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No respite for Nestoil, owners as Appeal Court sacks their lawyers

Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- There was no relief on Friday for oil services firm Nestoil Limited, Neconde Energy Limited and their principal owners Ernest Azudialu-Obiejesi and his wife, as the Court of Appeal... Read More


INTERVIEW: People who stutter are invisible in Nigeria's disability system - Advocate

Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Victoria Nwanne, Founder of the Stutter Awareness Foundation, speaks on the scale of stuttering in Nigeria, deep-rooted myths about the condit... Read More


US, Nigeria hold working group meeting to address religious violence

Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- Top US officials met with Nigerian officials on Thursday for the first session of a joint working group focused on addressing the violent attacks that the US says target Nigerian C... Read More


Benue flags off resettlement housing for Yelwata attack survivors

Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- Seven months after a gruesome attack, the Benue State Government has flagged off the construction of permanent resettlement housing for displaced families in Yelwata. PREMIUM TIME... Read More


Framing a political philosophy for Nigeria, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- Nigeria has not consciously addressed the question of designing the country's political philosophy based on the knowledge of its history - precolonial and colonial, the failures of... Read More


Africa CDC declares end to Mpox as continental health emergency

Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- Africa has lifted Mpox as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS) following recommendations from the Emergency Consultative Group of the Africa Centres for Diseas... Read More


'Don't call me bro', - Nigeria's youngest Yoruba traditional ruler warns

Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- Oba Oloyede Akinghare II, the Arujale-Ojima of Okeluse Kingdom in Ondo State, and widely regarded as the youngest Yoruba traditional ruler, has warned the public against disrespect... Read More


NBA disowns pension thief Maina's appointment as Garki branch's patron, orders disciplinary probe

Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has dissociated itself from the purported appointment of convicted pension thief Abdulrasheed Maina as ' Patron' of its Garki branch in Abuja, de... Read More


FLASHBACK: Remembering Nollywood star, Muna Obiekwu, 11 years after

Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- Eleven years after his death, Muna Obiekwe remains one of the most endearing Nollywood actors ever to live. He was a gifted actor whose career soared rapidly but ended far too soo... Read More


PDP chieftain who ran against Akpabio in 2023 dumps his party for Akpabio's APC

Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- Emmanuel Enoidem, a former national legal adviser to the PDP, is set to defect to the ruling APC today, Friday, 23 January, in Akwa Ibom State. Mr Enoidem, a senior advocate of Ni... Read More