Tag: Premium Times
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News Platform, Premium Times retrieves stolen Twitter account
News site, Premium Times‘ has retrieved his hacked Twitter account @PremiumTimesng, after hackers hijacked it on Friday. The News site confirmed that it has retrieved the hijacked Twitter account on Saturday, adding that it’s now in full custody and control of the account.
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Again gunmen invade, kill many in Kajuru, Kaduna communities
Gunmen attacked two communities in the troubled Kajuru Local Government of Kaduna State on Monday morning. The attacks reportedly occurred in Ikirimi village, as well as Iri, Dogon Noma in Ungwar Gamo, both in Kajuru Local Government Area. The attacks left a yet-to-be ascertained number of casualties, Premium Times reports. The attack is coming a…
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Police speaks on arrest, detainment of Premium Times journalist
The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday spoke about its arrest and detainment of a Security reporter with Premium Times, Samuel Ogundipe. The police in its reaction accused the reporter of violating the Official Secret Act and the Cyber Crime Act, adding that he was also being tried for theft of classified document. The Force insisted…
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Premium Times vs Police: Why IGP Idris is mad about the letter – Azu Ishiekwene
Azu Ishiekwene It might appear strange that of all the problems that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has on his table his biggest concern is how to squeeze a journalist to disclose the source of a leak. But there’s a reason for his obsession. One week ago, Samuel Ogundipe, a reporter with Premium…
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IPC demands the release of Premium Times reporter
The International Press Centre (IPC) is calling on the Nigerian Police Force to immediately unfreeze the bank account of Premium Times reporter, Samuel Ogundipe. According to Report from Premium Times, “Mr. Ogundipe’s salary account with Ecobank was frozen in an attempt to frustrate him. One of the police officers handling the investigation, Emmanual Onyeneho, an…
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Magu: Presidency faults Premium Times’ report of AGF’s points on Osinbajo
…Says it is misleading The Presidency has faulted an online publication, Premium Times, quoting the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, as saying that Acting President Yemi Osinbajo should be held responsible for a statement credited to him by the Senate. “”The endorsement by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo of the continuous stay of Ibrahim Magu as…
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Settle out of court, Police advises Army, Premium Times
Following a raid of the Premium Times office in Abuja and the subsequent arrest of the publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi and the Judiciary Correspondent, Evelyn Okakwu on Thursday, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has urged the management of the paper and the Nigerian Army to resolve and settle their disputes without necessarily charging each…