Former Minister of Sports and Youths Development, Solomon Dalung, has described president Bola Tinubu as a dwarf in Nigeria’s political history. Dalung said this on ‘Sunday Politics’, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST. According to him, Tinubu…

A former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has thrown his weight behind the planned protest at the National Assembly on Monday by prominent activists, labour unions, and elder statesmen, describing it as a legitimate response to what…

The outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says its convicted leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has directed “total cancellation” of sit-at-home across Nigeria’s South-east. IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful, disclosed this in a statement forwarded to PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday. Mr Powerful said…

The Abia State Government has approved the implementation of an adjusted minimum wage for teachers and staff of the State Education Management Board as part of efforts to improve their welfare. The Special Adviser to Governor Alex Otti on Basic…

Igbo youth leaders have condemned a fake news report allegedly quoting the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator John Mbata, as calling on Igbo men to arm themselves, saying, “a war is looking.” The widely circulated statement falsely claimed that…

A new civic accountability report tracking federal government-funded projects under President Bola Tinubu administration has uncovered cases of abandoned, uncompleted and fraudulent projects across Nigeria. The 2024/2025 project tracking report released on Thursday by Tracka, BudgIT’s citizen-led monitoring platform, showed…

No fewer than 30 passengers were reportedly killed in a road accident involving a trailer, even as Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf ordered immediate medical intervention for those who survived the fatal crash. According to reports, the accident involved a trailer…

A former Registrar of the Nigeria Defence Academy, Gen. Cecil Esekhaigbe (retd.), has said the recently held retreat for government appointees in Edo State was designed to close critical gaps in governance and strengthen service delivery across the state. Esekhaigbe,…

The Speaker of the Jigawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Haruna Aliyu Dangyatin, has been elected Chairman of the Progressive Speakers Conference, a body comprising Speakers of State Houses of Assembly elected on the platform of the All Progressives…

A former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday called for the recognition and promotion of the Iwe Iroyin House — where the first newspaper in Nigeria was published in Abeokuta in December 1859 by British missionary, Rev. Henry Townsend—as a key…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has refuted speculations that it has relocated its Enugu office to Abuja to exclude the South-east from passport issuance in Nigeria. The NIS spokesperson, Akinsola Akinlabi, refuted the speculations in a statement on Saturday. There…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe, on Sunday said the butchers in the South-East have realized that they laboured in vain. Igbokwe was reacting to the decision of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to cancel…

Pope Leo XiV born Robert Prevost has expressed sorrow over the recent wave of violent attacks across parts of Nigeria, describing the incidents as deeply troubling and calling on authorities to intensify efforts to protect citizens. The pontiff made the…

Police in Ebonyi have confirmed the abduction of three children by suspected kidnappers in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Joshua Ukandu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abakaliki that the children were abducted…

First lady of Imo State, Barrister Chioma Uzodimma, has disclosed that early detection and prevention are the best ways to combat the scourge of cancer among women. Uzodimma spoke during a public health walk held in Owerri to mark the…