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'We didn't ban Davido from entering, performing in Edo' - Information Commissioner

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- The Edo State Government has denied reports that it banned Afrobeats star David "Davido" Adeleke from entering or performing in the state. The Commissioner for Information and Str... Read More


Adeleke's Tinubu visit customary, no plan to join APC - Campaign council

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- The Imole Campaign Council, the campaign organisation of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has dismissed speculation that Mr Adeleke plans to defect from the Accord Party to the... Read More


Kwara senator picks PDP ticket hours after quitting APC

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- Senator Saliu Mustapha of the Kwara Central District has picked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket for the district, hours after resigning from the All Progressives Congress... Read More


Tinubu condoles with Sokoto over boat accident that killed more than 50

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the government and people of Sokoto State over the boat accident in Gorau, Goronyo Local Government Area, which claimed more than 50 lives. ... Read More


Power Supply: Akwa Ibom electricity regulator sets deadline for PHED

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The Akwa Ibom State Electricity Regulatory Commission (AKSERC) has clarified that Wednesday's transfer of electricity market oversight from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Comm... Read More


Why nearly half of Nigeria's listed companies paid no dividends in three years

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- At least 60 of about 136 listed companies on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) haven't paid dividends for at least three years in the five years from 2021 to 2025, PREMIUM TIMES has foun... Read More


Nigerian actors gather in prayer for Ogogo as he battles stage four cancer

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- No fewer than a hundred star actors on Friday gathered at the BOS Hall (Babajide Olushola Sanwo-Olu Hall), LTV 8, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos, to pray for their ailing colleague, Taiwo... Read More


Why Atiku changed his stance on fuel subsidy - Spokesperson

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The media adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has defended his principal's decision to change his position on petrol subsidy, saying a leader should be willi... Read More


Sokoto Boat Accident: Over 50 bodies recovered, search continues

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The death toll from the boat accident in Gorau, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, has risen above 50 as emergency officials continue to reconcile conflicting figures o... Read More


Adeleke's victory cannot end Accord's leadership crisis - Factional Chairman

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The factional National Chairman of the Accord Party, Chris Imumolen, has said the leadership crisis rocking the party is a legal matter that predates Governor Ademola Adeleke's ent... Read More