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President Bola Tinubu has assured traditional rulers in the South-South geopolitical zone that his administration is committed to addressing their concerns over development and environmental degradation. The President gave this assurance on Tuesday in the House of Representatives during a...

Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly Gabriel Dewan says he has received a court order to recognize only eight members of the assembly. Mr. Dewan claimed that the 16 dismissed legislators, and the other 16 with...

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two persons in connection with the death of Abiodun Akintomowo in Ondo town on Sunday. Mr Akintomowo reportedly died after having an affair with a lady at a hotel located in the Akinjagunla...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that a member of the House of Representatives, Nicholas Mutu, has a case to answer in a N320 million money laundering case. On Monday, the trial judge, Folashade Giwa-Ogunbanjo, dismissed the no-case...

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike promised a transformative initiative to address security challenges in the Kwali Area Council during a town hall meeting. During a visit to the council on Tuesday, Wike revealed plans to rehabilitate two crucial...

President Bola Tinubu says his administration will continue to provide necessary interventions in the oil and gas industry in line with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Receiving a delegation from Chevron Corporation, led by Clay Neff, Chairman...

A State High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has dismissed a suit seeking to restrain Governor Siminalayi Fubara from presenting a new 2024 budget to the Rivers House of Assembly. Governor Fubara, amidst the political crisis in the state,...

The United Nations has urged the Nigerian government to abolish the death penalty. Nigeria's correctional facilities currently hold 3,413 death row inmates, Nigerian Correctional Services spokesman Abubakar Umar said last December. Member States of the world body called for an immediate...

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...