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

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

  …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

.We have no hand in former Security Adviser’s rape travails – Bayelsa Govt Chief  Perekeme Richard Kpodo, a former Security Adviser to Ex-Gov. Timipre Sylva, on Tuesday collapsed while being rearranged for alleged rape at State High Court 7 in Yenagoa. It would be recalled  that Kpodo was on... Read more

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has reacted to the impeachment plot by some All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers. The governor told journalists on Monday that the impeachment plot does not make sense. He noted that the eight APC lawmakers led by the former Speaker, Terkimbi Ikyange, held the plenary... Read more

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has welcomed the resignation of the Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki, from the All Progressives Congress (APC). PDP in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan on Tuesday in Abuja also welcomed the Kwara State Governor, Ahmed Abdulfatah and the Nigerian... Read more

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) said that the total pension fund assets stood at N8.14 trillion as at May, 2018. PenCom in a statement signed by its spokesman, Mr Peter Aghahowa, on Sunday said the assets rose from N7.52 trillion in December 2017, to N8.14 trillion in May 2018.... Read more

The political crisis in Benue took a new twist on Monday with 10 members of the 30-member House of Assembly endorsing a move to impeach Gov. Samuel Ortom. The members, who were led by impeached and suspended Speaker, Terkimbi Ikyange, told newsmen in Makurdi that they would serve the... Read more