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Reps Dissolve Ad-Hoc Committees
The House of Representatives has dissolved all Ad-Hoc Committees with immediate effect. Clerk of the House, Sidi Ibrahim announced this in a statement on Saturday, saying the dissolution followed directives from Speaker…
Ex-IGP Adamu Wins Nasarawa SDP Guber Ticket
Former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, has clinched the governorship ticket of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Nasarawa State for the 2027 election, promising to end years of bad governance.…
Failed Coup: Niger blames France, neighbouring countries, threatens international action
France has denied this allegation, describing it as “pure fiction.” The post Failed Coup: Niger blames France, neighbouring countries, threatens international action appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
How Governor Umo Eno’s administration is institutionalising open budget and debt-free governance
It borders on intellectual dishonesty and sheer absurdity for certain individuals to interrogate the fiscal prudence and capital expenditures of read more How Governor Umo Eno’s administration is institutionalising open…
Campaign DG as organiser, not a Mascot
By Danjuma Daji Presidential campaigns inevitably produce famous faces. But elections are rarely won by famous faces alone. Behind the podiums, rallies, television appearances, posters and social-media trends lies an…
Jigawa’s Educational Expenditure Hits N29bn
The Jigawa State government said it has spent N29.19 on the education sector in the first quarter of the 2026 fiscal year, representing 11 per cent of the total budget allocated to the sector. The State Commissioner for…
Rivers Assembly Probes Govt Funds Released To Pamo University
The Rivers State House of Assembly has launched an inquiry into funds released by the state government to the Pamo University of Medical Sciences (PUMS), Port Harcourt, since the institution was established in 2017. The…
International Youth Day: Uba Sani Gives Financial Support To Innovators
Governor Uba Sani has said youth empowerment is central to his administration’s philosophy and not just a mere slogan chanted at events. He noted that the Kaduna State government recognises that a society cannot secure…
Edo Exempts Pre-2017 Workers From Contributory Pension Scheme
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has approved the exemption of workers who were recruited before 2017 from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The affected pensioners and workers would be returned to the Defined…
Hafsat Bakari’s Unit Comes Alive
Recent pronouncements from the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit are reminiscent of the 2016 FBI Director, James Comey’s investigation into Hilary Clinton’s private servers ahead of the 2016 presidential election in…
Diphtheria: Kano Won’t Shut Schools, Parents Urge Vigilance
The Kano State government has ruled out the closure or postponement of schools over the ongoing outbreak of diphtheria, saying the current situation in the state does not warrant keeping children away from school. The…
Gov Buni inaugurates Yobe Media Summit
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has called on journalists and social media influencers always to verify the information they churn out to members of the public. The governor cautioned the media practitioners while…
My Aspiration To Lead Nigeria Not Regional–Makinde
Oyo State governor and Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, has declared that his presidential aspiration to govern the country is not regional, saying he would soon embark on a vigorous…
Gov Kefas constitutes new task force to tackle illegal mining
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has approved the immediate constitution of a new task force to tackle illegal mining and environmental degradation across the state. The constitution of the task force was contained in…
Revisiting 1951 Western Regional House of Assembly cross-carpeting saga…
Election cycles are when politicians and spin doctors go down memory lane to exhume ghosts of the past. Anything to get at the opponent. Anything to gain the advantage. Suddenly, we are being told again how the leader…
The man who will be president
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu should not have been president in 2023. He really was almost not. A witness told me the story of the moment a faction of the ruling APC National Working Committee, led by a former Nasarawa governor,…
How Rivers’ N1.854trn 2026 budget gathered supersonic speed in Assembly, signed into law
…Fubara hails new spirit …But Odili’s medical university is sacrificial lamb as lawmakers step down N6bn subvention Less than 72 read more How Rivers’ N1.854trn 2026 budget gathered supersonic speed in Assembly, signed…
FBI Doesn’t Have Criminal Record Against Tinubu – Reno Omokri
Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, spoke at length about Nigeria’s politics, President Bola Tinubu and the 2027 election. JONATHAN NDA-ISAIAH was there for LEADERSHIP Weekend. You strongly opposed…
Why Akpabio’s wife visited Senate chamber – Aide
A statement signed by Tafida in Abuja on Saturday said Mrs Akpabio was in the National Assembly on a Saturday to see for herself some faulty equipment and facilities in the chamber. The post Why Akpabio’s wife visited…
Fair, Fare, Fear
Sample 1: “The YWC leader also urged the Yorubas home and abroad to take ownership of the Tinubu project assuming that the nation would fair better under Tinubu’s presidency.” (2023: Yoruba World Congress endorses…
2027: Battle For Kano’s 5.9 Million Votes Hots Up
Gaya, Hanga, Doguwa join APC with 136,038 supporters Atiku, Kwankwaso dismiss defectors, target Tinubu’s Northern stronghold By Ademu Idakwo, Abuja; Aza Msue, Kaduna; Muh’d Zangina Kura, Dutse; Longtong Yakubu, Kano The…
Scrutinise Kwankwaso’s Background and Mine, Obi Tells Nigerians
•30 govs won’t guarantee victory for APC in 2027, Kwankwaso insists Chuks Okocha in Abuja The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Obi, has challenged Nigerians
Okonjo-Iweala, US Lawmakers Excited as Trump Signs Two-year Extension of AGOA
Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and some members of the US Congress have expressed excitement as President Donald Trump, Friday
Wike: Tinubu is Our Brother, Rivers Will Back His Re-election
Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is now “our brother,” insisting that the
Oyebanji Congratulates Former Governor Oni on 72nd Birthday
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has congratulated a former Governor of the state, Chief Segun Oni, on the occasion of his 72nd birthday. The governor, in a statement issued
2027: Kwara APC Crisis Deepens as AbdulRazaq’s Associate, Awoyale, Exits Party
Hammed Shittu in Ilorin The political crisis within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State yesterday deepened as a prominent Igbomina leader and long-standing political associate of Governor AbdulRahman
Yilwatda Receives Kano Bigwigs into APC, Vows Tinubu Will Win 2027 Election
Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano. The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, yesterday received prominent political figures in Kano State who defected from opposition parties to
Ebonyi PDP Slams Gov Nwifuru over 2027 Threats, Demands Apology
Benjamin Nworie in Abakaliki The Ebonyi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, over his directive to newly sworn-in local government chairmen
2027: Anti-Tinubu plan:Opposition parties spark firestorm over 4-yr, single term for president
The ongoing moves by opposition political parties to present a single presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections on the understanding that the candidate would serve only one four-year term have triggered…
