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Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has blasted United States-based lobbying firm Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., over what he described as its campaign against President Bola Tinubu. In a statement posted on his verified X handle on Tuesday, Fani-Kayod...
Party says Dickson neither demanded nor received money from aspirants By Henry Umoru ABUJA — THE Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has dismissed reports alleging irregularities in its candidate selection and financing ahead of the 2027 general elections, insisting that there were...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Sept. 19 for the conduct of five by-elections in four states: Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, Mr Tunde Oketola, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nig...
The latest directive effectively reinforces the earlier decision by the NFF to halt preparations for its elective congress scheduled for 27 September in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The post FIFA, CAF suspend NFF election, to send joint mission to Abuja appeared first on Premium Times ...
LAGOS — Nigeria’s national voter register is approaching the 100 million mark ahead of the 2027 general elections, with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, recording 10,772,421 new registrants during the latest Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, exercise. INEC C...
Popular social commentator Prince Isaac Fayose has said the 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, got it wrong by picking Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed as his running mate in the 2023 general elections. According to him, Datti Baba-Ahmed was a ...
A senior non-commissioned officer, SNCO, at the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in Abuja has been found dead after allegedly firing at his commanding officer. The incident happened at about 9:37 am on Monday, September 7, while personnel were on duty at the custodial centre...
A Baptist seminary president urges churches not to shy away from endorsing God-fearing, people-oriented candidates for the 2027 elections in Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-churches-mustnt-shy-away-from-endorsing-candidates-baptist-seminary/...
Seyi Makinde and Peter Obi unveil the “Reset Nigeria” agenda, mobilising opposition for the 2027 elections. Discover their plans for transparency and econo Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-makinde-obi-mobilise-opposition-to-reset-nigeria/...
…Insist no decision on Nigeria situation for now Contrary to reports that world football governing body, FIFA and the National Sports Commission (NSC) delegation led by its chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, and the Director General, Bukola Olopade, had agreed on the proposed football...
INEC rolls out a real-time tracker to monitor 2027 election preparations across Nigeria as the voters’ register nears 100 million. Learn about the new syst Read More: https://punchng.com/inec-rolls-out-real-time-tracker-as-voters-register-nears-100m/...
By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar CALABAR — The South-South Governors’ Forum (SSGF) has declared that the region has what it takes to become Nigeria’s most formidable economic bloc, while pledging “100 per cent” support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. The governors ...
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Cmmission INEC is set to roll out a first-of-its-kind, real-time readiness tracker that will allow the Commission to monitor election preparations across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory FCT instantly, with ...
The INEC chairman said electoral officers must remain neutral and administer elections without preference for any candidate or political party. The post INEC chair warns electoral officers against compromising 2027 polls, vows serious consequences appeared first on Premium Times ...
Nigeria’s 2027 campaign is already taking shape. Billboards will multiply. Commissioning ceremonies will assume the choreography of state occasions. Governors and ministers will present flyovers, airports, secretariats, stadiums, housing estates, and freshly paved roads as proof ...
Mr Obi called for unity among presidential candidates and urged Nigerians to support whoever emerges from a free and credible election. The post Obi attends Makinde’s presidential campaign office inauguration appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Joint Revenue Board (JRB) has called for stronger use of data and analytics in tax administration as Nigeria enters the second year of its ongoing tax reform programme. The post Joint Revenue Board pushes data-driven tax system as reform challenges persist appeared first on N...
…charges INEC staff to build culture for credible polls By Olayinka Ajayi LAGOS — Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has charged Administrative Secretaries and other staff of the commission to uphold integrity, neutrality and p...
Prof Chidi Odinkalu, a former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, has declared that Bola Tinubu is the only President in Nigeria’s history who has no classmates. Odinkalu said Tinubu remains a mystery to Nigerians because his educational background can’t be traced. ...
By Adegboyega Adeleye Research Professor at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, Prof. Femi Otubanjo, has said President Bola Tinubu has a stronger political record to campaign on ahead of the 2027 presidential election, while describing National Democratic Cong...
The Federal Government has announced that repair work on the damaged expansion joints on the Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will commence on September 8. A statement by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, on Sunday, noted that t...
The petitions by the APC and the PDP challenge the outcome of the 15 August governorship election which returned Mr Adeleke as governor for second term in office The post Osun 2026: APC, PDP challenge Gov. Adeleke’s victory at election tribunal appeared first on Premium Times Nig...
Anambra Central senator, Victor Umeh, on Monday said courts should not determine the outcome of elections in Nigeria, stressing that votes should count. Umeh was reacting to the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s call on the Independent National...
The UK Government has appointed Alastair Long as His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner (HMTC) for Africa, tasking him with strengthening trade and investment ties between the United Kingdom and the continent. The post UK appoints Alastair Long as Trade Commissioner for Africa appeared...
By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC’s approval clears the way for a potential ₦2.15 trillion Initial Public Offering, IPO, giving public investors an opportunity to own a stake in one of Africa’s largest industrial assets. Businesses suffer a...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, the National Leader of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, on Monday warned Nigerians against underrating the party’s presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, ahead of the 2027 elections. Mohammed spoke during the inauguration of the party’s presi...
The presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has responded to Datti Baba-Ahmed’s claim that he cannot improve Nigeria if elected president. Baba-Ahmed had stated that none of the leading candidates for the 2027 presidential election could fix Ni...
The 2027 Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has vowed never to allow rigging if elected president of Nigeria. Obi vowed to fight corruption, deal with the issues of waste management, law and order, among other issues. In an interview with Arise T...
By Ayobami Okerinde Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 election, has said his record as a governor demonstrates his capacity to improve Nigeria if elected president. The former Anambra state governor response came after his form...
The Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ogun State, Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo, has told members of the opposition not to be afraid of what she described as their impending defeat in the 2027 general elections. Kolapo said the PDP would not abandon its...
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to turn out in large numbers for the 2027 general elections and defend their votes from the polling unit through to the final declaration of results. Obi made the call in a post on...
By Bayo Wahab The senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, Victor Umeh, has defended Peter Obi’s warning that Nigerians would resist attempts to manipulate their votes in the 2027 general election, describing the statement as a “call to duty” rather than a threat...
Peter Obi and Peter Ameh call for free, fair, and credible 2027 elections, urging Nigerian voters to protect their ballots and elect competent leaders. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-obi-ameh-demand-credible-polls-urge-voters-to-protect-their-ballots/...
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA—The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed the just-concluded summit of Nigeria’s opposition political parties as a doomed venture, insisting the gathering only confirmed the opposition camp’s anxiety over an impending defeat in the 2027 genera...
ABUJA — The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has commenced a probe into Uber’s abrupt withdrawal from the Nigerian market, with particular focus on how the ride-hailing company handled unfulfilled services to customers. The FCCPC Chief Executive Offi...
By Bayo Wahab The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has rejected Datti Baba-Ahmed’s assessment that none of the leading candidates for the 2027 presidential election has the capacity to turn Nigeria around. Adebayo said Baba-Ahmed’s con...
Former INEC Commissioner Festus Okoye warns that vote-buying, flawed primaries, and insecurity pose major threats to Nigeria’s 2027 elections. Learn more a Read More: https://punchng.com/vote-buying-flawed-primaries-insecurity-threaten-2027-polls-ex-inec-commissioner/...
Financial expert and Professor of Accounting at Lead City University, Godwin Oyedokun, has detailed the implications of the recent Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, approval of Dangote Refinery’s Initial Public Offering, IPO, at N525 per share for investors in Nigeria, Afr...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has launched an investigation into the exit of ride-hailing firm, Uber, from Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of the FCCPC, Tunji Bello, disclosed this on Sunday while speaking to Bloomberg According to ...
Last week in Paris, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told a room of European business leaders that Europe has savings, but those savings are "lazy". She put a number on it. The post Europe says its savings are lazy, Nigeria has a bigger problem appeared first on...
By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT — Suspected political thugs have attacked the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, secretariat in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, destroying billboards, banners and other campaign materials. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednes...
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief ABUJA — The Nigeria Customs Service Board, NCSB, has approved the appointment of Constantine Dim as Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs, DCG, alongside five Assistant Comptroller-Generals, ACGs. The appointments were approved at the Board’s 65th...
.Urges Media to call out erring politicians By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Ahead of the 2027 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has warned that politicians and political parties who employ abusive, intemperate or inflammatory languages in their campaigns...
By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR CALABAR— The Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) has reaffirmed John Upan Odey as its governorship candidate for Cross River State in the 2027 general election, dismissing claims by Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla regarding the party’s candidate. The party, in a sta...
By Emmanuel Iheaka The Igbo Heroes and Icons Foundation (IHIF) has urged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to refrain from attempting to coerce Nigerians into voting against their preferred candidates in the 2027 elections. The foundation made the call in a statement...
Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 vice-presidential candidate, has said none of President Bola Tinubu’s major opponents in the 2027 presidential election has the capacity to improve Nigeria. Baba-Ahmed, who was Peter Obi’s running mate in the 2023 presidential ...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) is looking into Uber’s abrupt exit from Nigeria, with the regulator focusing on whether the ride-hailing company left behind unfulfilled services and obligations to customers. The post FCCPC to probe Uber over unf...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has claimed that the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, will dump the party for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the January 2027 presidential election. Keyamo also...
Rivers United players and officials have been rewarded with cash bonuses for their impressive start to the new season. The Pride of Rivers earned ₦2 million for their 2-0 victory over Plateau United in their 2026/27 Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, opener. The Rivers State ...
ABUJA — A former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Festus Okoye, has warned that vote buying and insecurity could heavily influence the outcome of the 2027 general election. Okoye spoke on Saturday during a virtual masterclass organised...
The development comes days after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) listed Mr Angbazo as the SDP candidate The post SDP replaces Nasarawa governorship candidate appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has dismissed reports that it does not have governorship candidates in 12 states ahead of the 2027 general elections. The NDC National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, made this known in a statement issued on Saturday. “We have duly nominat...
The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has formally announced the commencement of its 2027 presidential campaign, with its presidential candidate, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, set to officially commission the party’s presidential campaign office in Abuja on Monday. The party...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has confirmed that it has governorship candidates in all 28 states where governorship elections will be held in the 2027 general elections. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Osa Director, made the clarification in a statement on ...
By Henry Umoru Ahead of the 2027 presidential and general elections, the national leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has dismissed as false and malicious claims making the rounds that the party lacks governorship candidates in twelve states ahead of the 2027 gene...
A United States-based political advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu is working to rig Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election. Von Batten-Montague-York made the allegation in a statement posted on its verified X handle on Satu...
Nigeria has joined 163 other countries to endorse an African-led UN resolution seeking fairer world maps that accurately reflect Africa’s true geographical size. The UN General Assembly adopted the historic “Correct the Map” resolution by 164 votes to one, with six abstentions. T...
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has challenged religious bodies not to sit on the fence but to get up and save Nigeria’s democracy as the nation prepares for the the 2027 general elections. Falana gave the charge at the 25th Mike Okonkwo Annual Lecture, themed, ‘Democracy ...
