As campaigns officially begin ahead of the 2023 general elections, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyorchia Ayu, has returned to Nigeria after a two-week trip to Europe. “His plane touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 7pm,” Ayu’s Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Simon Imobo-Tswam, said […]
Newlyweds on Saturday joined a rally by supporters of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi in Benin City, the Edo State capital in Nigeria’s South-South geopolitical zone. Obi’s supporters converged at the Famous Ring Road in the state capital waving flags of the Labour Party bearing photos of the former Anambra State governor. Similarly, […]
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has hinted that his party manifesto for 2023 is 95 per cent ready. Obi, who spoke on Arise Television’s The Morning Show, noted that the manifesto of his party was 95 per cent ready and would be unveiled in a few days. He reiterated that his […]
Fellow Nigerians, as our dear country marks her 62nd Independence anniversary, I bring you fraternal greetings. Even as we remain thankful, prayerful and hopeful for a brighter future; we are mindful that many Nigerians are resigned, frustrated and tired of the many years of leadership failure. Many of our compatriots remain in captivity held […]
The International Criminal Police Organization popularly known as Interpol has arrested two Nigerians suspected to be cybercrime kingpins in South Africa. The identities of the duo were not disclosed but South Africa’s TimeLive reported that they were aged 39 and 42. According to the report, they were nabbed on Wednesday during early morning raids […]
has been appointed to lead the Tinubu/Shettima Women Campaign Team for the actualisation of the presidency in 2023. The APC Women Campaign Team comprises 1,200 strong members, which also comprises Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of the APC Presidential candidate and Hajiya Nana Shettima as chairperson and co-chairperson of the women’s campaign team respectively. This […]
Supporters of the Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, have grounded traffic activities in Lekki, as they defied police orders and campaigned at Lekki toll-gate. The ‘Obidients’ as they are fondly called, gathered on Saturday morning at the toll-gate despite heavy police presence on the ground. Our correspondent noticed private and commercial bus drivers […]
Experts across Nigeria have continued to raise concerns over the soaring prices of food items across the local markets as Nigeria’s food inflation continues to skyrocket recording an increase of 23.12 per cent in August from 22.02 per cent in July 2022. According to figures by the National Bureau of Statistics food inflation rose […]
PREMIUM TIMES reported the Friday coup in the West African country that sacked the military junta. “The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) condemns in the strongest terms the seizure of power by force that took place in Burkina Faso on Friday 30 September 2022,” the regional bloc said in a statement. It […]
The Nigerian army says the gunmen terrorising residents of the South-east hide under the cloak of Biafra agitation to commit crimes in the region. The new General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, Umar Musa, stated this on Friday when he visited Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State at the […]
