March 02, 2023
Nigeria: GTBank Denies Giving N500 Million to Tinubu
The bank described the claim as "completely false". Read more »
Nigeria: Bola Tinubu - Kingmaker Who Is Now King
Mr Tinubu was a political kingmaker who helped many into political offices. Now he has his turn in the highest political office in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria/Uganda: Egypt 2023 - Nigeria's Flying Eagles Battle Uganda for World Cup Ticket
Though he admits it will be a feisty clash, Flying Eagles Coach Ladan Bosso believes he has the men to get the job done against Uganda's Hippos Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 Elections - Four Major Factors That Led to Atiku's Loss
Mr Tinubu fuelled the disunity by romancing grudging members of the PDP overtly and covertly and wooing them to his side. Read more »
Nigeria: Food Prices Surge As Cash Crunch Bites Harder
The South-south recorded the highest average price of 1kg of Rice at N604.54, followed by the South-West at N536.19. Read more »
Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - Yiaga Says INEC Violated Own Guidelines, Calls for Probe
"Yiaga Africa says the delayed upload of the results on the IReV is a flagrant disregard of INEC's Regulations and Guidelines, and it failed to meet citizens' expectations. Read more »
March 01, 2023
Nigeria: Niger Delta Minister Umana Congratulates Tinubu, Akpabio
The minister appreciated the APC members in Akwa Ibom for their support and commitment to the party during the presidential and National Assembly elections in the state. Read more »
March 02, 2023
Nigeria: FA Cup - Aribo Crashes Out As Garnacho, Fred Lift Man United Over West Ham
The FA Cup quarter-finals are scheduled to take place on the weekend of 18 and 19 March. Read more »
March 01, 2023
Nigeria: President-Elect Visits Buhari, Presents Certificate of Return
Mr Tinubu was accompanied by Vice-President-elect, Kashim Shettima and the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu. Read more »
Nigeria: Osinbajo Congratulates Tinubu, Says President-Elect's Attributes Needed At This Time
"In your previous years of public service, you have demonstrated a consistent fidelity to progressive and welfarist ideals, and an ability to build bridges across several divides." Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Ratifies AU Convention On Cross Border Cooperation
The convention aims to simply promote cross-border cooperation at local, sub-regional and regional levels. Read more »
Nigeria: The Man Tinubu and His Thorny Path to Presidential Victory
President-elect Tinubu has played major roles in party politics since 1992 when he was elected senator for Lagos West District. Read more »
Nigeria: NPFL - Kwara United Unveil Dogo As Technical Adviser
Mr Badawiy said that they handed the coach a three-year contract and that the management would try its best to support him in order to succeed. Read more »
Nigeria: Omo-Agege, Delta APC Congratulate Tinubu, Hail Peter Obi
"The country holds you to higher standards than most, and we are confident that you will take the nation to heights previously unknown," Mr Omo-Agege said. Read more »
Nigeria: New Inspirational Movie 'Hate From the Altar' to Screen in U.S
The film parades a mixed cast of Nigerian and American actors. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian-American Wins 'Largest History Prize in the World'
The Dan David Prize is a major international award that recognises and supports outstanding contributions to the study of history and other disciplines that shed light on the human… Read more »
Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - APC, Tinubu, Shettima Seek Court Order to Restrain Move to Halt Results Collation
The presidential candidates of both PDP and the Labour Party are trailing in the results of the election held on Saturday that INEC has announced so far. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Congratulates Tinubu - Accuses Atiku, Peter Obi of 'Inflaming' Nigerians
Mr Buhari says Atiku and Mr Obi should go to court if they feel aggrieved about the processes that produced Mr Tinubu. Read more »
Nigeria: This is Era of Renewed Hope, Says Tinubu in Acceptance Speech
Tinubu: "Today, Nigeria stands tall as the giant of Africa. It shines even brighter as the continent's biggest democracy." Read more »
February 28, 2023
Nigeria: Global Oil Windfall Shoots Seplat's Revenue to Historic N404bn but Profit Shrinks
Its revenue strengthened by more than one-third to N403.9 billion year on year even when oil production was 6.8 per cent weaker Read more »
Nigeria: Key Issues That Defined Nigeria's Presidential, National Assembly Elections - CDD
"INEC officials were present at polling stations before they opened at 0830 in just 36.7% of cases according to our observers with 32.5% arriving an hour or more after voting was… Read more »
Nigeria: Borno Rep Re-Elected for Fifth Term
Aliyu Betara who is the candidate of the ruling APC polled a total of 71,427 votes to defeat his closest rival Mohammed Biu of the PDP, who polled 15, 514 votes to come second. Read more »
March 01, 2023
Nigeria: Ruling Party's Bola Tinubu Declared Winner of Presidential Election
Mr Tinubu won in Rivers, Borno, Jigawa, Zamfara, Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo, Oyo and Ogun states. Read more »
Nigeria: #Nigeriadecides2023: Tinubu Scores Majority Votes In Presidential Election, May Be Declared Winner
A PREMIUM TIMES tally of the results shows that Mr Tinubu leads his closest challenger, Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, with over 1.8 million votes. Read more »
February 28, 2023
Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - INEC Disappointed Nigerians - EU Observers
"INEC lacked efficient planning and transparency during critical stages of the electoral process." Read more »