The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a former teacher, Nwatu Isaac, to life imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old girl at El-Bossaa Nursery and Primary School, Epe. Justice Rahman Oshodi, in his judgment, also ordered that Isaac’s name be entered in the Sex Offend...
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed a suit seeking an order voiding the emergence of former Gov. Donald Duke of Cross River as presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP). Justice Mohammed Umar, in a judgment on Wednesday, held that the suit, m...
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Some staff and students of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) on Wednesday foiled an attempt to arrest the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, at his residence in Ado-Ekiti by police officers. The VC had raised an alarm that policemen had surrounded h...
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The German Mission in Nigeria has advised visa applicants to follow the official process and avoid paying agents or sending documents via email for appoint Read More: https://punchng.com/follow-official-visa-application-process-germany-warns-nigerians/...
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The Vice Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called on the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration and sub-national governments to stop issuing condolences and instead make life affordable for Niger...
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He pointed out that the presidents of South Africa, China, Russia, and other countries were not present at the gathering. The post Jimoh Ibrahim gives reason for Tinubu’s absence at UNGA appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by Engr. Yakubu Muhammad Kingsley (YMK) against the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), its presidential candidate, Donald Duke, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This was disclosed in a statem...
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The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 1, 2026, as a public holiday to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary celebration. Read More: https://punchng.com/independence-fg-declares-thursday-public-holiday/...
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…Covenant, UI, UNILAG lead at 801–1000 By Joseph Erunke, Abuja Twenty-nine Nigerian universities have been ranked in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, with Covenant University, the University of Ibadan and the University of Lagos emerging as the country’s...
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By Favour Ulebor, Abuja The German Mission in Nigeria has cautioned Nigerians seeking visas to Germany against sending visa documents to the consulate by email or paying agents to secure appointments. The mission issued the warning on Wednesday amid what it described as confusion...
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“All I'm saying here today, record it and play it back to him, I'm not…? The post Mr Latin reacts as Baba Ijesha accuses him of neglect after prison release appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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A Zimbabwean investor looking to buy shares in Dangote Refinery’s $1.6 billion initial public offering (IPO) cannot simply open an app and tap “invest”. The offer is structured primarily for investors in Nigeria, leaving Zimbabweans without the same direct route available to dome...
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The Taraba State House of Assembly has received a proposed supplementary budget of over 148 billion naira for consideration and approval. The proposal was contained in an executive communication forwarded to the House by the Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas. The executive commun...
