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#AnambraDecides2025: Official results from local govt areas

Nigeria, Nov. 9 -- Voting has ended in the Anambra governorship that was held on Saturday, and the collation of results has begun at the local government areas. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the exercis... Read More


Tinubu swears in two new ministers

Nigeria, Nov. 6 -- President Bola Tinubu swore in two new ministers on Thursday, shortly before the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The new cabinet members... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: Alleged Coup Plot: Over 30 people to face trial

Nigeria, Nov. 2 -- Investigations have progressed into the alleged attempted coup by some Nigerian soldiers arrested in September, with more than 30 suspects now set to face trial, PREMIUM TIMES can r... Read More


From 175 to 86: Tinubu reviews clemency list, drops drug offenders, kidnappers

Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- President Bola Tinubu has reviewed the list of individuals granted presidential pardon, clemency or sentence reduction, reducing the total number of beneficiaries from 175 to 86. ... Read More


Tinubu commutes Maryam Sanda's death sentence to 12 years imprisonment

Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- President Bola Tinubu has commuted the death sentence of Maryam Sanda, who was convicted in 2020 for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, during a domestic dispute. The decision ... Read More


Tribunal orders General Hydrocarbons to pay First Bank over N270 million in damages

Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- An arbitral tribunal has ordered General Hydrocarbons Limited to pay $112,100 (about N162 million) and N111.25 million in legal and arbitration costs to First Bank of Nigeria, mark... Read More


Ivory Coast's Ouattara secures fourth term with landslide election win

Nigeria, Oct. 28 -- Ivory Coast Prenews, nt Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term in office following a landslide victory in the country's presidential election, according to preliminary results... Read More


Paul Biya, in power since 1982, declared winner of Cameroon's presidential election

Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- Cameroon's longtime leader, Paul Biya, has been declared the winner of the country's 12 October presidential election, extending his rule into a fifth decade, according to official... Read More


Why FATF placed Nigeria on Grey List, how the country won its way back

Nigeria, Oct. 25 -- When the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) placed Nigeria on its grey list in February 2023, authorities described the move as unfair. However, the global body's decision undersco... Read More


Saudi Arabia, US, Qatar, others reject Israeli bills to annex occupied West Bank

Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- Israel's proposed bills to annex parts of the occupied West Bank have drawn swift condemnation from several countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkiye, Jordan, and the Pales... Read More