By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja With 68 days to the 2027 general elections, 375 judges were inaugurated on Monday to serve on tribunals that will hear election petitions filed by aggrieved parties across the country. Also Read: * How do election petitions work in Nigeria? * What is 25% requirement i...
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Nigeria has called for stronger cooperation among Commonwealth member states to address security challenges, expand trade, strengthen democratic institutions and promote climate resilience. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, disclosed this on Monda...
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Ogun police have rescued a suspected motorcycle thief, Timothy Ashamu, who was allegedly forced to drink poison by three men seeking revenge for stolen bik Read More: https://punchng.com/police-rescue-suspected-motorcycle-thief-forced-to-drink-poison-in-ogun/...
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President Bola Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, has criticised the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, over his comments on the alleged mistreatment of Nigeria’s Under-17 female football team. Olusegun accused Obi o...
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a subpoena directing the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, to produce electoral documents relating to President Bola Tinubu’s governorship and presidential candidacies in 1999 and ...
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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has accused the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, of hypocrisy over his allegation that officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) prevented him from greeting mem...
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By Adegboyega Adeleye The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has announced the restoration of electricity to several areas affected by recent power disruptions in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), assuring Nigerians that the government is working to p...
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…Arrest one suspect By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command has rescued a 26-year-old man, Timothy Ashamu, from an alleged poisoning attack in Oke-Odan, Yewa South Local Government Area of the state, and arrested one suspect in connection with the incident. Ash...
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Washington is linking commerce to security. For Nigeria, the measures are market access, non-oil exports, investment and jobs. The post US trade, security partnership could create opportunities in Nigeria appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has accused Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of hypocrisy following his account of an alleged incident involving the Nigeria Under-17 girls’ team at the airport. Obi had earlier tak...
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The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has assured Nigerians that recent electricity supply challenges in parts of the country have been resolved, promising sustained efforts to improve national grid stability. Tegbe gave the assurance on Monday during an interview on a TVC televis...
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The Police Service Commission, PSC, has approved the posting of CP Salisu Bello Fago as the new Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command. Torty Njoku Kalu, Head, Protocol and Public Relations, PSC Headquarters, Abuja, in a statement on Monday said the approval followed an inte...
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has announced the restoration of its Aba–Itu 132kV transmission line. In a statement on Monday, TCN said the transmission line was restored on Sunday. The restoration comes after a fault on the transmission line caused a power outage in U...
