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… Obaseki seeks technical partnership with NTA on EBS revamp Feedback from the Nigerian Television Authority station’s global audience showed that the developmental strides of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State are being watched closely, through the NTA, by Nigerians and the international community. The Director General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Yakubu Mohammed made the remarks during a …

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has announced his defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His spokesperson, Terver Akase, confirmed the move to PREMIUM TIMES. “Yes, he has defected from APC to PDP,” Mr Akase said by phone Wednesday. Tahav Agerzua, a media adviser to the governor, also told …

The melodrama in Abuja, Nigeria’s seat of power Tuesday morning was part of a grand plan by persons loyal to President Muhammadu Buhari to execute a ‘coup’ on the Senate leadership, multiple sources said. Sources familiar with the plan provided PREMIUM TIMES with details of the operation that went awry. Nigerians woke up Tuesday morning to stories of security sieges …

The Nigeria Industrial Council and Competiveness Advisory Council has moved to review fiscal arrangements and incentives applicable to the country’s free trade zones (FTZs). Speaking on last week’s meeting of the council, its Vice Chairman, who is also the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Okey Enelamah, said the council has been working to review the fiscal arrangements and incentives …

The Nigerian presidency came out swinging Tuesday against relentless allegations of presidential interference in the affairs of security agencies across the country, admonishing critics and opposition figures to desist from politicising law enforcement. “It is odd, strange and bizarre that while ordinary citizens can be called up to answer questions or be interrogated, the VIP cannot be questioned without the …

ABUJA– The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered a thorough investigation into allegation of siege to residences of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, by men of the Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday. This was just as the Police insisted that it never deployed its personnel to the houses of the two …

Benin City, Nigeria – Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, ANEEJ has called for a comprehensive investigation of the alleged case of money-for-CHAN-selection scandal involving the chief coach of the Nigerian Super Eagles Team B Coach, Salisu Yusuf. ANEEJ Executive Director, Rev. David Ugolor, said in a statement on Tuesday that the incident has the potential to either redeem …

The leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Owan West Local Government Area of Edo state, has refuted and condemned the purported suspension of Hon Asien Ojo Victor representing Owan West Constituency of the State House of Assembly. The condemnation is coming on the heels of the alleged suspension published in Vanguard of July, 2018 over what they alleged as …

…hail removal of thugs from markets, parks Market women and members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Edo State have staged solidarity walks in support of the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki. The leader of the Market Women Association, Madam Blackie Ogiamien, in their separate march, told the governor “We are here to express our …

All Progressives Congress, APC, has finally reacted to the defection of its members to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In a statement signed by its national publicity secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party urged its members to remain calm, saying that they still control 25 of 36 states in the country. Read the full statement below: The All Progressives Congress …