February 05
South Africa: Grammys - About South Africa's Tyla, Who Defeated Davido, Burna Boy
Many Nigerians are wondering who is this South African singer who edged out Nigerian superstars at the Grammy. Read more »
February 06
Nigeria: Govt Officials Paid Billions of Naira into Private Accounts in 6 Years
Chapter Seven, Section 713 of Nigeria's Financial Regulations 2009 states that "Personal money shall in no circumstances be paid into a government bank account, nor shall any… Read more »
Nigeria: Bonga Oil Spill - Niger Delta Communities Protest in Abuja Over $3.6bn Shell Award
Some members of the Niger Delta communities affected by the 2011 Bonga oil spill staged a protest at the Federal Ministry of Justice in Abuja, demanding the enforcement of the… Read more »
February 05
Nigeria: Gov Lawal Says Zamfara's Economy Is Mainly Agrarian As He Distributes Agric Inputs in Six More LGAs
Speaking during distribution of the inputs in Kauran Namoda, Mr Lawal expressed confidence that the recently inaugurated Askarawan Zamfara ( Zamfara Community Protection Guards)… Read more »
Nigeria: Rivers Assembly Fire - Court Rejects Bail Applications of Suspected Arsonists
The court gave reason for refusing to grant bail to alleged arsonists charged with setting Rivers State House of Assembly on fire last year. Read more »
Nigeria: Appeal Court Constitutes Tribunal for By-Elections in Lagos, Oyo States
The tribunal secretary, Ibrahim Usman, stated in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Monday that the panel would be sitting at Roseline Omotosho Court House, Ikeja, Lagos. Read more »
Nigeria: Timeline - Over 4,000 Killed in Recurrent Violence in Plateau Since 1994
There have been more than 15 major crises leading to deaths and destruction of properties in Plateau State over the last three decades Read more »
Nigeria: We Inherited $7 Billion Unpaid FX - Cardoso
Mr Cardoso said the infractions observed included some entities not having valid import documents, and that in some cases, even entities that did not exist were captured. Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Uncovers $2.4 Billion False Forex Claim Pressuring Naira - Cardoso
The CBN hired Deloitte to investigate the forex claims in order to get a true picture things, Cardoso said. Read more »
Nigeria/Ghana: Flashback - How Babangida Wrecked South Africa in 2000 Afcon Semi-Final
PREMIUM TIMES takes a trip down memory lane to revisit the occasion when these two countries clashed at the same stage of the AFCON tournament held by Ghana and Nigeria 24 years… Read more »
South Africa/Nigeria: Afcon 2023 Semi-Final - Don't Underrate South Africa, Coach Amun Warns Super Eagles
Amun advised the Super Eagles to be well prepared to give their best against the Bafana Bafana on Wednesday Read more »
Africa: Exiting Ecowas and Its Implications for Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, West Africa
"ECOWAS, under the influence of foreign powers, betraying its founding principles, has become a threat to its member state..." Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso said. Read more »
February 04
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Clarifies New Policy On Teachers' Registration Certificates
Mr Josiah said the claims made by NANS are untrue and that the new policy has been misinterpreted. Read more »
Nigeria: New FCT Police Commissioner Orders Personnel to Fight Kidnappers in Their Den
The police boss also directed tactical units of the Command to clamp down on all vehicles without number plates. Read more »
Nigeria: Supreme Court Made Suspicious N12 Billion Payments, Unauthorised Sale of Assets - Audit Report
Highlights of the issues raised concerning the transactions totalling N12.335 billion in the 2020 audit report include - payments for contracts without budgetary provisions,… Read more »
Nigeria: Rerun Legislative Election - NNPP Wins Two Assembly Seats in Kano
The process of the rerun election at the third constituency in Kunchi/Tsanyawa was cancelled by INEC due to disruptions. Read more »
Nigeria: Rerun Legislative Elections - PDP Wins in Bauchi, Sokoto, Adamawa, APC Wins in Kaduna
"Barnabas Haruna of the APC, having satisfied the requirement of the law by scoring the highest votes, is hereby declared the winner," INEC said of the Kauru election in Kaduna. Read more »
Africa: Afcon2023 - South Africa's Coach Speaks On Semi-Final Clash With Nigeria
He also noted that not many people in South Africa believed in the team. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Mourns Deceased Namibian President
"President Tinubu mourns the painful loss of this veteran in the struggle for democracy; a proponent of good governance, and an advocate of economic, social, and political… Read more »
Nigeria: Darkness in Major Cities As Nigeria's Electricity Grid Collapses
"Be rest assured that we are working with the relevant stakeholders to restore power as soon as the grid is stabilized," a power distribution company said. Read more »
Nigeria: INEC Suspends Electoral Officer in Plateau Over Missing Ballot Papers
INEC on Saturday rescheduled the election in 16 polling units of Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency following the discovery that some ballot papers were missing. Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire/Nigeria: Afcon 2023 - Odegbami Predicts Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire Final
Before the 34th edition in Cote d'Ivoire, the one named 'The Mathematical' had told everyone who cared to listen that Nigeria would win AFCON 2023. Read more »
Nigeria/South Africa: Afcon 2023 - Eagles Move to Bouake On Tuesday Ahead of Bafana Clash
Interestingly, when Cote d'Ivoire hosted their only previous Africa Cup of Nations finals in 1984, Nigeria played their semi-final match against Egypt in Bouake. Read more »
Nigeria/Cote d'Ivoire: Afcon 2023 - Simon Reveals 'Special Demand' in African Football
Moses has shone in Cote d'Ivoire and has two Man-of-the-Match awards Read more »
Nigeria: Afcon 2023 - Odegbami Receives Special Recognition for Promoting Nigeria
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) awarded him the prestigious "Man of the Week" title for his unwavering patriotism and dedication to Nigeria Read more »