President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national football team, the Flamingos, on their 3-1 victory over Brazil in Wednesday’s semi-final of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco. In a statement issued by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, the P...
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By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi BIRNIN KEBBI — Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has pledged to address Nigeria’s security challenges and restore fuel subsidy if elected president in the 2027 general elections. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress...
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By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Electricity generation on Nigeria’s national grid dropped to 3,659 megawatts (MW) as of 3pm on Thursday, from a peak of 3,996MW recorded on Wednesday, amid worsening power supply across parts of the country. The Federal Government attributed the decline to...
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Nigerian rapper and YBNL boss, Olamide Adedeji, popularly known as Badoo has urged Nigerians to embrace their cultural heritage, insisting that African traditions should not be portrayed as evil or treated as something to be ashamed of. Read More: https://punchng.com/our-culture-...
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By Soni Daniel ABUJA — The Federal Government has begun clearing hundreds of containers of electricity equipment stranded at Nigerian ports for more than a decade, in a move aimed at recovering abandoned public assets and supporting critical power infrastructure projects. The Min...
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By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has condemned alleged attempts to disqualify the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, insisting that political parties should be allowed to freely present candidates for the 2027 general...
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–As Onanuga warns of threat to democratic institutions, public trust By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA–THE Presidency has called for urgent global action to check the growing misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in political communication, warning that unchecked deployment of the te...
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The Law Corridor, a law firm based in Abuja, has called on the National Assembly to abolish the requirement for the consent of the Attorney General of the Federation AGF before judgment debt payment proceedings can be initiated against the public funds in circumstances covered by...
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The SGF urged authors to speak frankly about Nigeria’s challenges while using their influence to promote understanding and constructive solutions. The post Criticise government, but don’t incite violence, Akume tells writers appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has apologised to Nigerians over the decline in electricity supply across the country, assuring them of swift restoration of power. In a statement issued by Adeola Adelabu, Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, to the Minister of Power, Tegbe ...
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By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has declared that it will participate in the 2027 general elections, distancing itself from the proposed ‘Rainbow Coalition’ and insisting that it has no intention of entering any political arrangement that could compromise...
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The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of attempting to frustrate opposition parties by allegedly pressuring hotels in Abuja to deny them access to their facilities. The party alleged that it had become a target of discriminat...
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted statements and video recordings of six suspected coup plotters as evidence, dismissing their claims of torture. Read More: https://punchng.com/court-admits-statements-videos-of-suspected-coup-plotters/...
