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EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria Immigration Service says document Ozekhome gave British court is fake

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- Fresh evidence has emerged showing that a key document presented by prominent Nigerian lawyer Mike Ozekhome to a London tribunal to claim ownership of a house in North London was a ... Read More


Court threatens to revoke convicted Maina's bail in N738 million fraud trial

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- The trial of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, continued on Thursday with trial judge Abubakar Kutigi of the Federal Capital Territory Hig... Read More


Government will look after families of suspected coupists - Defence Minister

Nigeria, Feb. 1 -- Nigeria's Defence Minister, Christopher Musa, has said the government will ensure families of military officers accused of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu are not abando... Read More


Why we released pension thief Maina early from prison - Correctional Service

Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- The Nigerian Correctional Service has explained why Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, convicted of money laundering, was releas... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: Inside details of arms, ammunition, cars recovered from suspected coup plotters

Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- PREMIUM TIMES has obtained exclusive details of arms, ammunition, vehicles and cash recovered from military officers and civilians suspected of plotting to overthrow President Bola... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: Nollywood actor arrested for alleged role in coup plot to topple Tinubu

Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- Nollywood filmmaker and actor Stanley Amandi was arrested alongside military officers accused of planning a violent overthrow of President Bola Tinubu's administration, PREMIUM TIM... Read More


INVESTIGATION: Pension thief Maina bought US properties before money laundering conviction

Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- In 2010, while Nigerian pensioners queued endlessly for unpaid benefits, Abdulrasheed Maina was quietly shopping for homes in the United States. In August that same year, the man w... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: Suspected coup plotters planned to truncate Buhari's handing over to Tinubu

Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- As Nigerians prepared for the transfer of power on 29 May 2023, a group of military officers was quietly plotting to overthrow the country's democracy and assassinate key political... Read More


Ex-NIPC official convicted for forgery while ex-Ministers Adeosun, Nnaji remain free

Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of a former Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) official for u... Read More


Convicted ex-pension boss Maina threatens to sue PREMIUM TIMES for calling him pension thief

Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- Abdulrasheed Maina, the former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, convicted and jailed for money laundering involving N2 billion in pension funds, has thre... Read More