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The Allied Peoples Movement’s campaign council has demanded full disclosure of the contract details for the ₦15tn Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. Read More: https://punchng.com/coastal-highway-apm-campaign-council-demands-full-disclosure-of-contract-details/...
By Luminous Jannamike The Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation has demanded a comprehensive audit of the N15 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, accusing the Federal Government of raising fresh questions about its planning, procurement and cost following t...
Speaker Tajudeen said the House has completed between 65 and 70 per cent of its principal legislative agenda milestones. The post Reps speaker warns lawmakers against 2027 campaign distractions, unveils 100-day legislative plan appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that there were sporadic shootings at the airport and the NDC secretariat in Enugu State on Saturday during the party's governorship campaign flag-off. The post Mbah speaks on shootings at NDC secretariat appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Plateau United goalkeeper, Okiemute Odah, has expressed optimism that the team will achieve success in the current campaign. The Peace Boys have started their Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, campaign on a bright note with four wins, two draws and two defeats in eight match...
“We want to assure Mr President, all APC members and the whole of Nigeria that Kaduna State is well prepared to receive party members and to spearhead the campaign for the President’s victory.” The post 2027: Kaduna APC vows massive turnout as Tinubu’s presidential campaign begin...
Celebrity boxing in Nigeria sees entertainers earn up to N50m, sparking debate among professional boxers over fair pay and the sport’s future. Read More: https://punchng.com/celebrity-boxing-boom-for-entertainers-bane-of-professional-boxers/...
By Luminous Jannamike The Makinde/Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of using its N60 per litre petrol discount as a political stunt to deflect public anger rather than ease Nigerians’ economic hardship. The campaign organi...
Nigeria winger, Moses Usor, is a major doubt for LASK’s UEFA Champions League clash against Liverpool The Austrian champions will host Liverpool in a matchday two encounter at the Raiffeisen Arena on Wednesday. Usor sustained a shoulder injury during LASK’s 2-0 home defeat to Rap...
Nationwide scratch and win campaign rewards every qualifying shopper and brings the promotion closer to consumers through a multi market Promo Tour Truck programme Opening News LeadMidea has announced the launch of WIN 9JA WIN, a nationwide consumer promotion designed to reward N...
TSEMA executive secretary urges residents of flood-prone, low-lying and riverside communities to move to safer, higher ground or designated temporary camps The post Floods, windstorms ravage seven Taraba LGAs appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation made the promises on Sunday while receiving a coalition of interest groups at his campaign office in Enugu. The post 2027: Nnaji pledges free shops for traders displaced by Enugu market demolitions appeared first on Premiu...
One person was injured after a Toyota Camry suffered a brake failure and rammed into a trailer along the Lagos State University-Iba Road on Monday morning. Read More: https://punchng.com/video-one-injured-as-car-rams-into-trailer-in-lagos/...
By Nwafor Sunday Polycarp, Online News Editor President Bola Tinubu has challenged those seeking to lead Nigeria to explain the cost of their campaign promises, how they intend to implement them and whether they can sustain them. Tinubu said every government commitment must be ba...
Plateau United produced one of their most convincing performances of the campaign, scoring four goals without reply against Kano Pillars The post NPFL Roundup: Plateau United thrash Kano Pillars as Rangers cling to top spot appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
An All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain in Osun, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged presidential candidates of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, to desist from making promises capable of causing chaos in...
Temi Popoola, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group), has highlighted the growing The post NGX CEO: Popoola Highlights Nigeria’s Growing Capital Formation at Singapore Dialogue appeared first on Nairametrics ....
A former Osun lawmaker, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has warned Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi against making unrealistic campaign promises like restoring fuel su Read More: https://punchng.com/stop-deceiving-nigerians-ex-osun-lawmaker-warns-atiku-obi/...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged the presidential candidates of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, to be realistic in their campaign promises to ...
By Nnamdi Ojiego The abduction of 20 prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in Imo State has brought into sharper focus the growing danger facing young Nigerians travelling to or from orientation camps and places of primary assignment. The 20 graduates, wh...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has announced that its presidential and vice-presidential candidates, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, respectively, are expected to recommend nominees for several key positions within the Presidential Campaign Council, PCC. These include the p...
•About 40 abducted in one year By Nnamdi Ojiego The abduction of 20 prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in Imo State has brought into sharper focus the growing danger facing young Nigerians travelling to or from orientation camps and places of primary a...
Read about Nigerian doctors like Bennet Omalu, Samuel Achilefu, and Babaseyi Oyesola who are earning global recognition for their medical innovations. Read More: https://punchng.com/global-footprints-nigerian-doctors-blazing-the-trail/...
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has described the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s “campaign money cashier”. He made the remark in a statement issued...
Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, has revealed how his team should approach their UEFA Champions League clash against Barcelona on Tuesday at Rams Park. Osimhen spoke after Galatasaray defeated Kasımpaşa 3-1 in a Turkish Super Lig encounter on Friday. The Nigerian internationa...
Popular social commentator, Prince Isaac Fayose, has expressed disappointment over a viral video showing some Nigerian Army officers allegedly supervising the distribution of bread as part of a campaign by some politicians. DAILY POST reports that the Nigerian military came under...
Osimhen returned to action at Rams Park after recovering from the injury he sustained during Galatasaray’s 3-2 victory over Istanbul Başakşehir in September The post Galatasaray explain Osimhen’s limited role after injury comeback appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has warned that it will be difficult for former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, running mate to the African Democratic Congress ADC presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to campaign i...
The removal of his cap by the Osile of Oke-Ona Egba, Oba Adedapo Adewale Tejuoso, during a Christian worship event has sparked mixed reactions on social media, with some Nigerians criticising the gesture as disrespectful to Yoruba tradition and others defending his right to pract...
Former presidential aide and Arise Television’s Morning Showanchor, Reuben Abati, has criticised the Federal Government’s 30-day petrol discount, saying the administration acted too late to provide relief to Nigerians. Abati said the temporary nature of the intervention raised qu...
Nigeria’s opposition, including Atiku Abubakar, rejects the FG’s 30-day petrol discount, calling the NNPC-led intervention inadequate and politically motiv Read More: https://punchng.com/fgs-30-day-petrol-discount-sparks-opposition-backlash/...
Mr Obi also explained how he intended to tackle corruption, arguing that the conduct of the president and members of his immediate family would be central to his anti-corruption strategy. The post Campaign council defends Obi over fuel subsidy U-turn appeared first on Premium Tim...
The camp of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu. In a statement on X on Thursday, Atiku’s media aide, Paul Ibe, said Tinubu cannot claim economic success while making Nigerians po...
The Nigerian Army has taken over the Old Oyo National Park and converted the facility into a training centre as part of efforts to strengthen security in the area. The General Officer Commanding, GOC, 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen Auwalu Mahmuda, disclosed this following the...
The Nigerian Army has taken over the Old Oyo National Park, converting it into a training centre to prevent its use as a hideout by criminals. Read More: https://punchng.com/army-takes-over-old-oyo-park-after-oriire-abduction/...
Veteran Nigerian rapper Olusegun Osaniyi, popularly known as Lord of Ajasa, has become a United States citizen, sparking congratulations from fans and coll Read More: https://punchng.com/video-veteran-yoruba-music-rapper-lord-of-ajasa-becomes-us-citizen/...
In this interview with Nairametrics, Popoola discusses the structural changes driving Nigeria’s capital market, the growing influence of domestic investors, the role of technology in widening access to investment opportunities, lessons from the banking recapitalisation exercise a...
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The 20 corps members abducted on their way to the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom States have regained their freedom. The victims, who were travelling from Ibadan, Oyo S...
Lekki Port and stakeholders are tightening truck movement controls, using an e-call-up system and designated parks to ease traffic congestion on the corrid Read More: https://punchng.com/lekki-port-tightens-truck-controls-to-ease-congestion/...
CHI Life Assurance has launched a new campaign, ‘The Legacy: Golden Key of Assurance,’ to encourage Nigerians to protect family wealth and secure the futur Read More: https://punchng.com/chi-life-targets-stronger-financial-protection-with-new-campaign/...
Nigeria, who occupied 26th position in the previous ranking, were punished for their mixed results in the opening matches of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. The post FIFA Ranking: Super Eagles plunge to 30th, drop to Africa’s sixth appeared first on Premium Ti...
Nigeria’s Flamingos have arrived in Casablanca, Morocco ahead of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The contingent arrived Casablanca at 10.16 local time. The team is currently lodged at Ibis Hotel, where they will settle in to prepare ahead of their FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cu...
Mr Otaru said the movement of APC members to the SDP reflected growing dissatisfaction within the ruling party The post 2027: Defections from APC to SDP intensify as Adamu builds Nasarawa campaign appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
A 54-year-old Nigerian, Aliyu Abdulmalik, who has drug-resistant Parkinson’s disease, is seeking public support to raise N65m for brain surgery in Turkey. Read More: https://punchng.com/54-year-old-parkinsons-patient-seeks-n65m-for-brain-surgery/...
By Adegboyega Adeleye Twenty-one Super Falcons players have arrived in camp in Ikenne, Ogun State, as preparations intensify for Nigeria’s 2028 Olympic qualifying double-header against Comoros, with star forwards Asisat Oshoala and defender Ashleigh Plumptre among the notable abs...
By Steve Oko Former Imo State Governor, Dr Ikedi Ohakim, has described the death of elder statesman and pro-democracy campaigner, Chief Ralph Obioha, as a painful loss to Nigeria, recalling his sacrifices in the struggle for the restoration of democratic rule. Obioha, who died on...
The Super Falcons camp in Ijebu Ode is gradually filling up ahead of Nigeria’s 2028 Olympic Games qualifier against Comoros, with 18 players now in camp. The latest arrivals are Toni Payne, Christy Ucheibe, and Janet Akekoromowei, who joined the team as preparations intensify for...
Lagos Life game, a Nigerian-made browser game that turns everyday Lagos experiences into a virtual life simulation, has gone viral just days after its launch, attracting more than one million players and sparking conversations across social media. Called Lagos Life, the game allo...
Fifa has found that Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, goalkeeper, Lionel Mpasi, was ineligible to play for the country throughout the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign. Investigations by Le Monde and The New York Times claim Fifa’s legal team found that Mpasi, who holds French ...
By Ayobami Okerinde The International Federation of Association Football, FIFA, knew that the Democratic Republic of Congo had fielded an ineligible player but allowed the team to continue its World Cup qualification campaign, an investigation by The New York Times has revealed. ...
Lagos State Government has announced the temporary closure of Freedom Park on Lagos Island from Monday, October 5, to Sunday, October 11, 2026, to allow for scheduled maintenance, clean-up, fumigation and upgrade works. The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture said the temporary...
Lagos State has announced the temporary closure of Freedom Park on Lagos Island for one week for renovation, fumigation, and other maintenance works. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-closes-freedom-park-for-renovation-fumigation/...
The sanctions could significantly affect Inter Lagos's campaign as they continue their NPFL season. The post NPFL: Inter Lagos hit with ₦5 million fine, three-point deduction over officials’ assault appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Nigeria’s Super Falcons began preparations for their 2028 Olympic qualifying tie against Comoros with 14 players in camp, while several key players were ruled out or excused for different reasons. The post Olympic Qualifier: Oshoala, Plumptre pull out as Falcons begin preparation...
A trending video making the rounds online has sparked reactions after Warkal, a New Democratic Congress, NDC, aspirant for the Gwale State House of Assembly and former Air Force officer, was seen displaying a weapon at a rally. Nigerians described the display as a warning in resp...
inDrive, a global mobility and delivery services platform, has committed more than ₦132 million to a driver reward campaign running across Lagos and Abuja from October 5 to December 16, 2026. The initiative is part of efforts to recognise drivers and create more value for their p...
