Nigeria
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:01:09 GMTElectoral Board Gives Presidential Candidates One Week to Present Running Mates
[Daily Trust] The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the presidential and governorship candidates of the 18 registered political parties to pick and submit the lists of their running mates in the next eight days.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:52:09 GMT32 People Killed in Fresh Kaduna Attacks - Residents
[Premium Times] Residents said the attackers ransacked four communities.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:51:34 GMTNigerian Govt Suspects Islamic State Group Was Behind Owo Church Attack
[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES reported how dozens of people were killed when gunmen attacked worshippers on Sunday at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:33:47 GMTNigeria Elections 2023 - and So the Countdown Begins
[African Arguments] Two familiar candidates will compete for the presidency amid some familiar problems but under a new electoral framework.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:33:44 GMTNigeria's University Strikes - Winners, Losers and Ways Forward
[The Conversation Africa] Lecturers in Nigerian public universities have embarked on strikes 16 times since 1999. Cumulatively, the public universities have lost about 50 months of their academic calendar to these actions in the last 23 years. The re...
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 10:40:04 GMTBandits Kidnap Over 80 Villagers in Katsina
[Vanguard] Locals who fled from Kwari village in Jibiya Local Government Area of Katsina have said that over 80 people were kidnapped by bandits who invaded the community and set their food barns and local shops on fire.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:44:41 GMTNigerian Women Struggling to Keep Traditional Cloth Weaving From Extinction
[Premium Times] "We feed our family and also pay children's school fees with proceeds from this business," one of the women said.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 05:20:14 GMTUNICEF Returns Over 300,000 Girls to Schools in Katsina
[Premium Times] Nigeria's north-west region has the highest number of out of school children in the country.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:52:49 GMTDemocracy Day - Nigerian Govt Declares Public Holiday
[Premium Times] It is the fourth year Nigeria would mark Democracy Day on June 12.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:51:02 GMT2023 - Akpabio to Run for Senate After Stepping Down for Tinubu
[Premium Times] The APC in Akwa Ibom may not field candidates for the 2023 elections because of the legitimacy issues over who leads the party between two factions.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:51:01 GMTBuhari Writes APC Governors, Seeks Support for Tinubu
[Premium Times] "Our candidate, His Excellency, Sen, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is no stranger to you. So now is the time for all of us to come together and march forward, as we did in 2015, to a convincing APC victory."
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:50:57 GMTPolice Arrest Man for Allegedly Raising False Alarm of Boko Haram Invasion
[Premium Times] Mr Ogundairo allegedly claimed that the invaders were armed, causing panic among the residents and environs.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:50:53 GMT2023 - Tinubu Visits Buhari, Says Issue of Running Mate "In My Pocket Book"
[Premium Times] Mr Tinubu emerged winner of the APC presidential primary election held at Eagle Square, Abuja, between June 7 and 8.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:50:50 GMT40 Dead, Over 80 Injured in Owo Attack - Ondo Govt
[Premium Times] On Tuesday, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu said 80 worshippers were victims of the attack, including 22 people who died.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:50:45 GMT2023 - Campaign On Issues, Shun Violence, Jonathan Urges Presidential Candidates
[Premium Times] Mr Jonathan urged all the presidential candidates to make the nation's array of challenges the centre of their campaign.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:22:43 GMTPolygamy - I'm Like King David in Bible - Yul Edochie
[Vanguard] Nollywood director, producer and actor, Yul Edochie has likened himself to King David in the Bible who had many wives and still attracted the blessings of God.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:44:41 GMTThe Real Winners, Losers of APC Presidential Primary
[Premium Times] The real winners and losers of the APC presidential primary go beyond the aspirants who took part in it or even those who were at the Eagle Square for the convention.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:44:41 GMTTinubu Pays Surprise Visit to Osinbajo
[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES reported how Mr Tinubu defeated Mr Osinbajo and 12 others at the just concluded presidential primary of the APC.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:25:59 GMTU.S. Expresses Concern As Govt Names ISWAP in Owo Church Attack
[Leadership] Following last Sunday's attack by terrorists at St Francis Catholic Church, Owo where scores were killed and many injured, the United States of America (USA) has expressed worry over the growing pattern of violence afflicted on communiti...
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:25:56 GMTAl-Mustapha, Kachikwu, Dantalle, Sowore, Emerge Presidential Candidates
[Leadership] More presidential candidates yesterday emerged from the conventions of four political parties. They included Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd), a former chief security officer to the late head of state, General Sani Abacha, who picked the ti...
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:25:47 GMT35 Young Candidates Vie for Elective Offices in Katsina
[Daily Trust] About 35 young candidates are vieing for elective offices in Katsina state in the 2023 general elections.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:25:46 GMTPick Women As Running Mates, NAWOJ Urges Presidential Candidates
[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has called on the presidential candidates of all political parties to pick women as their running mates for the 2023 polls.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:44:41 GMTNaira Down to Five-Month Low Against Dollar
[Premium Times] The currency slipped by 0.54 per cent against the dollar at the Nafex window on Thursday, the lowest recorded in nearly five months.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:44:41 GMTEx-Kano Commissioner Apologises to Ganduje Over Facebook Post
[Premium Times] It's not clear whether Mr Magaji, a member of the opposition People Democratic Party (PDP), was compelled by the court to issue the apology, or he did so willingly.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:44:41 GMT2023 - INEC to Shut Down Candidates Nomination Portal By June 17, July 15
[Premium Times] INEC reminded political parties that all party primaries for 2023 end on June 9 while the nomination of candidates commences on June 10.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:44:41 GMTNigeria - Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery
[Premium Times] An international debt relief for a green and inclusive recovery initiative could contribute innovative solutions to address present challenges.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:44:37 GMTTraders in Alaba International Shut Down Market for PVC Collection
[Premium Times] The market leaders asked the traders to go and collect their PVCs.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:25:54 GMTOver 240,000 PVCs Not Collected in Kaduna - INEC
[Daily Trust] The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kaduna State has said it is in possession of over 240,000 Permanent Voter's Cards (PVCs) yet to be collected by people who registered in the state.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:25:51 GMTNigeria's Productivity Loss From Food Borne Diseases Pegged At $7bn
[Daily Trust] The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has said Nigeria's productivity loss from food borne diseases amounts to $7 billion, the highest in Africa.
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:25:48 GMTNorthern Governors Meet Tinubu As Search for Running Mate Intensifies
[Daily Trust] At least 11 northern governors met with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja on Thursday.