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It was alleged that the military invasion followed the recent killing of 11 soldiers who were deployed to the area on a peacekeeping operation following renewed hostilities between Bonta village of Mbator in Shangev-Tiev of Konshisha LGA and Okpute-Ainu in Oju LGA of the state. However, the Nigerian Army on Friday, described as “laughable’’, the claim by the residents that at least 70 innocent persons were killed during an invasion by soldiers. Daily Trust reports that the latest alleged massacre by the Nigerian Army was coming 20 years after a similar incident at Zaki Biam in the state...

Assault: Groups, activists demand prosecution, removal of CCT chairman The various groups intensified their demand for the prosecution and removal of the CCT chairman for assaulting a security guard in Abuja on March 29. 4 min read Demand by activists and civil society groups for an independent probe, prosecution, and removal of the chairman, Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, for assault, intensified on Tuesday. PREMIUM TIMES had reported how Mr Umar was caught on camera physically assaulting a security guard, Clement Sargwak, at Banex Plaza, Wuse 2, Abuja, on Marc...

Health Security: Why Nigeria should invest, prepare ahead of disease outbreaks Two years before the COVID-19 arrived in Nigeria and four years after the Ebola outbreak, Nigerian authorities began developing the NAPHS. 4 min read The COVID-19 pandemic took the world by surprise, revealing a global failure to invest in pandemic preparedness and thus teaching the global health community a lot of health security lessons. While Nigeria, like most African countries, has not suffered from the worst effect of the pandemic, unlike its European and American counterparts, the Nigerian go...

ANALYSIS: One year after, five gaps in Nigeria’s management of COVID-19 Nigeria recorded its first case of COVID-19 a year ago. 7 min read It is exactly 12 months since medics were summoned to what became the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Since then, over 155,000 infections have led to more than 1,900 deaths. While Nigeria, like most African countries, has not suffered from the worst effect of the pandemic, unlike its European and American counterparts, the Nigerian government has made some blunders and faced some challenges in managing the virus. PREMIUM TIME...

ON THE GO There are links between drug trafficking and terrorism, says Marwa Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has called for international cooperation to address the links between drug trafficking and terrorist activities. Advertisement Speaking on Monday... Gbaja: Local government autonomy not for n’assembly alone to decide  Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, says the national assembly alone cannot decide full autonomy for local governments.Advertisement Speaking during a leadership capacity training for c...