FULL TEXT: Colonel Ma’aji Breaks Silence, Reveals Why He Planned Coup Against Tinubu Govt
Fresh court documents have shed light on how an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration was conceived, funded and revived before security agencies disrupted it in September 2025. The records, reviewed by PREMIUM TIMES, comprise more than 7,400 pages of bank statements, hotel receipts, electronic communications, interrogation records and other materials assembled […]
FLASH: Government Clarifies Double July Salary Payment, Says It Was a Technical Glitch
FLASH: Government Clarifies Double July Salary Payment, Says It Was a Technical Glitch The Kano State Government has directed the recovery of duplicate July 2026 salary payments mistakenly credited to some civil servants, attributing the incident to a technical glitch during the salary payment process. The directive was contained in a notice signed by Abdulhadi […]
ICPC Finally Speaks on Gbajabiamila’s Alleged Arrest, Reveals What Really Happened During PFIPC Probe
BREAKING: ICPC Finally Speaks on Gbajabiamila’s Alleged Arrest, Reveals What Really Happened During PFIPC Probe The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has dismissed reports alleging that the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, was arrested over the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC). In a statement […]
Flash: Why I Rejected Tinubu Appointment Offer- Fayose
Flash: Why I Rejected Tinubu Appointment Offer- Fayose Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has disclosed that he rejected an offer of a government appointment from President Bola Tinubu, saying he would rather concentrate on his personal life after serving two terms as governor. Fayose made the revelation last year during an appearance on […]
To Protect Chief of Staff Gbajabiamila Amid Agency Bribery Scandal, Tinubu’s Presidency Publishes Half-Truth
To Protect Chief of Staff Gbajabiamila Amid Agency Bribery Scandal, Tinubu’s Presidency Publishes Half-Truth An individual recently revealed that he fell out with President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff after he declined to part with 48 per cent of a N27.39 billion take-off grant for a sketchy agency after he initially collected N400 million by […]
FROM THE FRONTLINES: What Really Happened to Oyo Schoolchildren’s Rescue Mission?
Reports on the federal government’s attempts to rescue the abducted 46 schoolchildren and teachers taken from Ogbomosho, Oyo State, appear to have quietened in recent days. The presidency believes that speaking about the incident gives publicity to the terrorists. Muhammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, shares the same sentiments. At Thursday’s Nigerian […]
How bandits forced me to bury my children – Kidnap victim
A kidnap victim, Aisha, has narrated how bandits in Zamfara State compelled her to bury her three children after they died while in captivity. Aisha, who was abducted alongside her children while travelling through the state, said she was the only member of her family of four who survived the six-month ordeal. Bandit attacks, kidnappings […]
Truth Uncovered: Expert Says Nigeria’s ‘Cheap Fuel’ Narrative Is False
Truth Uncovered: Expert Says Nigeria’s ‘Cheap Fuel’ Narrative Is False An economist and former Senior Special Adviser on Industrialisation at the African Development Bank, Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, has challenged claims that petrol is cheap in Nigeria, describing such assertions as misleading and rooted in what he called a “fallacy of one-price comparison.” In a statement issued […]
Update Emerges On CBEX As EFCC’s Move To Recover Funds
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is still awaiting responses from foreign authorities regarding funds linked to the collapsed CBEX investment scheme. A senior official of the anti-graft agency, familiar with the investigation, disclosed to Punch on Saturday that a large portion of the funds traced in the fraudulent scheme remained outside Nigeria. CBEX, […]
Income Struggles Deepen as Nearly 60% of Nigerians Earn Below ₦100,000 or Have No Income — Report
Three in five Nigerians earn below N100,000 monthly or have no income, according to the Piggyvest Savings Report 2025. This underscores widening income pressures as rising living costs continue to squeeze households. In the report, seen by TheCable on Wednesday, Piggyvest said nearly 60 percent either have no income or fall within the lowest income […]