By Kingsley Omonobi The Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigeria Police Force has foiled an alleged plot to kidnap a prophetess and assistant Pastor in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and arrested four suspects with a locally fabricated firearm and a vehicle allegedly acquired...
business
A United States federal court has sentenced a Nigerian national, Edikan Adiakpan, to 30 months’ imprisonment for his involvement in a business email fraud scheme targeting American companies. The U.S. Department of Justice disclosed this in a statement issued by the U.S. Attorney...
News
Mr Rotimi Amaechi, vice presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s handling of fuel subsidy removal, citing its impact on Nigerians. Amaechi, a former Minister of Transportation and Rivers governor, spoke on Saturday at...
government
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has excluded the New Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, governorship candidate in Kano State, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, from its final list of candidates for the 2027 governorship election. Gwarzo’s name was missing from the list...
News
The Federal Government of Nigeria has called for a total overhaul of the African Union Peace and Security Architecture (AUPSA) to effectively tackle escalating terrorism and instability across the continent. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu...
government
By Omeiza Ajayi The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has published the final list of 17 candidates for the 2027 governorship election in Rivers State, with Chinda Kingsley Ogundu of the All Progressives Congress APC, Pidomson Gabriel Baritulem of the African Democra...
government
According to the INEC, a total of 16 candidates were cleared to contest the 6 February 2027 governorship election in Gombe State. The post Pantami reacts after INEC omits his name from Gombe governorship candidates list appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
government
The exclusion of the party’s candidate has raised questions about the party’s participation in the 2027 general election. The post INEC excludes Ogun PDP’s Adebutu, running mate from final governorship candidates list appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
government
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has included the name of Chinda Ogundu as the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Rivers State. This is contained in the list released by the electoral body on Saturday. The APC, Peoples Democratic Party, ...
government
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has warned Nigerians against investing in a platform known as WayvePay. In a statement at the weekend, the SEC warned the public about the “suspected fraudulent activities of WayvePay.” According to the commission, the platform i...
safety
By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Army and the Sokoto State Police Command have debunked a viral social media post claiming that more than 100 civilians, 10 soldiers and a Mobile Police officer were killed in an alleged attack on a community in Sokoto State. The claim, published b...
government
Pantami emerged as the PDP candidate in a fresh primary election in September, after a court voided his earlier nomination. The post INEC lists 16 candidates for Gombe governorship race, omits PDP’s Pantami appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
News
The Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria has warned 43 new graduates of Fountain University to complete their one-year internship before NYSC. Read More: https://punchng.com/complete-internship-before-nysc-council-tells-graduates/...
