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VIDEO: Traders protest closure of Onitsha market, back sit-at-home for Nnamdi Kanu

Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- Hundreds of angry traders on Tuesday protested against the temporary closure of Onitsha Main Market by Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported tha... Read More


Nigeria's national grid fully restored- NISO

Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) has announced that Nigeria's National grid has been successfully restored following a grid disturbance that occurred at about 10:48 ... Read More


Lagos residents to protest demolitions after police reject notification letter

Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- Residents of Lagos waterfront communities are set to stage a protest on Wednesday against ongoing demolitions and forced evictions after the Lagos State Police Command rejected the... Read More


Veteran actor Jide Kosoko declared Oloja of Lagos-elect

Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- The King Kosoko Royal Family has declared veteran Nigerian actor and director, Jiide Kosoko, as the Oloja of Lagos-elect, PMexpress reported. The stool became vacant following the... Read More


NUPRC courts global investors ahead of 2025 oil licensing round

Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has invited global energy investors, upstream operators, financial institutions and strategic partners to a webinar ah... Read More


Ex-minister Bolaji Abdullahi launches memoir on loyalty, power in Nigerian politics

Nigeria, Jan. 27 -- A memoir by former Minister of Youth Development and Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, was presented to the public on Tuesday at a colourful event that brought together leaders of the new ... Read More


2026 World Cup: Pinnick claims Super Eagles would have qualified under his watch

Nigeria, Jan. 27 -- Former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick has broken his silence on the Super Eagles' failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, insisting that the setb... Read More


'Sore Loser!' - Audu Maikori blasts El-Rufai over abduction remarks

Nigeria, Jan. 27 -- Nigerian lawyer and entrepreneur Audu Maikori has criticised former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai over his remarks on the unlawful abduction and detention of citizens in Nig... Read More


Police arrest five suspected baby factory operators, 17 rustlers, recover 558 cattle in Ekiti

Nigeria, Jan. 27 -- The Ekiti State Police Command on Tuesday said it arrested 17 persons for cattle rustling and recovered 558 cattle from the suspects. The Commissioner of Police, Joseph Eribo, who... Read More


Super Eagles captain Ndidi shares painful goodbye to father

Nigeria, Jan. 27 -- Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi on Tuesday shared an emotional farewell to his late father, Sunday Ndidi, who died the same day in a road accident in Delta State. In a deeply p... Read More