The new Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Gboyega Aribisogan, was on Monday impeached, barely six days after his election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Aribisogan was also suspended as member along with his six loyalists indefinitely and without salary and other emoluments. Aribisogan was immediately...
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Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has unveiled the implementation of a 10-year Development Masterplan for Damaturu, the state capital. This is contained in a statement issued by Alhaji Usman Geidam, Spokesman, Yobe Geographic Information Service (YOGIS) in Damaturu. The approval of the master plan, the state government said,...
The Tiv Community in has urged Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku to facilitate the return of Tiv Displaced Persons to their ancestral homes in some parts of the state before the expiration of his tenure. The Tiv Traditional Leaders’ Council, made the call in a communique issued on Sunday...
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated former President Goodluck Jonathan as he marked his 65th birthday. The party described the former president as ‘an honest, forthright, humane, caring leader and Icon of Peace’. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba in Abuja...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, departs Abuja on Sunday for the first high level visit to Canada, since 2000 when then President Olusegun Obasanjo visited the North American nation. The visit will deepen diplomatic ties between Nigeria and Canada as Prof. Osinbajo will meet...
The Editor-in-Chief of PREMIUM TIMES, Musikilu Mojeed, will, on 1 December, 2022, release his debut book to the Nigerian public. The book, The Letterman: Inside the ‘Secret’ Letters of former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, published by PREMIUM TIMES Books, will be unveiled at a ceremony in Abuja, after which...
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Sunday said his administration would leave no stone unturned in its determination to eradicate poverty and improve welfare of the people in the state. Akeredolu, who disclosed this in a statement in Lagos, said the state would sustain its leadership in fiscal transparency,...
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has said the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, which she describes as an “invasion on Ukraine by Russia” will end on Ukraine’s terms. This is also as Laing said the UK government was standing by Ukraine hundred per cent by providing military and humanitarian...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The lawmaker representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, Senator Biobarakuma W Degi Eremienyo has described former President Goodluck Jonathan as a pillar and ICON of democracy in Africa. Sen. Eremienyo made this assertion on Sunday n a goodwill message he sent to Dr Goodluck Jonathan on...
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of nine persons, while three others were rescued in a road accident at Fada dam, Dayi road in Gwarzo Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by its spokesperson, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi,...
Hours after PRNigeria fact-checked a claim that the daughter of Nigeria’s Vice president was arrested in London, TikTok has banned one of the originators of the fake news with an account “Realcharly22.” A PRNigeria fact-check has proved that the claim that the daughter of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was...
World Health Organisation (WHO) report says the prevalence of diabetes is increasing among people of all ages and many people in developing countries are battling with managing the condition every 20 minutes. Sadly, many Nigerians are living with the condition, with many unaware that they have it, while others...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “promptly set up a presidential panel of enquiry to thoroughly, impartially, effectively and transparently investigate spending on all social safety-nets and poverty alleviation programmes and projects executed between 2015 and 2022.” SERAP...
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mrs Catriona Laing, has said that the number of Nigerians applying for visas to the UK has increased in recent times. Laing made the disclosure on Sunday in Abuja when she featured at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum. She noted, however,...
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing have said that the recent travel advisory on the security situation in Nigeria was in line with the UK government’s security support to Nigeria, and Africa. Laing disclosed this when she appeared as special guest on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
British High Commissioner to Nigeria Catriona Laing has said that the United Kingdom is encouraging institutions and facilities in possession of the Benin artefacts to return them to Nigeria. Laing made this known on Sunday in Abuja during her guest appearance at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum,...
Mr Kayode Alabi, the Kwara Deputy Governor, on Saturday in Ilorin asserted that Agricultural development is one of the most powerful tools to end extreme poverty in the country. According to a statement issued on Saturday by Mrs Modupe Joel, his Chief Press Secretary, Alabi made the assertion in...
Nigeria has launched a campaign, “Clean Nigeria: use the Toilet”, to end open defecation by year 2025 and has marked three years of implementing the campaign. Nigeria’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. George Edokpa, disclosed this at an event in New York to mark the 2022...
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), on Saturday, called for punishment for perpetrators of reported infractions in the voter register by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). CDD Director, Idayat Hassan, made the call in a statement in Abuja. “Technological advancements in the electoral process, such as the Bimodal...