PRESS STATEMENT PREMIUM TIMES hereby calls for the immediate release of its reporter, Samuel Ogundipe, who was detained on Tuesday by the Nigeria Police over a report. On the day the Nigerian presidency was complaining about the excesses of a unit in the police, the same unit was... Read more
Chief Perekeme Richard Kpodo, a former Security Adviser to Ex-Gov. Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa being tried for alleged rape at State High Court 7 in Yenagoa was on Friday denied bail. Kpodo was earlier on July 27 arraigned before a Magistrate court in Yenagoa for the same offence and... Read more
The U20 Women National Football Team, Falconets, will fly into France on Thursday, 2nd August for this year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals, taking place 5th – 24th August in the Brittany region of that country. Below, the 21 players selected by the technical crew headed by Chris... Read more
Workers have been enjoined to always regard their entry into and exit from service as special moments to be celebrated at all times especially for those who retired honourably. Mr Henry Owonaro, Chairman, Association of Heads of Federal Establishments (AHFGE), Rivers Chapter, stated this on Tuesday in Port Harcourt... Read more
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has denied claim that it invited President Muhammadu Buhari as its keynote speaker during its 20th anniversary because he had the highest rating on integrity. A lawmaker, Abdulmumin Jibrin in an interview on a national television in July claimed that the ICC invited Buhari... Read more
At Last, Science Prevails
FeaturedSpecial Reports August 5, 2018
By Edel-Quinn Agbaegbu The greatest global challenge today, especially in Africa is how to make our food more sustainable by 2050. In Nigeria, as in many other African countries, food security and nutrition remain a critical challenge. Production constraints like inversion of insects/pests and diseases, inadequate rainfall and poor... Read more
…DECLARES N4.4BN BALANCE FOR JULY Bayelsa State Government has decried illegal deduction of revenues from the Excess Crude Account without by the federal government. The state government described the deductions as unconstitutional saying monies domiciled in the ECA are proceeds from the 13% derivation meant for oil... Read more
…. As IAAF President Promises More Support For Africa The host country for the 21st African Senior Athletics Championship, Nigeria started raking in medals with Tobiloba Amusan and Enekwechi Chukwebuka winning two gold medals for the country on the Day 2 of action in Asaba. Amusan who is the reigning Commonwealth... Read more
The last has not been heard of the just concluded election in Zimbabwe as riot police on Friday chased away journalists waiting for a news conference by opposition leader Nelson Chamisa. The riot policemen were shouting “out, out,” a Reuters witness said. Chamisa has questioned the outcome of Monday’s... Read more
ZANU-PF, Zimbabwe’s ruling party took an early lead over the opposition MDC-Alliance in the first election of the post-Robert Mugabe era, initial results showed. Out of the 48 parliamentary results declared so far, ZANU-PF won 37 seats, while the opposition MDC -Alliance won 11. The results were declared by... Read more
