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A Nigerian legal scholar based in the United Kingdom, Godwin Daramola, has called for stricter environmental regulations and legally enforceable sustainability obligations for oil and gas companies operating in Nigeria, arguing that voluntary corporate social responsibility initiatives have failed to resolve longstanding challenges in host communities. Daramola, a doctoral researcher and teaching fellow in law at the University of Hull, said environmental protection, community development and corporate accountability should be embedded in law rather than left to the discretion of companies. According to a statement issued on Sunday, the legal scholar argued that the traditional Corporate Social Responsibility model widely…
Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is likely to depart Besiktas this summer after just one season in Turkey, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Ndidi joined the Turkish side from Leicester City in an €8m deal last summer, but speculation about his future began to emerge during the January transfer window when he was reportedly considering a return to England. Following an underwhelming campaign, Besiktas parted ways with coach Sergen Yalçın and have since appointed Vincenzo Italiano as his replacement. Speculation surrounding Ndidi’s future has intensified, with reports suggesting he does not feature in the new manager’s tactical plans and that the…
The Group Managing Director of Sahara Power Group, Kola Adesina, has challenged African universities, research centres and think tanks to move beyond theoretical scholarship and focus on producing solutions that address real-life challenges confronting the continent. Adesina made the call while delivering the 7th Arthur Mbanefo Lecture titled, “Illuminating Africa: From Rhetoric to Results – The Why, the How, the Who, and the When,” at the Arthur Mbanefo Digital Research Centre, University of Lagos. He said institutions of higher learning must become drivers of innovation, evidence-based policymaking and sustainable development if Africa is to achieve meaningful progress. “Our universities, our…
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ prison release date is getting a little bit closer as it was moved up again. According to official records from the Federal Bureau of Prisons viewed by Us Weekly on Monday, June 15, Combs, 56, will now be freed on February 23, 2028. The rapper was originally scheduled to be released on June 4, 2028. But earlier this year, Us confirmed that his release was moved up a month-and-a-half earlier on April 25, 2028. Combs’ team was not made aware of the date change. Us has reached out to a spokesperson for Fort Dix for comment. Combs…
The American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, has suspended the Dean of its School of Law, Bello Magaji, following a PREMIUM TIMES investigation detailing how the former military officer avoided serving a prison sentence for sodomy despite his conviction being upheld by Nigeria’s highest court. The university announced Mr Magaji’s suspension in a statement by its registrar, Daniel Okereke, on Monday. According to the statement, Mr Magaji, an associate professor, has also been placed on indefinite leave without pay pending the outcome of an administrative review by a panel constituted by the university management. AUN said the decision followed the…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress governorship candidate in Kano State, Aminu Gwarzo, on Monday, unveiled Mustapha Musa Kwankwaso as his running mate for the 2027 governorship election. Mustapha Kwankwaso, a former Commissioner for Youth and Sports in Kano State, is the son of the national leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement and vice-presidential candidate of the NDC in the 2027 election, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso. The announcement was made on Monday following the presentation of the younger Kwankwaso before the party’s caucus and key stakeholders during a consultative meeting held at Miller Road residence of the former governor in Kano. In a statement…
A man has been arrested in the Federal Capital Territory after police discovered that he had held his sister captive in a locked room under chains for over one year and four months. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, disclosed the case while briefing journalists in Abuja on Monday, describing it as one of the most dehumanising scenes his officers had encountered. He said the command received a distress call on June 12, 2026, indicating that a woman, Grace Aniekuoku, 36, was being held in chains and locked inside a room by her brother, Chinedu Aniekuoku. “Upon receipt of…
The death of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar in kidnappers’ custody should trouble the conscience of the nation. Nigeria has, regrettably, become accustomed to tragic headlines. Reports of terrorist attacks on communities, banditry on highways, farmers abandoning their farmlands, and families paying ransoms for abducted relatives have become distressingly routine. Yet every so often, a particular incident forces society to confront uncomfortable truths about the depth of the country’s security crisis. The death of Abubakar is one such moment. Abubakar was not an ordinary citizen. He was a retired senior officer of the Nigerian Army and a former Director of…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed banks, fintech firms and other payment service providers to store payment transaction data generated within the country on local servers from January 1, 2027, as part of new measures to strengthen oversight of the fast-growing digital payments ecosystem. The directive was contained in a circular issued by the Payments System Supervision Department of the CBN on Monday and addressed to deposit money banks, microfinance banks, mobile money operators, switching and processing companies, payment terminal service providers, payment solution service providers, super agents and other licensed operators in the payments industry. The circular, signed…
Students of the Department of Theatre Arts, Federal University Lokoja, on Sunday staged a series of drama presentations at Karaworo Community, New Layout, as part of their 2026 Community Theatre Project aimed at promoting unity, self-help, peaceful coexistence and community development. The 300-level students used the performances to highlight how tribalism, division and lack of cooperation continue to fuel local challenges, while urging residents to embrace dialogue and collective responsibility as the foundation for development. The presentations also carried strong messages on self-help, civic responsibility and communal action, with dignitaries calling on students to translate their creative skills into sustainable…
