The Julius Abure-led leadership of the Labour Party has dismissed claims that the Independent National Electoral Commission is opposed to its continued leadership, describing such assertions as deliberate misinterpretations intended to mislead the public. The clarification was made in a…

The stage is set in Marrakech this evening as Nigeria’s Super Eagles take on old rivals Algeria in a crucial Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final, with a place in the semi-finals at stake. The clash at the Grand Stade de…

A legal practitioner and public affairs analyst, Liborous Oshoma, says addressing Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State as ‘madam’ in impeachment notice may be grounds for challenge. Oshoma made this statement on Saturday while fielding questions in an interview on…

A former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has called on Nigerians in their middle years to become more actively involved in politics rather than limiting their participation to online commentary. Sani in a post on X on Saturday call on citizens…

The former Director-General of Governor Uba Sani’s 2023 Campaign Council in Kaduna State has officially resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Muhammad Bello joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and was appointed as a member of the committee reviewing…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday visited Port Harcourt City Local Government as part of his “thank you” visit across Rivers State. Upon his arrival, women spread their wrappers on the ground for Wike’s…

Africa has recorded over 61,383 mpox cases and 296 deaths in 32 countries since early 2024, as continent-wide efforts to develop effective treatment options gather momentum across the continent. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention disclosed this in…

The Osun State Government has dismissed allegations of an annual N13.7 billion payroll fraud, describing the claims by Sally Tibbot Consulting Limited as misleading and driven by an attempt to compel the state to accept what it called an inflated…

Encomiums and goodwill messages have continued to pour in for the Ogun State Deputy Governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, as she recently marked her 60th birthday. Leading the list of eminent well-wishers is President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who described the Deputy…

The people of Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have staged a solidarity rally to demonstrate their support for the Federal Government’s Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway project passing through their territory. They also hailed the state governor, Umo Eno,…

Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has pulled out a throwback video of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara kneeling down before Wike. The video was captured in 2023 when the Independent National…

The Abia State chapter of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, has announced its decision to join the ongoing nationwide strike. The decision followed an extraordinary general meeting of the Association of Resident Doctors, FMC Umuahia,…

The State Security Service (SSS) has detained its officer who was accused of abducting a teenage girl in Jigawa State. PREMIUM TIMES reported how a magistrate’s court in Jigawa State issued an arrest warrant for Ifeanyi Onyewuenyi. Mr Onyewuenyi was…

The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has called for the arrest and prosecution of those responsible for the violent disruption of a live ARISE NEWS broadcast in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The union said the attack occurred on January 2,…

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital Association of Resident Doctors has declared full support for the resumption of the nationwide strike by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, scheduled to begin on Monday, January 12. In a statement on Friday,…