The Kogi State government, Sunday, raised the alarm over an alleged smear campaign against Governor Yahaya Bello ahead of the 2023 Presidential election. This came against the backdrop of mounting pressure on the youthful governor to contest the Presidential poll in 2023. Addressing journalists during its quarterly press briefing, the state’s Commissioner for Information, Kingsley […]
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A businessman identified as Innocent James, was allegedly shot dead at his residence in Ibagwa-Ani, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State by unknown gunmen. The incident happened at the early hours of Friday, October 1, 2021, which the Indigenous People of Biafra ,IPOB, also declared as sit-at-home in the South-East zone. Narrating the incident […]
THE United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, is the lone stage in the world all countries make annual appearances. But in this 76th Session, Afghanistan is allowed only a cameo appearance. This is because the Western countries who dominate the UN Permanent Security Council are still licking their wounds and would not allow the Taliban government […]
Kano State Government has approved the contracts for the construction township roads network in the three Emirate Councils of Rano, Gaya and Karaye, at the total cost of N3.9 billion. The State Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on the outcome of the state executive council meeting on Sunday in […]
National team Harambee Stars jet out of the country Monday evening for Morocco to play Mali in a 2022 Fifa World Cup Group ‘E’ qualifier match on Thursday. Due to the lack of a standard Fifa approved stadium, Mali will host Harambee Stars at the 45,000 capacity Stade Adrar in Agadir from 10pm under floodlights. […]
The official said according to the traffic regulaction, any person driving a vehicle on any public road shall be in possession of an original driver’s licence The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Lagos State will on Monday start ‘Operation Show Your Driver’s Licence and Vehicle licence phase II’ in the state. The state’s Corps […]
<i>At its last meeting, NEC constituted two committees;national convention organising committee and zoning committee.</sub> Ahead of its national convention later in the month, the <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/487484-just-in-pdp-zones-national-chairmanship-seat-to-north.html”>Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)</a> has fixed a meeting of its National Executive Committee (NEC) for Thursday. This was disclosed in a statement by the party’s National Secretary, Umaru Tsauri, […]
Mr Aruwan said the troops arrived in the village to find that the gunmen had killed two residents. Troops of Operation Safe Haven say some gunmen have attacked Ungwan Taila village, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State in which two residents died. The state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, […]
To checkmate rising insecurity across the country and curtail the activities of kidnappers and bandits during the months leading to the Yuletide, the Nigerian Army is to flag off a new training and operational exercises in four geo-political zones of the country beginning today. The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, will […]
Unknown gunmen yesterday set ablaze the offices of the Directorate of State Service, DSS, and Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Nnewi, Anambra State, leaving two people dead. This came as chairman of the South East Governors Forum and governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, pleaded with his governors to attend a meeting of South […]
Youths of Nde community in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State, yesterday, accused soldiers from Amphibious Battalion, Ikom of alleged brutality. According to the youths, soldiers from the battalion rounded up villagers at Nde and inflicted injuries on them for protesting against cattle grazing on their farms. Mr Cletus Orem, who claims to […]
“The past 18 months have been some of the most difficult periods in the history of Nigeria. Since the civil war of 1967-1970, “I doubt whether we have seen a period of more heightened challenges than what we have witnessed in this period,” embattled 78-year-old second term President Muhammadu Buhari, lamented in his Independence Day […]
Peter Obi serially violated the law by failing to declare to the Code of Conduct Bureau the companies and assets he tucked away in secrecy havens. Peter Obi, the ex-governor of Anambra State in Southeastern Nigeria, is widely regarded in Nigeria as an advocate of good governance, openness, and transparency. In addition to speeches on […]
The total number of infections in Nigeria now stands at 206,138. Nigeria may already be heaving a sigh of relief from more than two months of dangerous consequences imposed by the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic associated with the Delta variant of the virus. Consistently in the past few days, fewer states have continued […]
The army says the terrorists made attempt to access the camp in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State but were resisted by superior gun power. Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have foiled an attack by members of the Islamic State West Africa (ISWAP) on a camp housing repentant members of Boko Haram. Spokesperson of […]
The acting chairman of Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS), Sadiat Abu, has disclosed that the state is generating N2.5 billion monthly. The feat, She said, will reduce the state’s over-dependence on federal allocation. Sadiat stated this at the weekend in Benin, through the EIRS Head, Revenue Account, Valentine Adoko, during a media tour of […]
Financial experts with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have called for caution and regulation as the total market value of all the crypto assets surpassed $2 trillion (N820 trillion) – a 10-fold increase since early 2020. The experts, Dimitris Drakopoulos, Fabio Natalucci and Evan Papageorgiou, in an article on the IMF’s blog, warned that many […]
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Director General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, has said power negotiation among the critical stakeholders in the polity is critical to the formation of a new Nigeria. In a statement on Sunday titled ‘APC and struggle for new Nigeria’, Lukman asked […]