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Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:06:06 GMT
In Bayelsa, Flood-Ravaged Residents Suffer As Food, Petrol Prices Surge
[Premium Times] Bayelsa state is under the attack of natural flood disaster,a resident lamented.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:14:06 GMT
Eight Nigerian Americans Elected to Top Political Positions in US
[Premium Times] "Congratulations to you all and keep making Nigerians proud, we love you and will keep celebrating you," an official wrote.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:14:53 GMT
CAF Confederation Cup - Rivers United Progress but Plateau United Lose in Libya
[Premium Times] This is the first time in two years that Nigeria will have a representative in the group stage of CAF inter-club competitions.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:13:18 GMT
PDP Crisis - Ortom Apologises Over Outburst As Wike 'Opens' Room for Reconciliation
[Premium Times] Mr Ortom had reportedly vowed not to work for Atiku who is Fulani because the people of the ethnic group are killing the people of Benue.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:12:46 GMT
Floods - Delta Records 21 Deaths
[Premium Times] He said the loss of lives and property recorded by the state would have been more catastrophic if not for the proactive steps taken by the state government.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:12:06 GMT
Floods - Presidency Defends Humanitarian Affairs Minister Amid Calls for Her Resignation
[Premium Times] The Presidency, while sympathising with the flood victims in Bayelsa state, said that "almost every state in Nigeria has been affected," and added that federal assistance was coming to the states in batches.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:06:46 GMT
Bauchi Governor Speaks On Aggrieved Letter to PDP, Meeting With Atiku
[Premium Times] Governor Bala Mohammed said he wrote the PDP leadership to register his grievances over anti-party activities against his re-election bid by some of its members in the state.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:03:11 GMT
Residents, Motorists Lament Sudden Hike in Fuel Price in Ebonyi
[Premium Times] "In this country, once the price of fuel is increased, it affects prices of every other commodity in the market."

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:02:09 GMT
Buhari Visits King Charles At Buckingham Palace
[Premium Times] "The King welcomed the President of Nigeria to Buckingham Palace for an Audience this afternoon," it tweeted.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:00:37 GMT
PDP Crisis - Wike, Ortom, Others Visit, Woo Bauchi Governor
[Premium Times] The governors said the visit was in solidarity to fraternise with Mr Mohammed over the recent happenings between him and the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 06:59:23 GMT
2023 - Atiku Pledges to Revamp Lake Chad Basin Authority, Restore Peace in Borno
[Premium Times] Borno, like Yobe and Adamawa, suffered from devastating Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgency for several years.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 04:58:05 GMT
Escape From Ukraine - Nigerian Student Starts Over in Germany
[DW] The war in Ukraine has upended the lives of many African students in the country. A young Nigerian student shares the story of how she managed to escape the invasion, and highlights what she hopes the future may hold.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:01:22 GMT
NBBF Super 8 Finals - Rivers Hoopers, Kwara Falcons Stay Unbeaten
[Premium Times] The last game of the day was between Rivers Hoopers and Kano Pillars and it went into overtime.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 13:27:47 GMT
Global Energy Alliance Agenda For Clean Energy Takes Shape in Africa #AfricaClimateHope
[allAfrica] Sharm el-Sheikh -- "Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all." This is Sustainable Development Goal 7, which Africa is unlikely to meet because it does not yet have theĀ  U.S.$190 billion of investment...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:05:37 GMT
Why Are Nigerians Keeping Migration Plans Secret From Their Friends?
[African Arguments] Many relationships have suffered as people planning to leave Nigeria only inform their nearest and dearest once they've already gone.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:37:04 GMT
Court Jails Financial Crimes Commission Chairperson for Contempt
[Premium Times] The court convicted the EFCC chairperson and ordered the Inspector of General of Police to put him in Kuje prison in Abuja for disobeying an earlier order.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:29:24 GMT
Many Feared Killed As Fire Razes Market in Anambra State
[Premium Times] The fire was caused by an explosion, a witness said.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:03:19 GMT
600 Court Cases Affecting 2023 Preparations, INEC Cries Out
[Leadership] The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that cases by litigation-happy individuals and parties are eating into vital time for the preparations of and procurement of sensitive materials for the 2023 general elections...

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:01:49 GMT
Special Report - Traders Count Losses As Floods Submerge West Africa's Largest Textile Market in Kano
[Premium Times] The flood incidents recorded in the textile market followed the blockage of the 'Kwarin Gogau'

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:35:12 GMT
Why Bawa's Conviction On Contempt Charge Is Wrong - EFCC
[Premium Times] EFCC said Mr Bawa was wrongly convicted of contempt.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:32:14 GMT
Why Mining Police Didn't Stop Illegal Activities - Minister
[Premium Times] The Mines and Steel minister says the mining police failed because it was not funded by the federal government.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:58:22 GMT
Youths Will Set Agenda for 2023 Elections - Atedo Peterside
[Vanguard] Nigerian entrepreneur and economist, Atedo Peterside has said that young Nigerians will set the agenda for the 2023 general elections.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:54:58 GMT
Over 600 Cases in Court Over Nomination of Candidates - INEC
[Vanguard] The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said the commission has been joined in about 600 cases relating to the conduct of recent primaries and nomination of candidates by political parties for the 2023 general election.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 07:23:03 GMT
Hushpuppi Gets 11-Year Jail Term, To Pay U.S.$1.8 Million Restitution
[Premium Times] Hushpuppi was jailed for conspiring to launder tens of millions of dollars through online scams.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:44:48 GMT
A Dumpsite Is No Place for a Child - Study Shows Nigeria's Young Waste Pickers Are At Risk
[The Conversation Africa] The Olusosun landfill sprawls across 100 acres (40ha) in Nigeria's largest city, Lagos. Initially situated at the outskirts of the city, it is now at the city's centre due to urban encroachment. Olusosun is often described a...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:38:39 GMT
EFCC Chair Reacts to Contempt Judgment
[Premium Times] The Abuja High Court, in a ruling convicted Mr Bawa for failing to carry out its order in a case involving the Director of Operations at the Nigerian Air Force, Rufus Ojuawo.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:33:15 GMT
Budget - Akume Laments Allocation of N180 Billion to Special Duties Ministry in 2023
[Premium Times] The minister says the reduction by 71 per cent of the 2022 budgetary allocation to the ministry for the 2023 fiscal year will make it extremely difficult for it to function effectively.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:30:47 GMT
Over 12,000 Inmates Freed in Six Years - Minister of Justice
[Premium Times] Mr Malami says that decongesting the prisons was top on the President Muhammadu Buhari's to-do list upon assumption of office in 2015.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:27:18 GMT
Presidential Candidate's One-Million-Man March Grounds Traffic, Businesses in Ogun
[Premium Times] The solidarity walk ignored the routes provided by the state government

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 07:27:56 GMT
2023 - Police Distribute Uniforms, Anti-Riot Equipment to Personnel
[Premium Times] The police said the anti-riot equipment distributed include bullet-proof vests with armoured plates, ballistic helmets, long and short-range tear gas for civil disorder management and stun guns.



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