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Supreme Court orders continuation of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu's trial

The trial which started in 2015 had been put on hold at the Federal High Court in Abuja after the Court of Appeal in Abuja dismissed the charges in a judgement delivered in October 2022. Read More...
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Rivers Crisis: Two more commissioners resign from Fubara's cabinet


More resignations are expected in the coming days if the intention is to weaken Mr Fubara, some insiders told PREMIUM TIMES, Thursday night. Read More

Lawmakers angry as petroleum, gas ministers shun budget defence, summon duo


The two ministers were scheduled to appear before a joint committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives to defend their 2024 budgets on Thursday but failed to do so or send representatives.

Nigerian universities, others no longer need waivers to fill vacancies -Minister


The minister spoke in Lagos on Thursday at the ministerial session of the 67th National Council on Education.

Rivers attorney general resigns amidst political crisis


The man is believed to be a loyalist of Nyesom Wike who is locked in a political tussle with Governor Fubara.

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Key issues as Supreme Court rules on federal govt's appeal against Kanu's release Friday


The IPOB leader has been in detention since June 2021 when he was repatriated from Kenya to Nigeria. Read More

Fubara signs Rivers' N800 billion 2024 budget into law


Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State on Thursday signed the state's N800 billion 2024 budget into law, barely 24 hours after it was presented to a four-man House of Assembly for approval.

Kano government agrees to pay N3 billion to owners of demolished shops


Other property owners are challenging the government in court over the illegal demolition of their properties.

Nigerian troops arrest suspected IPOB commander, three others hiding in church – Official


Exercise Golden Dawn III is a joint task force operation recently flagged off in South-east Nigeria to strengthen security in the region ahead of and during the Yuletide.

Nigerians can take photos, videos of police operatives on duty – Official


Most police operatives in Nigeria detest being filmed or photographed while on duty, especially when there is a disagreement or controversy around their operation.

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Business

Jumia to discontinue food delivery business in Nigeria


Jumia has had to resort to headcount cuts, scaling back delivery services outside its e-commerce business and exiting everyday grocery items in a bid to turn profitable.

Thomas John, former NNPC GMD, is dead


The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited announced that Mr John passed at the age of 84.

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Mohbad: Naira Marley demands apology from Iyabo Ojo, threatens to sue for N500 million


Iyabo Ojo has since Mohbad's death been championing the advocacy for justice for Mohbad. She had earlier accused Naria Marley of having a hand in the death of Mohbad.

Portable hospitalised after return from UK tour


The 'Zazzu Zeh' crooner who did not offer specific details about his sickness, however, stated that he would not die young.

Opinion

The trials of Nyesom Wike, By Azu Ishiekwene


The bigger challenge for Wike, however, is not Fubara or his army of snippers. It is not even about his legacy of projects in the state that would be hard to beat or his political structure which he can reinvent. It is how he would find the presence of mind to face his new assignment in Abuja, a city desperately in need of salvation.

To cooperate or perish, the dilemma of humanity at war, By Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona


Eleanor Roosevelt, Chair of the UDHR Drafting Committee, once said: "It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it." Today, this means defending and strengthening the institutions of global governance and taking practical steps to confront the catastrophes of our time, promote social progress, improve living conditions, and protect human rights for all.

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Why Nigerian states can't access N64b UBEC fund despite having over 20m out-of-school children


Education Advisor to the NGF, Ebenezer Leo The Great, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at a 2-day training on Governance and Policy Reporting for Journalists organised by the PREMIUM TIMES Academy in collaboration with the NGF.

Nigeria Governor's Spouses Forum advocates six-month maternity leave


The Nigerian federal government in 2018 increased maternity leave from three to four months.

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