Benue State internally displaced persons’ (IDPs) camps have recorded an increase in births from January to July this year, with over 80 children given birth to. Executive Secretary of the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr. Emmanuel Shior, who made the disclosure in Makurdi at the weekend, while distributing food and non-food materials to […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed its resolve to hold a two-day national protest to demand the immediate reopening of the country’s public-owned tertiary institutions which had been shut down for five months. The resolution by the NLC came just as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Usman Danfodio University chapter has debunked […]
The strident calls for the end of the controversial fuel regime in the country, for the umpteenth time, are gaining currency as fuel marketers defied the existing price template for the sale of petrol under a regulated market environment last week. Amidst the pervading indiscriminate price hike, hoarding and the attendant product scarcity, analysts, therefore, […]
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Mrs kemi Nelson is dead. She was aged 66. Nelson was said to have died after a brief illness. APC Spokesman in Lagos, Mr. Seye Oladejo, who confirmed the death, described it as, “tragic and very sad.” She was one of the close loyalists […]
Member, Board of Trustee (BOT) of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Jim Nwobodo has described the electoral victory of Senator Ademola Adeleke of Osun State as a preamble to the prostective fortunes of the PDP in next year’s general elections. Reacting to Adeleke’s declaration as Governor-elect of Osun state, the Elder Statesman, Nwobodo, gave […]
Senator Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Osun governorship election, has been declared winner. Adeleke, who polled a total of 403,371 votes in Saturday’s election was declared winner at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) collation office in Osogbo in the early hours of Sunday. The governor-elect had lost the […]
In recent years, Nigerian custodial centres have witnessed a series of jailbreaks that continue to pose serious threats to the myriad of security challenges facing the country. In these violent attacks, thousands of criminals, including terrorists, kidnappers, bandits and other high-profile criminals, were freed and returned illegally to the society. Aside from the grave danger […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday looks forward to the peaceful conduct of the 2023 general election, saying he has done his best in tackling the challenges of the country and wouldn’t relent as tenure gradually comes to an end in 2023. He also compared Nigeria’s economic situation to that of other African countries saying Nigerians […]
Nigerians have commended Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for undergoing a surgical procedure in a Lagos hospital. Osinbajo’s spokesperson, Laolu Akande, had disclosed that the Vice President was in hospital for “a surgical procedure on account of a recurrent pain in the leg possibly sustained from an injury while playing squash”. Akande later revealed in a […]
The candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has been declared winner of the Osun governorship held on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Adeleke polled PDP 403,371 to defeat Oyetola and the APC with 375,027 votes, while Lasun Yusuf of Labour Party, LP polled 2,729. Adeleke won in 17 local government areas against Oyetola’s […]
A Nigerian man, Olamilekan Idowu Fatade has been extradited to the United States of America on Thursday, to face prosecution on fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. According to a statement by the Department of Justice, US Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York on Friday adding that his repatriation was in connection with “fraudulently […]
Unidentified gunmen have robbed and kidnapped passengers going from Calabar to Oron not long ago. In a 30 seconds video seen by Vanguard a female passenger raised the alarm while calling on security agencies to come to their rescue. She made a passionate appeal for help as they were left in the middle of nowhere […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s Female Football team, the Super Falcons, for qualifying for the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023 after their emphatic quarter-final victory at the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. Super Falcons, the record nine-time tile holder and defending champions of WAFCON, triumphed […]
The priests were kidnapped at the rectory of Christ the King Catholic Church, Yadin Garu in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State after they arrived there on an assignment, at 5:15 p.m. The Catholic Church has announced the kidnap of two priests, Donatus Sulaiman and John Chietnum. They were kidnapped in Kaduna State on […]
Naira fell to a new six-month low against the dollar at the Nafex window on Friday. Naira weakened further on Friday, falling 1.34 per cent against the U.S. dollar to its lowest known level ever. According to data published by FMDQ, where forex is officially traded, naira which opened trading at N426.63 closed at N430.33 […]
Heavy casualties were reportedly recorded on Wednesday evening when Ansaru terrorists engaged bandits in a gun duel in Birni-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The confrontation ensued when bandits numbering about 200 on motorcycles and wielding sophisticated weapons attacked Damari town in Kazage Ward in the eastern part of the local government. Read Also: […]
Mr Buhari, who has less than one year to leave office, restated his avowed abhorrence of corruption and determination to rid the country of graft, while expressing his pride in his “legacy of fighting corruption”. President Muhammadu Buhari has said he is happy to leave office in 2023 with a legacy and a reputation of […]
A day to the Osun contest, and with the atmosphere charged for a possible showdown, especially between the two leading contenders of the APC and PDP, PREMIUM TIMES highlights the key issues that may determine the outcome of the poll. Voters in Osun State, South-west Nigeria, will on Saturday file out to elect their governor […]