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A wine trader has suggested how Nigerian consumers can spot fake drinks in the market. Nestor Udoh, who runs a wine shop in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, told PREMIUM TIMES in an interview on Friday in Uyo that the barcode...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, received the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, on Tuesday and intends to hold bilateral talks on security cooperation, among others. In a statement, SA Communications and Media Strategy Minister, Alkasim Abdulkadir, said...

Three Rivers State police officers who were allegedly involved in the extortion of $3,000 from two travelers in Abia State will face an orderly trial in court. The state police spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, revealed this on Monday in Port Harcourt,...

Taraba State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Joseph Joshua, has been accused of obtaining a fake degree from a university in Benin Republic. The accusation is contained in a written petition to the State Security Service (SSS) and with...

Lawyers in Enugu North District on Tuesday protested the continuation of online sittings of judges of the High Court in the district for the past two years. Lawyers gathered at the Nsukka and Obollo-Afor high courts at 7:30 a.m. and...

Dataphyte and Archivi.ng have announced a new partnership to bring data-driven storytelling and historical analysis to Africa. Dataphyte is a social impact organization specializing in data access, analytics and hyperlocal research for Africa, while Archivi.ng is a non-profit organization dedicated...

The Ogun State House of Assembly on Tuesday impeached its Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, for what it described as “gross misconduct”. Oluomo, a member of Ifo Constituency 1, was accused by 18 of the 26 legislators during a plenary session chaired...

Kidnapping and extortion are on the rise in Ethiopia, and cases have been reported even beyond the country's borders. Ethiopian Electric Power announced in October last year that six of its employees had been kidnapped and held for...

An aggrieved customer has sued the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) at the Kogi State High Court in Lokoja, demanding N50 million in general damages for alleged incorrect billing. The plaintiff, Ugochukwu Orakwue, a resident of Kogi State, in the...

A widow from Anambra State, who was banished for alleged witchcraft, has been reunited with her community. The woman, Nneka Uzor, a 54-year-old mother of two, was banished by her three brothers from Umunankwo community in Ogbaru Local Government Area...