President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria formally handed over the leadership of the regional bloc to President Julius Maada Bio, marking the end of his two-year tenure as Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The development was confirmed in a statement on Sunday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Tinubu on…
Gunmen have killed two police operatives in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State, south-east Nigeria. The attack occurred at about 6 a.m. on Thursday at Umuluole Junction along the Okigwe-Umuahia Expressway, PREMIUM TIMES learnt. The attackers, said to be 25 in number, opened fire on the police operatives who were on patrol, killing two…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned both popular singer Hamisu Breaker, and TikTok star Abubakar Ibrahim, before the Federal High Court presided over by Justice Sale Musa Shuaibu on charges of abuse of Naira in Kano. After the charges were read, both Hamisu Breaker and G fresh pleaded guilty. The court then…
Former Senate President David Mark; ex-Minister Rauf Aregbesola; former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal; former Minister Bolaji Abdullahi and General Tunde Ogbeha (rtd) have assumed key leadership roles in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as members of the party’s newly inaugurated National Executive Committee (NEC). Their emergence followed the formal swearing-in…
President Bola Tinubu says Nigerians can buy premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, at N1,000 per litre or compressed natural gas (CNG) at N200 per standard cubic meter. In a statement by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president, Tinubu spoke during a meeting with the Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO) on Tuesday…
Former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has dismissed reports suggesting he is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing the claim as mischievous and entirely false. Reacting via his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Saturday, Kyari expressed dismay over what…
The Chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Joint Campus Committee (JCC) Oyo State, Comrade Tiamiyu Taiwo Ademola, recently embarked on a visitation tour to several tertiary institutions in the state. The tour, which was aimed at addressing the concerns of students, took the NANS JCC Chairman to the Ladoke Akintola University of…
The organisers of Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) have officially unveiled the audition dates for the reality show’s 10th season. The show organisers, in a social media post on Saturday, announced that aspiring contestants can register for the online audition, which will take place from May 3 to 7, 2025. The post disclosed that successful candidates…
Netizens across social media platforms have begun to condemn a banner about Jesus Christ displayed at the gate of the Lekki Central Mosque in Lagos State. The inscription on the banner which went viral on Wednesday read, “Jesus Christ is not God. He is a Prophet and Messenger of God!” However, reactions have trailed the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Temitola Adekunle-Johnson as Special Adviser (SAD) to the President on Job Creation and MSME Office of the Vice President and Mrs Uju Anwuka as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Health, Office of the Vice President. In a Statement by the Senior Special Assistant…