The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate in Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, has denied there is rift between him and the state governor, Rauf Aregbesola, over last Saturday's election. Mr Oyetola described insinuations in some quarters to that effect as “irrational and present only in the imagination of detractors out…

The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday said it is heading to court to quash INEC's declaration of Saturday's governorship election in Osun State as inconclusive. The party said via a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, that the election was concluded and results announced in all polling and…

The campaign organisation of the PDP candidate in the ongoing governorship election in Osun State has just circulated the statement below suggesting it's flagbearer is on the verge of victory. Read full statement below. The Ademola Adeleke Campaign Organisation has warned against the manipulation of the results of the governorship…

President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday will depart for New York to participate in the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA73) which officially opened Tuesday, his office has said. A statement by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, gives details of Mr Buhari's engagement at the UN event. Part of the statement…

The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has urged the European Union election observers that came to observe the Osun governorship election not to be biased in their reports. He gave the charge during the visit of European Union Election Observers led by European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, Katil Karlsen, on…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has named Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu and 58 other persons as members of his presidential nomination council ahead of the PDP presidential primaries. Mr Abubakar is seeking the PDP's ticket to run in 2019 presidential election. Announcing the membership of the council, the Director General of the…

Leaders of ex-agitators enlisted in the first phase of the Presidential Amnesty Programme met on Tuesday with the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Charles Dokubo, to chart a course ahead of the 2019 polls. The forthcoming presidential election was top on the agenda of the meeting which…

Ekiti State Governor-Elect, Kayode Fayemi, has set up a 37-member Inauguration Committee, charged with the responsibility of organising a hitch-free ceremony to usher in the new administration on October 16, 2018. The Committee is to liaise with officials of the outgoing administration and relevant agencies and stakeholders for proper coordination…

The Chief Judge of Enugu State, Priscilla Emehelu, has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his unrelenting efforts and unreserved commitment towards the creation and sustenance of a conducive environment for the effective administration and dispensation of justice in the state. Justice Emehelu, who spoke during the inauguration and formal handover…

After four years of protracted legal battle the Nigerian government has finally obeyed the judgment of the National Industrial Court order directing it reinstate embattled civil servant, Yushau Shuaib. Mr. Shuaib was chief information officer on Grade Level 14 at the Ministry of Information and culture before he was controversially…

The attention of the Federal Executive Council of Nigeria and the general public is drawn to the unlawful attempt by NNPC to put itself above the law and disregard and overreach pending proceedings at the Federal High Court Abuja Division, which were commenced by NNPC against the CSOIL Consortium and…

The International Committee of the Red Cross has condemned the killing of one of its recently abducted staff, Saifura Khorsa. It also appealed to the abductors to immediately release a second ICRC midwife and another health-care worker kidnapped in the North-east in March. "We are devastated by the murder (killing)…

Kaspersky Lab has revealed the online activities of children across Nigeria, based on statistics from the company’s Parental Control modules. The research has revealed what children in the region watched, listened to, purchased and searched for online. The report shows anonymised statistics on websites visited from Windows PCs and Macs,…

The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, on Saturday commissioned first set of Combat Motor Bikes to help troops deployed for internal security duties at the warring border communities of Cross River and Ebonyi states to effectively access all the nooks and cranny of the troubled areas with the aim…

The son of the first female President of the Court of Appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa, has submitted his governorship nomination form. Aliyu Abubakar seeks to take over from Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo in 2019. He is an aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the main opposition party in…

The federal government has commissioned a gully erosion and flood control project in Akpene Eket and environs in the Eket Local Government Area (LGA) of Akwa Ibom State. The project to stop flooding and gully erosion ravaging some parts of the LGA was executed through the Ecological Fund Office (EFO)…

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the sudden death of Nigeria's Ambassador to Qatar, Mr. Abdullahi Bawa Wase. The President, while extending his condolences to the family members, the government and people of Plateau State, praised the roles played by the late Wase in conflict resolution efforts in Plateau…

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday accepted the resignation of the Hon. Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun. The President thanked the Minister for her services to the nation and wished her well in her future pursuits. The President also approved that the Minister of State Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab…

President Muhammadu Buhari has delegated authority to the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Mustapha Maihaja, to declare a “national disaster’’ in the event that anticipated flooding turns a reality in parts of the country. The president’s directive follows a warning by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency…

An Ogoni monarch has conferred a new chieftaincy title on President Muhammadu Buhari, a presidential aide has said. An Ogoni king, G.N.K. Ogininwa, announced the title of “Meni-Doo-Lenu’’ for the president when he led a delegation of the Niger Delta people to see Mr Buhari in Abuja, Femi Adesina said…

Several politicians on Wednesday decamped from the All Progressive Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Delta State Government has said. The exact number of defectors is unknown but Delta State officials said they were up to 5000. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and the PDP in the state, Kingsley…

The Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, John Jonah, on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the non-payment of the state's share of the N1.6 billion approved by the federak government for states ravaged by flood disaster. Mr Jonah, a retired rear admiral, stated this when a delegation of the National Emergency Management Agency…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has announced he will seek re-election into the House. Mr Dogara's announcement was contained in a statement sent by his spokesperson, Turaki Hassan, to PREMIUM TIMES. Mr Hassan did not say if Mr Dogara will run on the platform of his…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has assured contestants in the forthcoming election under the party’s platform of a level playing field with the aim of ensuring fairness to all. The State PDP chairman, Kola Shittu, said this in Ilorin today, while receiving the nomination form of Governor…

A new report by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has revealed the “humanitarian crisis, manifestations of corruption and mismanagement at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, (LUTH) Idi Araba and how unhygienic conditions, severe shortages of medicines and medical supplies in the hospital and two other federal government owned…