nigerian metro news 050519

In what seems like a parody of the clean-up of the heavily polluted Ogoni land, a PREMIUM TIMES investigation has revealed that almost all of the 16 companies awarded contracts for the first phase of the exercise by the Buhari administration have no experience whatsoever in the … Read more...

Abdullahi Jijji, the security guard of Attahiru Bafarawa, former Governor of Sokoto State, has been shot dead by gunmen who stormed the former Governor’s residence. The gunmen also kidnapped Abdulrasheed Sa’idu, the 16-year-old cousin of the former Governor during the attack, which happened at...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it will prosecute recalcitrant legislators who have diverted funds meant for constituency projects. Bolaji Owasanoye, the chairman of the commission, said this in an interview with Punch newspaper. The commission...

Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, has assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari won’t delay in appointing ministers for his second tenure in office. After securing...