The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed 19 September for the conduct of five by-elections in four states: Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Tunde Oketola, disclosed this in an interview with…

Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Poland, Adekunle Ayoola, has called on political parties, stakeholders and voters to uphold the principle of fairness, equity and mutual respect as preparations begin for the 2027 general elections. Ayoola, in a statement…

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU) Chapter, have declared an indefinite strike at the university. NAU, a federal university in Anambra State, is popularly known as UNIZIK. The ASUU-UNIZIK Chapter announced the…

The Lagos State Government has arraigned more than 100 suspects before the Lagos State Special Offences Mobile Court sitting in Bolade, Oshodi, over alleged breach of public peace and other offences in the Victoria Island, Lekki and Ajah areas. According…

Bello Mandiya, a former senator who represented the Katsina South Senatorial District, has died at age 62. Mr Mandiya died on Monday in Abuja, the Katsina State Government confirmed. Ibrahim Mohammed, chief press secretary to Governor Dikko Radda, told PREMIUM…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Monday, hosted American basketball star Jaylen Brown and bestowed on him the traditional Yoruba name, “Babatunde.” Brown, a player for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association, arrived at the palace…

Suspected bandits have killed residents and abducted several others in Tofa, Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State, about one week after troops said they intercepted armed men advancing towards another community in the area. The attackers entered Tofa between…

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has appointed six commissioners-designaye and aides. The Secretary to the Government of Niger State, Abubakar Usman disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. He stated that the appointments formed part of the present administration’s…

An Italian Catholic priest, Sandro Ferretto, has left the priesthood and married a Kenyan woman, Sharon Jepng’ok, in a traditional ceremony in Baringo County, Kenya. Ferretto, 55, wed Jepng’ok, a Tugen woman from Baringo South, on September 6 at Seretion…

Nigerians in the United Kingdom have expressed displeasure over delays, long waiting times and poor organisation that has characterised the conduct of the Special Passport Intervention. Across social media platforms, many Nigerians living in the UK decried the difficulty of…

The Federal Government has been urged to integrate the Nigeria Education Loan Fund with Nigeria Revenue Service income data to strengthen student loan recovery. The recommendation was contained in a policy brief released on Monday by a Nigerian higher education…

The Niger State Police Command says it has arrested 21 hoodlums over thuggery  and possession of dangerous weapons as well as one suspected armed robber. Some of the miscreants were said to have been caught disturbing the public peace and…

Youth groups across Kwara State say the emergence of the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, as the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for the 2027 election has reshaped the political future of the state. The…

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the death of Basit Kolade, who was allegedly attacked by a mob in the Lagos Island area of the state. PUNCH Metro reported on Monday that the incident…

London-based FTSE Russell, which produces and markets stock market indices globally, has included 6 Nigerian stocks among its list of 50 most liquid frontier market stocks, according to a market disclosure dated 4 September. FTSE Frontier 50 Index, which monitors…