Tag: Tukur Buratai
Govt has nothing to do with arrest of Premium Times journalists...
The Federal Government will not do anything to stifle press freedom, because it is keenly aware that a free press is vital to the...
Condemnation trails arrest of Premium Times journalists
Nigerians have risen in one voice to condemn Thursday’s arrest of Premium Times publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi, and judicial correspondent, Josephine Okakwu, by the police.
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BREAKING: Police raid Premium Times head office, arrest publisher
The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday raided Premium Times head office in Abuja and arrested the publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi, the online medium has reported.
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We can’t postpone Sambisa tour, FG replies BBOG group
The Federal Government has rejected the conditions given by the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group for joining a day search sorties for missing...
Nigerian Army threatens to sue Premium Times over anti-Buratai reports
The Nigerian Army has formally written Premium Times to protest what it described as the online medium’s unwarranted serial provocative, unauthorised, libellous and defamatory...
Court orders immediate release of Shiite leader, El-Zakzaky
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the unconditional release of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of Shiite sect in Nigeria, and his wife, Malama Zeatudden,...
Buratai weeps at burial of Lt. Col Abu Ali, 6 others...
Chief of Army of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, wept on Monday as he read the funeral oration at the graveside of the seven military...
10 killed as soldiers, youths clash with Shiites
At least 10 people were killed and scores injured on Wednesday in violent clashes between Shiite Muslims, civilians and security forces across northern Nigeria,...
Maritime security is a national obligation – Dakuku Peterside
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has again reiterated his desire for a military led...
Amnesty accuses Nigerian military over deadly Shiite clashes
Amnesty International on Friday accused Nigeria's military of deliberately shooting dead more than 350 Shiite Muslims, burying them in mass graves and destroying evidence...