Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday chaired the 156th National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The hybrid session, which commenced at 4:17 pm local time, marks the council’s second gathering since President Bola Tinubu instructed ...

Kano State Governor Kabir Abba Yusuf has initiated meetings with All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders in the state as he prepares for his potential defection to the ruling party. Sources close to the governor revealed that although he had previously ...

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has lamented the killing of Nigerians soldiers by insurgents in the ongoing war against terrorists in Northern Nigeria especially in Smabisa forest, the stronghold of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups. Governor Fubara spoke on ...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has inaugurated the inaugural edition of the Oyo State Council of Obas, with the Olubadan of Ibadanland l, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Akanmu Ladoja ARUSA 1, appointed as the chairman for a two-year term. Naija ...

Anu Adeleke, who claims to be singer Davido’s daughter, has officially requested a DNA test to verify her identity. She made the request public on her Instagram page on Thursday, sharing a photo of herself along with a message about ...

A loan deal has been agreed for Brighton’s Facundo Buonanotte for the remainder of the season, cutting short his disappointing spell at Chelsea. Facundo Buonanotte has joined Leeds on loan, ending his disappointing spell at Chelsea. The Argentine playmaker, who ...

Amidst the growing tension over the impeachment process on the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof Ngozi Odu, the Rivers State House of Assembly failed to resume plenary today (Thursday) after it adjourned sitting exactly one week ago. ...

The figures show that power generation through diesel and petrol-powered generators remains a major recurrent cost for federal institutions amid persistent electricity supply challenges. Security and law-enforcement agencies account for the bulk of Nigeria’s N6.626 billion budgeted for fueling generators ...

Leader of Ughelli North Local Government Legislative Arm, Rt. Hon. Ajero Prosper Okeoghene, has been impeached over alleged gross misconduct and abuse of office. The impeachment of the ousted leader was signed by 12 out of the 18 councillors that ...

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, John Oyegun, has declared that Nigeria’s existence is threatened. Oyegun spoke in Benin City, Edo State when veteran journalist, Dele Momodu, officially ...

Six persons have been confirmed dead following a road crash involving an articulated trailer and a canter truck along Potiskum-Damaturu highway in Yobe state. According to eyewitnesses, the two vehicles had a head-on-collision with the truck driver blamed for driving ...

Super Eagles duo Stanley Nwabali and Calvin Bassey have made the Best X1 of the semi-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, DAILY POST reports. The selection was compiled by the popular statistics website, Sofascore. Nwabali earned his spot ...

Bashir Ahmad, former media aide to late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, says his late principal never missed any Armed Forces Remembrance Day during his time either as military Head of State or President of Nigeria. Ahmad said this in a post ...

Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has ordered the demolition of terrorist hideouts in Okene Local Government Area of the state. The operation commenced with the demolition of a suspected Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, hideout in Sambel, Idoji, after ...

Suspected bandits killed an Islamic cleric on Wednesday in Layin Danauta, Kuyello Ward, in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Residents, who shared a gory image of the remains with PREMIUM TIMES, identified the victim as Bello ...