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President Bola Tinubu has renewed calls for a radical shake-up of the United Nations (UN), insisting that reforms must start with reconstituting the Security Council to grant Africa permanent...
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The Ogun State Government and DP World MEA FZE have signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for the development of the Gateway Deep Sea Port and the Ogun State Blue Marine Special Economic Zone...
Premium Timesby Fortune Eromonsele19d ago
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended an expanded range of contraceptive options, including longer use of some existing methods, mifepristone for emergency contraception and the...
Premium Timesby Sharon Eboesomi19d ago
Former African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Tonte Ibraye, has resigned from the party, citing an unresolved leadership crisis and concerns about the credibility...
Premium Timesby Josiah Oluwole19d ago
The Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, and the National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, were in Akure on Thursday to formally welcome Eyitayo Jegede, a...
Premium Timesby Ezekiel Oyero19d ago
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Plateau State is in crisis, with rival factions laying claim to the party’s ticket for the 2027 governorship election.
Premium Timesby Abubakar Ahmadu Maishanu19d ago
The Federal High Court sitting in Gombe has nullified the nomination of Isa Pantami as the governorship candidate of the Nyesom Wike-backed Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2027 election and...
Premium Timesby Manasseh Mbachii19d ago
The Independent Committee of Inquiry investigating the death of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has commenced its investigation.
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu19d ago
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Bitrus Giwa, has ordered the restriction of human and vehicular movements across the state from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
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Godwins Omobayo, former deputy governor of Edo State, on Wednesday, prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to suspend its ruling on the contempt charge filed against him to explore an out-of-court...
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in Imo State, Austin Onyedebelu, has urged the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to formally join the party.
Premium Timesby Emmanuel Agbo19d ago
The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has asked CWAY to improve the handling, storage and distribution of its bottled-water products following an inspection of the company’s...
Premium Timesby Ayodele Joseph19d ago
Counsel to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the ongoing Ekiti State governorship election petition tribunal, Ebenezer Akinbuyi, and his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Adetunji Oso...
Premium Timesby Ini Ekott19d ago
he fire at Inua Eyet Ikot does not go out. Day and night, a flare stack operated by Network Exploration & Production Nigeria casts an orange glow over this oil-rich community in Akwa Ibom State...
Premium Timesby Abdulkareem Mojeed19d ago
Nigeria’s domestic refining sector recorded increased crude oil intake and petrol supply in August, driven largely by the performance of the Dangote refinery, while the country’s three major...
Premium Timesby Ezekiel Oyero19d ago
The 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) generated a combined N5.15 trillion in internally generated revenue (IGR) in 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported.
Premium Timesby Celestin Delanga19d ago
Kidnappings, assassinations and other attacks have surged over the past year along Cameroon’s national highway linking the capital Yaoundé in the south to Kousséri, the northern border town with...
Premium Timesby Mariam Ileyemi19d ago
Dozens of patients have filed lawsuits in the United States against the makers of popular GLP-1 drugs, including Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro, alleging that the medicines caused a rare form of...
Premium Timesby Friday Omosola19d ago
Minister of Works David Umahi has again stirred reactions on social media, days after announcing plans by the Federal Government (FG) to engage 4,000 influencers to promote President Bola Tinubu’s...
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu19d ago
Six people have been arraigned before the Gender-Based Violence Court in Awka, Anambra State, over separate charges of alleged rape, abortion and abuse of different teenagers in the state.
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