Premium Times Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/premium-times/ Reliable Platform for Press Release Syndication Sun, 01 Sep 2024 19:26:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://i0.wp.com/prnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/PRNigeria-Icon.jpg?fit=32%2C23&ssl=1 Premium Times Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/premium-times/ 32 32 42672738 Professor Daudu’s N7 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against PREMIUM TIMES Linked to Exam Fraud Allegations https://prnigeria.com/2024/09/01/professor-daudu-billion/ Sun, 01 Sep 2024 19:26:07 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=142781 Benedicta Daudu, a professor who faced sanctions for examination misconduct at the University of Jos (UNIJOS) in 2016, has initiated a defamation lawsuit against

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]]> 142781 Premium Times reconstitutes Ombudsman board for public oversight of its Journalism https://prnigeria.com/2023/05/13/premium-times-reconstitutes-ombudsman-board/ Sat, 13 May 2023 16:20:15 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=95252 Premium Times reconstitutes Ombudsman board for public oversight of its Journalism Nigeria’s leading investigative and pro-democracy newspaper, PREMIUM TIMES, has reconstituted its ombudsman board, six years after the oversight organ was first created. The body, first named on May 3 2017, has now been restructured into a compact three-member panel down from its initial seven-person […]

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]]> 95252 PRNigeria is not Military Apologist for False Propaganda – Editor Reacts to Report https://prnigeria.com/2021/11/08/prnigeria-military-apologist/ Mon, 08 Nov 2021 06:13:14 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=68112 PRNigeria is not Military Apologist for Propaganda – Editor Reacts to Report PRNigeria, an authoritative news agency, has debunked claims in a recent media report that tend to impugn on its integrity by describing it as a military apologist for propaganda. Some sources speaking with Premium Times in reactions to PRNigeria’s report on the killing […]

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]]> 68112 Pandora Papers: CISLAC, Premium Times Call for Investigation of Exposed Persons https://prnigeria.com/2021/10/11/cislac-premium-times-call/ Mon, 11 Oct 2021 16:03:33 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=67527 Pandora Papers: CISLAC, Premium Times Call for Investigation of Exposed Persons The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), the National Chapter of Transparency International (TI) in Nigeria, and Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) today, join every concerned Nigerians to commend the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and its network of members globally, […]

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]]> 67527 Suspected Security Operatives Trailing, Harrassing our Reporters — Premium Times https://prnigeria.com/2020/03/02/security-trailing-reporters-premium/ Mon, 02 Mar 2020 09:43:12 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=29931 Suspected Security Operatives Trailing, Harrassing our Reporters — Premium Times •Media house not under siege—DSS Online News platform, Premium Times, has alerted the public that suspected officials of the State Security Services (SSS) are trailing its reporters. Premium Times in a statement on Sunday indicated that in the past week the military and security agencies […]

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]]> 29931 Nigerian Army Investigates Alleged Extortion of Travellers in Borno https://prnigeria.com/2020/01/07/army-investigates-extortion-borno/ Tue, 07 Jan 2020 11:05:48 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=27946 Nigerian Army Investigates Alleged Extortion of Travellers in Borno The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to an online publication on 6 January 2020 by Premium Times as well as some amateur video clips circulating on some social media platforms. In the said publication, His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Borno State, Prof […]

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]]> 27946 Dapsy: The Benevolent Investigative Journalist https://prnigeria.com/2019/05/27/dapsy-benevolent-investigative-journalist/ https://prnigeria.com/2019/05/27/dapsy-benevolent-investigative-journalist/#respond Mon, 27 May 2019 16:42:48 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=21187 Dapsy: The Benevolent Investigative Journalist By Yushau A. Shuaib He walked in casually, sat calmly and was received warmly by the audience. With cheerful demeanour, he cracked jokes, threw banters and shared pleasantries with guests and participants who thronged around him like bees in their nest. It was on June 10, 2013, at 1.55pm when […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2019/05/27/dapsy-benevolent-investigative-journalist/feed/ 0 21187 Book on Premium Times publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi, for launch on Monday https://prnigeria.com/2019/05/26/book-dapo-olurunyomi-launch/ https://prnigeria.com/2019/05/26/book-dapo-olurunyomi-launch/#respond Sun, 26 May 2019 16:55:19 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=21116 Book on Premium Times publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi, for launch on Monday A book of essays in honour of frontline journalist, Dapo Olorunyomi, will be unveiled on Monday, May 27, at the Shehu Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja. Mr. Olorunyomi, who was among the team that founded the hard-hitting TheNews/Tempo magazines in the 1990s, is the publisher of […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2019/05/26/book-dapo-olurunyomi-launch/feed/ 0 21116 Rejionder: How Buhari awarded Ogoni cleanup to unqualified firm https://prnigeria.com/2019/05/08/rejionder-buhari-ogoni-cleanup-unqualified-firm/ https://prnigeria.com/2019/05/08/rejionder-buhari-ogoni-cleanup-unqualified-firm/#respond Wed, 08 May 2019 10:02:46 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=20369 Rejionder: How Buhari awarded Ogoni cleanup to unqualified firm In response to allegations raised by Premium Times publication of May, 5, 2019, and to also provide clarifications on the capacity of the companies awarded contracts to carry out remediation works in the on-going clean-up of Ogoniland, we wish to state that;   The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2019/05/08/rejionder-buhari-ogoni-cleanup-unqualified-firm/feed/ 0 20369 Adeosun’s Fake NYSC: Abdulaziz Bags Wole Soyinka Investigative Journalist Award https://prnigeria.com/2018/12/10/abdulaziz-wole-soyinka-investigative-journalist/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/12/10/abdulaziz-wole-soyinka-investigative-journalist/#respond Mon, 10 Dec 2018 11:24:44 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=16726 Adeosun’s Fake NYSC: Abdulaziz wins Wole Soyinka Investigative Journalist Award Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, a Premium Times associate editor, has won the Wole Soyinka award for investigative journalist of the year (online category) award. He also won the coveted investigative reporter of the year award. Abdulaziz was awarded the top honour for exposing the National Youth Corps […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2018/12/10/abdulaziz-wole-soyinka-investigative-journalist/feed/ 0 16726 Nigeria Police Victim of Fake News Syndrome- Premium Times https://prnigeria.com/2018/08/20/nigeria-police-of-fake-news/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/08/20/nigeria-police-of-fake-news/#respond Mon, 20 Aug 2018 10:17:48 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=15282 Nigeria Police Victim of Fake News Syndrome- Premium Times At a time all lovers of civil liberties, especially freedom of speech and the press, are celebrating the latest victory against anti-democratic forces in Nigeria, a fake report putting words in the mouth of our reporter should be the last thing we should be responding to […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2018/08/20/nigeria-police-of-fake-news/feed/ 0 15282 Finally, Police Give Reasons for Detaining Samuel of Premium Times https://prnigeria.com/2018/08/16/police-detaining-samuel-premium-times/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/08/16/police-detaining-samuel-premium-times/#respond Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:40:10 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=15261 Finally, Police Give Reasons for Detaining Samuel of Premium Times The Nigeria Police Force’s attention was drawn to the innuendos and misinformation in the media about the arrest and ongoing prosecution of one Samuel Ogundipe of Premium Times online publication by Police Investigation Unit. 2. The Force is categorically stating that One Samuel Ogundipe is […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2018/08/16/police-detaining-samuel-premium-times/feed/ 0 15261 Amnesty, Publishers, NUJ, Atiku, Falana, Fayose, others call for release of Samuel of Premium Times https://prnigeria.com/2018/08/15/release-samuel-ogundipe-premium-times/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/08/15/release-samuel-ogundipe-premium-times/#respond Wed, 15 Aug 2018 19:53:48 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=15252 Atiku, Fayose, Amnesty, NUJ, Falana, others call for release of Samuel of Premium Times Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and many other groups have called for the immediate and unconditional release of PREMIUM TIMES reporter, Samuel Ogundipe, who was detained on Tuesday by the Nigerian Police over a report. The […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2018/08/15/release-samuel-ogundipe-premium-times/feed/ 0 15252 Impunity: IPC Outraged over Detention of Security Reporter by Police https://prnigeria.com/2018/08/14/ipc-security-reporter-police/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/08/14/ipc-security-reporter-police/#respond Tue, 14 Aug 2018 18:43:08 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=15244 Impunity: IPC Outraged over Detention of Security Reporter by Police The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria is outraged by the detention of Premium Times Security Sector Reporter Samuel Ogundipe as well as the Editor-In-chief, Musikilu Mojeed and the Education Reporter, Azeezat Adedigba on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. While Mr. Mojeed and Ms. Adedigba were released […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2018/08/14/ipc-security-reporter-police/feed/ 0 15244 Plateau Conflict: Security Agencies Probe Media Reports https://prnigeria.com/2018/07/01/plateau-conflict-security-probe-media-reports/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/07/01/plateau-conflict-security-probe-media-reports/#comments Sun, 01 Jul 2018 12:21:40 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=14622 Plateau Conflict: Security Agencies Probe Media Reports Nigeria’s security agencies might have commenced investigations into unwholesome media reports on the recent plateau crisis which are capable of breeding retaliatory moves by the people. A top security officer told PRNigeria in confidence that with the alarming development that could culminate in maiming, killing and destruction of […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2018/07/01/plateau-conflict-security-probe-media-reports/feed/ 1 14622 “I knew Malabu was ‘presidential scam’, billions ‘illegally diverted’, ex-AGF Adoke admits on tape”- Mischief-makers at it again! https://prnigeria.com/2018/05/06/i-knew-malabu-was-presidential-scam-billions-illegally-diverted-ex-agf-adoke-admits-on-tape-mischief-makers-at-it-again/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/05/06/i-knew-malabu-was-presidential-scam-billions-illegally-diverted-ex-agf-adoke-admits-on-tape-mischief-makers-at-it-again/#respond Sun, 06 May 2018 21:59:44 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=13944 “I knew Malabu was ‘presidential scam’, billions ‘illegally diverted’, ex-AGF Adoke admits on tape”- Mischief-makers at it again! My attention has been drawn to the above captioned publication by one Samuel Ogundipe in the Premium Times of May 5, 2018. The publication which can at best be described as ‘fake news’ is nothing but an […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2018/05/06/i-knew-malabu-was-presidential-scam-billions-illegally-diverted-ex-agf-adoke-admits-on-tape-mischief-makers-at-it-again/feed/ 0 13944 Self-Censorship and Security Reports https://prnigeria.com/2017/02/01/self-censorship-security-reports/ https://prnigeria.com/2017/02/01/self-censorship-security-reports/#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2017 09:24:54 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=8040 The point here is that while security agencies use weapons to confront criminal elements, the media use their pens to frame the public perceptions on those efforts. The positive media narratives on the counter-insurgency operations, not only boosted the morale of the troops and built the public confidence, the anti-terrorism editorial policies also weakened the fighting spirits of terrorists.

However, conflicts sometimes brew between security agencies who desire to control information and the media that dig for fresh facts and newsworthy information from credible authorized and anonymous sources.

The role of the media is basically to promote public awareness; shape public opinion; influence decision makers and mobilize support and resources for public good. On the other hand, critical institutions are mandated to provide services, gather intelligence and respond to emergencies and educate the public amongst others.

The recent mistrust between security agencies and the media over the arrest of publishers of the Sahara Reporters, Sowore Omoyele and that of the Premium Times, Dapo Olorunyomi is unwarranted and worrisome. More disturbing is the involvement of Nigerian Army in the latest fracas. Surprisingly, the Nigerian Army under the current Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai has received tremendous media goodwill and publicity than any branch of security sector in Nigeria. The positive media exposure on the Army is so overwhelming that other branches like Defence Headquarters, Airforce, Navy and other intelligence organs get lesser mentions in the press.

More painful is the fact that the name of General Buratai, one of the finest and humble officers is frequently mentioned in the impasse that the Federal Government and even the Nigerian Army, as an institution disassociated themselves from the legal tussle.

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2017/02/01/self-censorship-security-reports/feed/ 0 8040 FG Disassociates Self from Arrest of Journalists https://prnigeria.com/2017/01/24/fg-on-journalists-arrest/ https://prnigeria.com/2017/01/24/fg-on-journalists-arrest/#respond Tue, 24 Jan 2017 15:50:17 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=7969 The Federal Government will not do anything to stifle press freedom, because it is keenly aware that a free press is vital to the success of any democracy, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said.

In a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister said the federal government has nothing to do with the recent arrest of Mr. Dapo Olorunyomi, Publisher of the online newspaper Premium Times, and a reporter working for the paper, Ms. Evelyn Okakwu.

He said the whole issue of the journalists' arrest is purely a private affair involving a citizen and a privately-owned newspaper, and wondered how that could now be construed as an attempt by the government to intimidate the press.

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2017/01/24/fg-on-journalists-arrest/feed/ 0 7969 Libel Allegation is Between Lt. Gen Buratai and Premium Times- Army Clarifies https://prnigeria.com/2017/01/23/release-libel-allegation-lt-gen-buratai-premium-times-army-clarifies/ https://prnigeria.com/2017/01/23/release-libel-allegation-lt-gen-buratai-premium-times-army-clarifies/#respond Mon, 23 Jan 2017 12:23:06 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=7954 The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to erroneous impressions and insinuations on a libel case against the Premium Times to whip up sentiments .

Therefore, we wish to clarify that the issue at hand is purely allegation of libel in which Premium Times falsely and unjustifiably accused the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, of false declaration of assets, owning mansions and estates in Dubai and further stated that he was being investigated by Code of Conduct Bureau for false declaration of assets in their publication of 12th December 2015.

Consequently, concerted efforts were made to make Premium Times retract the story and apologize, to no avail. As a law-abiding citizen, he took appropriate legal steps of seeking redress through the courts.

Therefore, this case is between the person of Lieutenant General TY Buratai and the Premium Times and not the Nigerian Army; the issue at hand is libel and not about disclosure of military information by the medium.

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2017/01/23/release-libel-allegation-lt-gen-buratai-premium-times-army-clarifies/feed/ 0 7954 Army, Premium Times Impasse: FCT Police Command Sues for Peace https://prnigeria.com/2017/01/20/army-premium-times/ https://prnigeria.com/2017/01/20/army-premium-times/#respond Fri, 20 Jan 2017 19:42:29 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=7946 The police command of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has urged the management of the Premium Times and the Nigerian Army to resolve and settle their dispute peacefully.

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