The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Shittu Ibrahim, has been declared winner of the State House of Assembly rerun election for the Saki West state constituency in Oyo State.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the result...
Ifeanyi Eleje, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Ebonyi South Senatorial District by-election, has described the elections as “hugely flawed”.
Eleje, who made this claim on Saturday in Afikpo while speaking to journalists, further described the...
Here will cover everything you need to know the original name of Africa and How It Got Its Current Name. When people hear the word "Africa," many different images and thoughts flood their minds. Some picture it as a...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will hold nine by-elections and 35 repeat elections in 26 states on Saturday.
In the by-elections, a total of 74 candidates are competing for nine limited seats in the state and national assemblies.
While...
The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release on bail of Nigerian journalist Saint Mienpamo Onitsha on Thursday and calls on authorities to drop all charges against him and reform the country's laws to ensure journalism is not criminalized.
“Saint...
No one in South Africa was more delighted than International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor when the Bafana Bafana national football team beat Morocco this week to reach the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations. "Bafana...
The Nigerian government has attributed the main cause of poor electricity supply in the country to low gas supply to generating companies (GenCos).
Nigeria's Minister of Energy, Adebayo Adelabu, revealed this in a statement posted on his X on Friday.
“Yesterday...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria to take responsibility for the crude oil sales revenue of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
In a statement he signed on...
Former member of the House of Representatives, Rima Shawulu, has called for investigations into the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), commercial banks and telecommunications companies for failing to trace ransom payments to kidnappers in the country.
Shawulu, who represented Donga,...
Nigerian women consume more dog meat than their male counterparts, says Edem Eniang, a wildlife expert in Nigeria.
Eniang, a professor of wildlife at the University of Uyo in Akwa Ibom state, told PREMIUM TIMES in an exclusive interview on...
