The bill seeks to extend the retirement of the National Assembly staff to 65 years of age or 40 years of service, whichever comes first. The controversial bill to extend the retirement age of National Assembly staff to 65 years has resurfaced in the House of Representatives. The Bill was considered and passed for the […]
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The Supreme Court judgement will lay to rest the legal disputes over the 25 February presidential election. The Supreme Court has slated Thursday for judgement on the appeals filed by the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Abubakar Atiku, and Labour Party, Peter Obi. The judgement will lay to rest the legal disputes […]
The annual programme designed for emerging civil society activists, journalists, artists and social entrepreneurs, is hosted by the Heinrich Boll Stiftung. A PREMIUM TIMES’ journalist and Climate Change expert, Abdulkareem Mojeed, has been selected alongside 19 other Nigerian professionals to participate in the 2023 cohort of the Nigerian Green Academy. Mr Mojeed, an Agriculture and […]
Minutes after the National Elections Commission (NEC) announced a runoff presidential election for November 14, former Maryland County senator John A. Ballout is calling for a united opposition support in the runoff. Former Sen. Ballout specifically calls on opposition leaders including CPP standard bearer Alexander B Cummings, LPP leader Cllr Tiawan S. Gongloe, and ALL […]
Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) has declared a presidential run-off between incumbent President George Manneh Weah and his political archrival Amb. Joseph Nyumah Boakai. 20 presidential candidates contested for the nation’s highest seat, and none of the two leading candidates could secure a first-round victory. A presidential candidate is required to obtain 50 percent plus […]
Three Liberian opposition political parties in the just ended October 10, elections have called for a forensic examination of the Presidential ballots which put the Ruling Coalition for Democratic Change of President George Weah and Unity Party of ex-Vice President Joseph Boakai in the run-off. The Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) of Mr. Alexander Cummings, the […]
The Board of Commissioners of the National Elections Commission (NEC) has postponed the hearing of the election case between House Speaker Bhofal Chambers and his rival Anthony Williams. On Tuesday, the NEC Board of Commissioners began hearing the case from Maryland County Electoral District #2 involving Mr. Chambers and Williams. So far, results from the […]
Former Liberian Finance Minister and former Ambassador to the United States, Mr. Milton Nathaniel Barnes has hailed Liberians’ peaceful participation in the presidential and legislative elections. Mr. Barnes released a statement in Monrovia on Tuesday, 24 October 2023 to appreciate evidence of the strong roots that multi-party democracy is gaining in Liberia. “I take this […]
–As NEC extols Liberians for huge voting turnout The National Elections Commission (NEC) says over 10,000 accredited International Election Observers remain in high gear for the runoff of the presidential election slated for 14 November 2023. NEC Chairperson Madam Davidetta Brown-Lansanah said Tuesday, 24 October 2023 that the NEC accredited 10,000 international and local observes […]
Unity Party’s candidate for Grand Bassa County District#5, C. Juah S. Dennis alleges there were malpractices at some polling places within the district. Addressing a news conference recently after the election, Mrs. Dennis cited instances of malpractices that she claims to have observed during the voting process. Specifically, she says there were issues at polling […]
Harare — The European Union Council enacted a legislative framework that permits it to “sanction individuals and entities responsible for actions that threaten the peace, stability, and security of Niger”, RFI reports. Anyone in Niger who “undermines the constitutional order, or constitutes serious violations to human rights or international humanitarian law” will be targeted by […]
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Liberia: ‘I Lost a Golden Opportunity’
-Rep. Kiazolu concedes defeat in Grand Cape Mount Montserrado County Representative Hanson Kiazolu has termed the Grand Cape Mount County senatorial seat as a desperately needed golden opportunity that he lost in the October 10, 2023, presidential and legislative elections. Mr. Kiazolu, who is the incumbent representative of Montserrado County Electoral District #17, recently contested […]
–Appleton speaks out Distant third-placed presidential candidate Mr. Edward Appleton, Jr., says he used a Jehovah’s Witness style of campaigning that put him about 18 other candidates following the 10 October 2023 polls. The Grassroots Development Movement (GDM) standard bearer secured the third highest votes after incumbent President George Manneh Weah and his archrival Amb. […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the federal government will partner with the Niger State government to harness the country’s potential in green economy. The president gave the assurance at the maiden Green Economy Summit held in Minna, the Niger State capital with the theme: “Sustainable Future: Harnessing Green Assets and Innovation for […]
The Senate has commenced investigation of all the contracts awarded for the rehabilitation of Worri, Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries where N11.35 trillion was spent in 13 years. It also mandated the panel to interrogate the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited NNPCL and Bureau […]
The Comptroller said one of the escaped inmates has been re-arrested. The escape of two suspected armed robbers from a correctional facility in Katsina State is causing apprehension among residents of Katsina town. Though PREMIUM TIMES could not establish when the two suspects escaped from the facility as officials refused to divulge such information, a […]
The Kaduna airport was shut in March 2022, after a terrorist attack. Flights operation have resumed at the Kaduna International Airport has after months of suspension due to security threat. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the airport was shut in March 2022, after a terrorist attack. Adamu Sheikh, the Airport Manager disclosed […]
Mr Moghalu disclosed this while speaking at the just concluded 29th National Economic Summit in Abuja. A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, has said the only way to fix the naira is for the Nigerian economy to become a productive export-driven economy. Mr Moghalu disclosed this while speaking […]