘cooperate’ with US on $1.1billion internet fraud by 77 Nigerians

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 25, 2019

NIGERIA's anti-corruption agency, the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday pledged to ‘cooperate’ with…

Breaking: EFCC may assist US govt arrest Nigerians accused of internet fraud

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 23, 2019

THE Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may assist the United States government to apprehend the Nigerians…

Iro, Igbokwe top list of Nigerians accused in $1.1bn US internet fraud  

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 23, 2019

FEDERAL Prosecutors of the United States Department of Justice on Thursday said 80 persons in the US and Nigeria,were…

JUST IN: Tribunal sacks Sen. Dino Melaye as Kogi West lawmaker, orders fresh poll

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 23, 2019

THE Election Petition Tribunal in Kogi State on Friday sacked Sen. Dino Melaye as Senate-elect representing Kogi West…

Killer policemen dismissed, charged for murder

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 22, 2019

THE Nigerian Police Force, Lagos Command on Thursday announced the dismissal of four officers who illegally killed two…

Extra-judicial killings: Civil society group urges President Buhari to respect Rule…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 22, 2019

A group of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Nigeria on Thursday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to respect…

Health ministry denies fake Twitter account of newly appointed minister

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 22, 2019

THE Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) on Thursday denied a Twitter account @osagieehanire registered in the name of the…

Anti-graft war: Five Buhari ministers perceived as corrupt by Nigerians

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 22, 2019

PRESIDENT Mohammadu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated the 43 ministerial nominees screened by the Nigerian Senate in July.…

50 per cent of today’s job’ll soon be irrelevant, fix education sector now – Obasanjo…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 21, 2019

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has charged the Federal Government to prioritise quality education. He said both…

Cabinet List: Buhari remains petroleum minister, appoints Sylva junior minister

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 21, 2019

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari remains the Minister of Petroleum Resources as he on Wednesday announced Timipre Silva from…

Supreme Court strikes out Atiku, PDP’s appeal to access ‘INEC Server’

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 20, 2019

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday struck out rulings on an appeal by the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, an…

Don’t expect ‘hand-outs’ from development partners, Buhari warns ministers designate

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 20, 2019

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Monday warned the cabinet-elect members not to depend on supports from development…

Magu to African nations: Illicit financial flows crippling our economies

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 20, 2019

AS part of efforts to check illicit financial flows, Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial…

FACT-CHECK: Has Nigeria really achieved food security?

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 19, 2019

ON Tuesday 13th August, President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed that Nigeria has achieved food security, thus directed the…

Buhari to Military: Don’t spare bandits, identify and eliminate them to restore…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 17, 2019

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday told the Nigerian Military to identify bandits across the country and eliminate…

Proscribed Shi’ite group to resume protests until El-Zakzakys get treatment, freedom

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 16, 2019

SHORTLY after Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife returned to Nigeria and was whisked away by the security operatives,…

Embattled Shi’ite leader El-Zakzaky, wife arrive Abuja airport

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 16, 2019

THE embattled leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat has arrived…

El-Zakzaky, wife return from India medical trip three days after departure

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 15, 2019

SHEIKH Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) and his wife, Zeenat are expected to return…

Man remanded for allegedly duping girlfriend of N4.5 million

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 15, 2019

OBINNA Amaefula, the businessman who allegedly swindled his girlfriend of N4.5 million and also terminated her…

Edo, Ondo still lead in Lassa fever cases in Nigeria

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 15, 2019

NOT LESS than six states across the Federation recorded 93 per cent of all confirmed cases of Lassa fever in the…

Imo Governor announces Kanu Nwankwo SSA on sports

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 15, 2019

FOR his contributions in the sports industry, Emeka Ihedioha, has announced the appointment of Kanu Nwankwo, former…

INVESTIGATION: Dana, Wema Bank risk prosecution for flouting Money Laundering Act

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 15, 2019

Dana Air, owner of Sri Sai Vandana Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) and WEMA Bank Nigeria may be…

FOREX: Don’t give a cent to support food imports, Buhari instructs CBN governor

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 14, 2019

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said he had directed Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria…

Ezekwesili, pro-Buhari members banter over president’s ‘tooth-picking’ picture

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 13, 2019

OBY Ezekwesili, former minister of education and pro-Buhari members on Monday exchanged banters over a trending picture…

El-Zakzaky: 186 doctors from seven nations write Buhari

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 12, 2019

Not fewer than 186 Medical Doctors from seven countries have written to President Muhammadu Buhari, expressing their…

Gun violence: Amnesty International issues travel warning to US tourists  

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 9, 2019

United States Office of the Amnesty International, a global right movement on Friday issued a travel warning to…

AU silence on xenophobic attack shameful – FG

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 9, 2019

THE Federal Government on Friday described as shameful the silence and inactions of the African Union (AU) on the…

ActionAid to politicians: Fix public schools, check corrupt practises 

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 8, 2019

Ene Obi, Country Director of ActionAid on Thursday tasked politicians and relevant government authorities in the country…

#RevolutionNow protest: Counsel vows to review court detention order on Sowore

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 8, 2019

INIHEBE Effiong, Counsel to Omoyele Sowore, Convener of the #RevolutionNow protest has vowed to file a new application…

#RevolutionNow protest: EU backs freedom of speech in Nigeria

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 8, 2019

THE European Union (EU) on Thursday threw its weight behind the principles of freedom of expression in Nigeria, saying…

EFCC arrests 29 suspected ‘yahoo boys’, traditional ruler for fraud

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 8, 2019

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday says it arrested 29 men who are suspected internet…

Kajuru Killings: Kaduna obtains court order to investigate, arraign ex-NHRC chairman…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 7, 2019

FOLLOWING incidents of the recent Kajuru killings, the Kaduna State Government has secured an ex-parte order from the…

EFCC declares five internet fraudsters, 50-year-old man ‘wanted’

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 7, 2019

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday declared five young internet fraudsters 'Wanted'. The…

President Buhari to swear in new ministers August 21

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 6, 2019

THE Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, on Tuesday disclosed that President Muhammadu…

Airtel, 9mobile get N136m fine over violation of NCC regulations, poor services

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 6, 2019

THE Nigerian Communications Commissions (NCC), on Tuesday, sanctioned Airtel and 9mobile with N136 million fine for…

#RevolutionNow: Gunshot, heavy military presence as police fires teargas at…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 5, 2019

PROTESTERS  in some parts of Lagos Monday morning shunned warnings of the Nigerian Police to embark on the…

#RevolutionNow: We urge the authorities to respect Sowore’s rights, says Amnesty…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 3, 2019

COUNTRY office of Amnesty International on Saturday appealed to the Federal Government to respect rights of Omoyele…

INVESTIGATION: Digging for death, untold story of Osun artisanal gold miners (2)

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 3, 2019

For decades, artisanal gold mining has been a daily activity in Osun State, yet left unregulated despite the severe…

#RevolutionNow: Sowore, youths plan lock down of 21 states in ‘day of rage’ national…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Aug 2, 2019

FORMER presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the last general election, Omoyele Sowore and…

Teenager raises alarm on Twitter over father’s attempt to kill him

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 31, 2019

“PLEASE save me...I am a victim of domestic violence, I don’t want to die”, this is the emergency call Philla Phong, a…

ICRC supports 4,392 households with emergency reliefs  

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 31, 2019

THE International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Tuesday said it has supported 4,392 households in Monguno town…

Naming my successor will create problems – Buhari  

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 30, 2019

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said to name anyone as his successor in 2023 would create problems, thus would…

INVESTIGATION: Digging for death, untold story of Osun artisanal gold miners (1)

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 30, 2019

Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) is an exploration by individuals or a group of persons with little or no…

Insecurity: South-West Governors meet to launch ‘new security…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 29, 2019

THE Oyo State Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde on Sunday disclosed that Governors from the South-West States have resolved to…

Herders/Farmers Crisis: Stop illegal herders from crossing Nigerian border, Fayemi…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 26, 2019

THE Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Thursday advised the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to ensure herders…

Buhari cabinet: Fashola, Keyamo, Akpabio make long awaited ministerial list

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 23, 2019

FIFTY-FIVE days after President Muhammadu Buhari was inaugurated for the second term in office, the president has…

17-year old Nigerian shot dead in South Africa

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 22, 2019

The Nigerian Union in South Africa has said that another Nigerian, a 17-year-old Chinoso Dennis Obiaju has been shot…

Ortom joins Obasanjo’s call for national dialogue on insecurity

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 20, 2019

Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Saturday  added his voice to the call by the former resident, Olusegun…

Four feared dead in Delta building collapse

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 20, 2019

FOUR days after a three-storey building collapsed in Jos, Plateau State killing 14 people, four persons on Saturday died…

NASS orders shut down of Edo Assembly, fresh inauguration of lawmakers-elect

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 17, 2019

THE National Assembly (NASS) on Wednesday ordered Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Yusuf…

We’ve recovered video footage of Nigerian mother killed in South Africa, says…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 16, 2019

BARELY seven days after the Senate summoned the Nigerian envoy to South Africa on the alleged murder of late Elizabeth…

Release detained Shi’ites cleric or risk fresh insurgency, Falana warns FG

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 16, 2019

FOR the umpteenth time, Human Rights Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has advised the Federal…

Zamfara, Kaduna governors to meet over constant kidnapping, killings 

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 16, 2019

FOLLOWING the death of Kabiru Ismail, a top government official in Zamfara State, during last Sunday kidnap, Governor…

Data: Nearly 30, 000 Nigerians killed in the last four years

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 16, 2019

DATA from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), on Monday, showed that 28,969 Nigerians were killed from May 2015 till…

Obasanjo again writes Buhari, says Nigeria “on the precipice”

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 15, 2019

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently devise measures to…

Sim Registration: Senate to summon NCC as connected lines hit over 249m 

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 11, 2019

THE Nigerian Senate on Thursday resolved to summon the National Communications Commission (NCC) over weak performance in…

Nwabueze: The Legal titan pursuing victory for Atiku in court, despite ill-health

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 5, 2019

PROF. Ben Nwabueze, 88, and first lawyer from academia to become a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) has emerged leader…

Alleged Oil Bunkering: Navy hands over two vessels to EFCC, quizzes seven suspected…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 4, 2019

THE Nigerian Navy has handed over a Vessel, MV Messiah1 and Barge Miracle arrested for illegal oil bunkering to the…

Five internet fraudsters disguised as clergy, widower bag jail terms in Enugu

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 2, 2019

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday says its Enugu Zonal Office has secured five separate…

Alleged N6.9bn money laundering: ‘Sick’ Fayose gets court’s permission to travel…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 2, 2019

JUSTICE Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Lagos on Tuesday, granted former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose…

Three months after, kidnapped District Head of Daura regains freedom

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jul 2, 2019

THE District Head of Daura, Alhaji Musa Umar-Uba, who was kidnapped from his residence three months ago, has been…

COZA: Fatoyinbo suspends 7-day programme amidst rape allegation

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 30, 2019

THE Senior Pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo, on Sunday suspended a 7-day scheduled…

Miyetti-Allah says Ruga settlement ‘desire’ of Federal Government

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 28, 2019

MIYETTI-ALLAH Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) on Friday disclosed that the Ruga settlements pilot…

Nigeria’s capital city of dirt: Rising concerns over illegal dumping, poor sanitation…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 28, 2019

MALLAM Muntari Daura, 47, was busy sorting old sacks picked from the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) public…

N2.5bn Digital Switch-Over:  ICPC indicts Lai Mohammed in fresh discovery

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 27, 2019

FORMER Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed is to appear before a Federal High Court, Abuja, to explain his…

West African nations, WHO, FAO meet over food safety, antimicrobial resistance

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 25, 2019

WEST African countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone and others on Tuesday met in Abuja, over…

Buhari inaugurates NEC, seeks governors’ supports on security, education  

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 20, 2019

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated the National Economic Council (NEC) and pleaded for the support of…

Nigerian Army seeks integration of humanitarian law into military operations

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 19, 2019

THE Nigerian Army on Wednesday says the integration of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) into military operations is…

Falana: Corruption has ‘assumed dangerous dimension’ under Buhari

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 19, 2019

HUMAN Right Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana on Wednesday said corruption has actually ‘assumed…

Buhari ignores several EU recommendations on elections – Observers

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 18, 2019

THE European Union (EU) says from 30 recommendations made after the 2015 general election monitoring, only four were…

Moghalu: I made practical decision not to challenge Buhari in court

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 16, 2019

THE Presidential candidate for the Young Progressive Party (YPP) in the 2019 general elections, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu,…

4,000 health personnel needed in Borno – Health Union

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 16, 2019

THE Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Borno chapter, says additional 4,000 health personnel were…

Gen Diya witnessed how Tinubu lobbied Abacha for post – Bode George

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 16, 2019

CHIEFTAIN of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George has claimed that Gen Dipo Diya witnessed how the…

Election tribunal: I’ve no plan to protest over INEC server – Atiku

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 16, 2019

FOLLOWING ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…

2019 election not credible, says EU

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 16, 2019

THE European Union Election Observation Mission on Saturday says the 2019 election is marred with irregularities, thus…

TETFUND: Public varsities get N208bn in 2019 budget

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 16, 2019

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday says tertiary institutions across the country will get N208 billion as…

Slovakia gets first woman president Caputova

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 16, 2019

ANTI-CORRUPTION campaigner Zuzana Caputova was sworn in as Slovakia’s first female president on Saturday, vowing to…

Army court-martials 14 officers, soldiers accused of murder, kidnapping

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 15, 2019

THE Nigerian Army said on Saturday it has begun proceedings to court-martial 14 officers and soldiers accused of murder,…

Judiciary must be sanitised to win anti-corruption war – Ribadu

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 14, 2019

EXCEPT the Federal Government properly ‘sanitise’ the judicial system, its anti-corruption campaign would yield little…

FACT-CHECK: NYSC says it’s at ‘forefront’ of total compliance with FOI Act, but it’s…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 14, 2019

THE Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim on Friday says the Corps has…

FG earmarks fresh 12bn for Abuja airport second runway

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 13, 2019

Three years after the Federal Government approved an initial sum of N18billion for the construction of the Nnamdi Azikwe…

NASA renames street for ‘hidden’ black women mathematicians

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 13, 2019

NASA has renamed the street outside its Washington headquarters to honor three black female mathematicians whose…

We’ll take 100m Nigerians out of poverty – Buhari

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 12, 2019

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has promised the APC government will take 100 million Nigerians from poverty to prosperity in…

26 years after Abiola’s campaign to end poverty, hunger still on the rise, says…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 12, 2019

LEGAL luminary and Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana on Wednesday said poverty is still on the rise 26 years after the…

Port Authority, others refuse to provide information on $100m Warri Port concession…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 12, 2019

EFFORTS to unravel the detail of the $100million concessioning of Terminal ‘B’ Old Warri Port to Ocean and Cargoes…

Tribunal resumes sitting, strikes out petition against Buhari’s victory    

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 10, 2019

THE Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Monday resumed sitting with Justice Mohammed Garba as the new chairman,…

Zamfara killings: Again, 16 persons killed, 14 injured in suspected bandits’…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 6, 2019

Not fewer than 16 persons have been allegedly killed by bandits in Kanoma village in Maru Local Government of Zamfara…

BPE denies fresh verification of ex-PHCN staff

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 6, 2019

THE Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) on Thursday denied conducting a fresh verification exercise for former staff of…

Operation Puff Adder: Police arrests suspected kidnappers with 6,000 live ammunition,…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 4, 2019

THE Nigerian Police on Monday says it has arrested arms syndicate who are notorious for smuggling weapons into the…

Labour, groups urge Lalong to discard bill seeking to privatise water sector

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 3, 2019

THE Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) and…

Buhari offers more money to military in four years, but security grows worse

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jun 3, 2019

THE Nigerian military's total spendings rose by 137 per cent between the four-year term of the former President Goodluck…

INAUGURATION: Kaduna State approves 6-month maternity leave for women

Olugbenga ADANIKIN May 29, 2019

THE Kaduna State government on Wednesday disclosed that it has approved 6-month maternity leave for lactating mothers in…

FG prosecutes Chinese firms destroying environment

Olugbenga ADANIKIN May 28, 2019

THE Minister of Environment, Surveyor Suleiman Zarma on Tuesday says the Federal Government is currently prosecuting…

Why Buhari rejected over 30 bills in four years – Presidency

Olugbenga ADANIKIN May 27, 2019

SENIOR Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu on Monday explained why President…

Daura emirate council suspends Sallah celebrations over security concerns

Olugbenga ADANIKIN May 27, 2019

THE Daura Emirate Council in Katsina State says it has suspended all activities lined up to mark the forthcoming…

Breaking: Faulty printer delays court sitting at Onnoghen’s appeal  

Olugbenga ADANIKIN May 10, 2019

SITTING at the Federal Court of Appeal Abuja over the appeal brought by the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN),…

Jigawa State Assembly Speaker impeached

Olugbenga ADANIKIN May 9, 2019

IN what appeared to be an emergency seating, the members of the Jigawa State Assembly on Thursday impeached Hon. Isah…

ActionAid tasks FG on social protection for women workers

Olugbenga ADANIKIN May 8, 2019

ACTIONAID Nigeria on Wednesday held 100-person rally to promote decent, safe and secure workplace for women in the…

Breaking: Taraba perm. sec abducted

Olugbenga ADANIKIN May 5, 2019

UNKNOWN gunmen in the early hours of Sunday, abducted Mrs Suzzy Nathan, Permanent Secretary, Taraba Ministry of Water…

President Buhari returns 10 days after ‘private visit’ to London

Olugbenga ADANIKIN May 5, 2019

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday returned to the country, 10 days after a ‘private visit’ to London, United Kingdom.…

Why Nigerians in Diaspora can’t vote in general elections – Dabiri-Erewa

Olugbenga ADANIKIN May 5, 2019

Presidential aide Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Sunday, told Nigerians in the Diaspora to prevail on the National Assembly to…

Operation Lafiya Dole: Five soldiers killed by Boko Haram in Magumeri

Olugbenga ADANIKIN May 5, 2019

THE Nigerian Army has said not less than five soldiers of Operation Lafiya Dole have been killed in ‘a fierce encounter’…

Jonathan, others  pay tribute to late Yar’Adua at ninth year death anniversary

Olugbenga ADANIKIN May 5, 2019

GOODLUCK Jonathan, the immediate past President of Nigeria, on Sunday joined other Nigerians through his verified…

Why I don’t feel proud as Nigerian – Bishop Kukah  

Olugbenga ADANIKIN May 5, 2019

THE Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, Saturday expressed displeasure on the level of division in…

FEC approved N169.7bn for 10 road projects 

Olugbenga ADANIKIN May 5, 2019

THE Federal Executive Council has approved the award of N169.74bn contracts to construct and rehabilitate10 roads across…

Foreign interests, ‘mischievous elements’ planning to disrupt May 29 –…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN May 4, 2019

THE Nigerian Army on Saturday disclosed that some foreign interests and selected "mischievous groups" in the country are…

Oil Spill: How IOCs hide under Federal laws to intimidate, exploit Niger Delta…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN May 4, 2019

EBIPATH Apaingolo, Bayelsa State Commissioner for Environment on Saturday blamed the International Oil Companies (IOCs)…

Fraudulent contractors responsible for frequent building collapse – FG  

Olugbenga ADANIKIN May 3, 2019

THE Federal Government on Friday says fraudulent contractors were responsible for incessant incidents of building…

Porous borders: FEC approves N52 billion for electronic monitoring  

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Apr 25, 2019

THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Thursday approved N52 billion for electronic border in order to improve patrol in…

#BringBackOurGirls: Dignity, dreams of missing Chibok girls taken away in five…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Apr 15, 2019

AS the nation reminisce over the missing Chibok girls abducted by the Boko Haram insurgents in 2014, the…

Five years on, endless hope for the 112 missing Chibok girls

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Apr 14, 2019

ON 14th April, 2014 the Boko Haram terrorists invaded the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State and abducted…

Six years after, Nigeria commences implementation of $22.7m Lagos – Abidjan…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Apr 14, 2019

THE Nigerian government at the weekend restated its commitment to successful implementation of the $22.7 million highway…

Boko Haram: Buhari renews pledge to secure release of Chibok girls, Leah Sharibu

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Apr 13, 2019

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has said his promise to ensure the release of Leah Sharibu and the remaining Chibok girls in…

Presidency applauds Nigerian lady who broke 100 years record in Indian Varsity

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Apr 13, 2019

SENIOR Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Saturday congratulated…

Women, children trafficking tops Buhari’s discussion in Chad meeting

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Apr 13, 2019

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari gave a special attention to discussions relating to ‘irregular migration’ and women…

Here are allegedly corrupt ex-governors heading to the 9th Senate

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Apr 12, 2019

SOME Nigerian governors– incumbent and former– have won the last election and are set to join the 9th Senate, but a good…

Five days after $52.3m seizure from Nigeria, Singaporean Customs seizes another…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Apr 11, 2019

FIVE days after world record 12.9 tonnes of pangolin scales, said to have originated from Nigeria, was seized in…

It’ll be near impossible for people like me to be Nigeria’s President, says…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Apr 8, 2019

Tope Fasua, the presidential candidate of the Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party, ANRP during the 2019 general election, was…

Fact Check: Are Nigerian passport holders no longer eligible to 3 months UAE Tourist…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Apr 4, 2019

ON Wednesday, an influential Nigerian Twitter user based in the United Kingdom, Kayode Ogundamisi (@ogundamisi) tweeted…

President Buhari jets to Jordan to attend WEF, Dubai investment summit

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Apr 4, 2019

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has left the country for Amman, Jordan to partake in the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the…

Daystar Christian Centre releases N10m donation to UNHCR for displaced persons

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Apr 2, 2019

NIGERIAN Church, Daystar Christian Centre on Tuesday donated a sum of N10 million to support people displaced by the…

Presidential Committee on Prisons Reform frees 84 inmates in Edo

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 27, 2019

THE Presidential Committee on Prisons Reform and Decongestion, led by Ishaq Bello, Chief Judge of the Federal Capital…

PTCIJ trains 100 Nigerian journalists on fact-checking, investigative reporting

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 25, 2019

PREMIUM Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) has commenced a seven-day training for 100 journalists across…

EFCC prosecutes man accused of vote-buying, jailed at Oke-Kura prisons

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 21, 2019

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has prosecuted a man, Abdusalam Abdulkadiri, accused of vote-buying…

Over speeding, drivers’ recklessness responsible for high road crashes –…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 20, 2019

THE Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has attributed over speeding, drivers' recklessness as…

Human traffickers now explore orphanage homes, motor parks for victims- NAPTIP DG…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 20, 2019

DIRECTOR General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Julie Okah-Donli, has…

Top INEC official kidnapped by gunmen in Jigawa

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 19, 2019

SENIOR official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr Mahadi Hassan, has been kidnapped by gunmen…

Approve Amosun’s loan requests at your risk, Ogun APC tells banks

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 18, 2019

THE Ogun State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, warned financial institutions including banks in…

We’ll run a just, truthful and transparent government, says Ogun governor-elect

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 17, 2019

“WE will lead a just, equitable and a transparent administration,” the Governor-Elect of Ogun State, Mr Dapo Abiodun,…

Building Collapse: SERAP tasks Lagos, Oyo governments to compensate victims

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 17, 2019

DAYS after two buildings collapsed in Lagos and Oyo State respectively, a Non-Governmental Organisation, the…

Adamawa governorship supplementary election to hold in 14 LGAs

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 17, 2019

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday, disclosed that governorship supplementary election…

Gbenga Daniel quits partisan politics for humanitarian work, resigns from PDP  

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 16, 2019

FORMER Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has announced his exit from partisan politics. Daniel, a two-term…

Aisha Buhari visits victims of Lagos building collapse in hospital

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 16, 2019

THE wife of the president, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Saturday visited victims of the Ita-Faji building collapse at the Lagos…

13 years after, govt agencies yet to fully implement transparent payroll system

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 15, 2019

THIRTEEN years after the Federal Government initiated the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS), some…

President Buhari, Atiku, Saraki console families of Lagos building collapse

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 13, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the building collapse incident at Ita -Faji area of Lagos, which…

Seven reasons 2019 elections may have lacked credibility

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 13, 2019

MOST Nigerians have wondered if the recently concluded elections were indeed free, fair and credible. The basis for…

Breaking: Digital Flight Data Recorder of crashed flight recovered, says Ethiopian…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 11, 2019

Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) of the Ethiopian Airlines ET302 which crashed on Sunday morning, six minutes after…

Update: Ethiopian airlines grounds all B-737-8 Max fleet

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 11, 2019

FOLLOWING the Ethiopian air accident that killed 157 passengers and crew on Sunday including Nigerians, the airlines on…

Update: Ethiopian Airlines commences forensic investigations to identify crash…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 10, 2019

The Ethiopian airlines has started forensic investigations to identifing victims of the plane crash which claimed the…

Nigerian among 157 passengers killed in Ethiopian airlines crash

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 10, 2019

One Nigerian passport holder and 148 other passengers including eight crew of the Ethiopian  Airlines Boeing 737-800 MAX…

Breaking: EFCC intercepts cash in Benue, Kwara

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 9, 2019

THE Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has intercepted and arrested party officials caught with huge cash at…

Soldiers killings: Residents vacate Rivers community ahead Saturday guber election

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 5, 2019

AHEAD Saturday 9th March governorship election, residents of Aboneema in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area, River States…

INVESTIGATION: Ondo mining community where Chinese company exploits people, abuses…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 5, 2019

Part two of this investigative piece by OLUGBENGA ADANIKIN reveals alleged exploitation of Ondo mining community by…

APC suspends Amosun, Okorocha over anti-party activities

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Mar 1, 2019

THE Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has been suspended by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the…

ActionAid wants Buhari to prioritise poverty eradication, fight tax evasion  

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Feb 27, 2019

INTERNATIONAL Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), ActionAid Nigeria on Wednesday, has advised the just re-elected…

How violence marred 2019 presidential poll

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Feb 27, 2019

THE just concluded 2019 Presidential and National Assembly (NASS) election has been a mixed bag of the good and the bad.…

2019 Election: Stay committed to peace accord, US envoy tells presidential candidates

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Feb 25, 2019

UNITED STATES Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington on Monday, advised candidates who participated in the February 23…

Tinubu reacts to ‘bullion vans’ entry into his house, alleged plan to rig elections

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Feb 23, 2019

NATIONAL Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Saturday responded to claims that he had bullion…

Breaking: Student allegedly shot dead in Kogi as thugs disrupt voting in Lagos

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Feb 23, 2019

AN UNDERGRADUATE from the Kogi State University identified as Daniel Usman, has allegedly been shot dead in Kogi state,…

2019 Elections: Large turnout, late arrival of election materials in South West,…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Feb 23, 2019

DESPITE anticipated voters’ apathy, electorate on Saturday morning turned out massively to exercise their voting right…

police drafts 360,000 personnel to polling units nationwide – IGP

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Feb 23, 2019

AT least three police officers each would be drafted to the 119, 973 polling units across the country for the general…

NDLEA chairman frowns at death of officers lynched in Ondo town

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Feb 18, 2019

THE Chairman, Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Col. Muhammad Mustapha (rtd), Monday, frowned at the ambush…

Campaigns, PVC collection remain closed, says INEC

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Feb 16, 2019

CHAIRMAN of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, Saturday, said campaign and collection…

Business activities put on hold in Lagos over last minute rescheduling of elections

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Feb 16, 2019

BUSINESS activities across most parts of Lagos State on Saturday, was partially suspended following the postponement of…

Sowore condemns election shift, says day of judgement postponed

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Feb 16, 2019

FOLLOWING late hour postponement of the 2019 general elections, Nigerians including presidential candidate of the…

INVESTIGATION: Ondo mining community where Chinese company exploits the people and…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Feb 10, 2019

In this investigation, OLUGBENGA ADANIKIN visited Afo Ose LGA, Ondo State,  a community with rich marble deposit. The…

Thousands of civilians paying heavy price over Boko Haram attacks – ICRC

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Feb 4, 2019

THE International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC), on Monday, expressed ‘extreme concern’ on the rising humanitarian…

2019 Election: How APC may have benefited from NCC, INEC breach of voters’…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Feb 1, 2019

INVESTIGATION has revealed how All Progressive Congress (APC) may have been privileged by a breach of data privacy of…

Global environmentalists, CSOs kick against privatisation of water sector

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jan 29, 2019

ENVIRONMENTALISTS from India, Philippines, United States and other nations of the world, on Tuesday converged in Abuja…

Onasanya, UK-based MP jailed for lying in over speeding case

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jan 29, 2019

FIONA Onasanya, a Member of the UK Parliament (MP), representing Peterborough has been sentenced to a three-month jail…

EU, US express worries over timing, process to Onnoghen’s suspension

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jan 26, 2019

THE European Union and the United States government on Saturday have expressed worry at the timing and process that led…

Fashola blames NESI over dependence on foreigners to fix power problems

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jan 24, 2019

THE Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday, decried the Nigerian Electricity Supply…

Appeal Court halts CCT from hearing Onnoghen’s case

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jan 24, 2019

THE Court of Appeal on Thursday halted further hearing against the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen.…

Amidst controversial deal with Ballard Partners, Atiku, wife pledge to liberate…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jan 23, 2019

DESPITE the controversy surrounding deal with the United States firm, Ballard Partners, Inc., presidential candidate of…

Breaking: Again, CJN shuns tribunal as CCT commences hearing

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jan 22, 2019

FOR the second time, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, shunned the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) and…

Anti-Open Grazing Law: Buhari/Osinbajo gives conflicting solution to herders/farmers…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jan 17, 2019

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday night disagreed on a proposed sustainable…

‘South-South governors’ decision over CJN asset declaration saga treasonable’  

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jan 15, 2019

A group under the aegis of Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED), on Tuesday, says the action…

Fact Check: No public evidence showed President Buhari supported Anti-Open Grazing…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jan 14, 2019

THE Presidency may not entirely be right about President Muhammadu Buhari’s support for the Anti-Open Grazing Law…

CCT lacks jurisdiction over Onnoghen’s case, says Olanipekun

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jan 14, 2019

FOLLOWING commencement of the hearing against the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, on charges of…

Minimum wage: We are done with negotiations, says Labour  

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jan 10, 2019

THE Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has again reaffirmed its position on the proposed national minimum wage, saying it is…

INVESTIGATION: Failed contracts, lack of community ownership mar multi-billion Naira…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jan 6, 2019

The second part of this investigation by Olugbenga Adanikin concludes the report on how the state ministries of…

Boko Haram: Nigerian military confirms deployment of police to ‘liberated’ towns in…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jan 5, 2019

THE Nigerian military has confirmed the deployment of officers of the Nigerian Police to the North-East as part of…

INVESTIGATION: Failed contracts, lack of community ownership mar multi-billion Naira…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Jan 3, 2019

In this investigative piece, OLUGBENGA ADANIKIN writes on the impact of climate change in 11 northern states in Nigeria…

2019 Budget: 16 years after, Nigeria fails to implement Maputo Declaration on Agric,…

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Dec 28, 2018

THE Federal Government has proposed the sum of N138 billion as the 2019 budget for the agriculture sector,…

Hassan takes over from Jibrin as new Environment Minister   

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Dec 21, 2018

THE former Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing II, Surveyor Suleiman Hassan has been appointed as the new…

Atiku: There’s no single economist in Buhari’s cabinet

Olugbenga ADANIKIN Dec 19, 2018

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate in the forthcoming general election, Atiku Abubakar, says…