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Uche Nwosu on Tuesday expressed confidence that he would emerge the next governor of Imo State on the platform of Action Alliance. Nwosu, who spoke at Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, shortly after his arrival from Abuja, said that “injustice, impunity, and lack of respect for party’s constitution” forced him out of All Progressives Congress. Clutching the Action Alliance …

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern over reports of violence in four communities in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State resulting in loss of lives, injuries and displacement of villagers. Calling for calm and restoration of peace in the affected communities bordering Abia State, the president urged the people of the areas to allow law and order to …

Against apprehensions from certain quarters, Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, has said that the  2019 election in Nigeria is not a matter of `life or death’ for President Muhammadu Buhari ­ because he will be happy to accept the verdict of the electorate. Mr Onyeama in a recent interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said that all …

Violence that broke out in four communities in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State has left dozens killed and many more injured, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. Hundreds of women and children have also been displaced by the violence which broke out on Monday in Urugbam, Egbor, Ipene, and Abanwan, four of the 10 communities that make up Erei …

…says press critical to success of 2019 elections Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called on journalists to strive for balanced political reporting in the 2019 general elections, which he said, is germane to consolidating on Nigeria’s democracy and safeguarding the people’s right to choose their leaders. He made the call while receiving members of the Nigerian Union of …

Deji Adeyanju, a political activist who was arrested by the Nigerian police on November 28, was released from a federal prison in Keffi on Monday — but was re-arrested by a police team which had laid a siege around the correctional facility, his associates have told PREMIUM TIMES. “He was released on Monday afternoon after we met his bail conditions,” …

The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has warned security agencies and civilians against attacking Malian herders grazing their cattle in Gudu and Tangaza Local Government Areas of Sokoto State. The social media had been filled with reports of the invasion of Gudu and Tangaza in Sokoto State by some bandits on Friday. But the state police command had debunked the claim, …

…residents urge BEDC to take lessons from Kaduna DisCo, others As public angst against the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) grows in Edo State over the power company’s inefficiency, leading to weeks of power blackout in almost all parts of the state, some residents in the state have asked the management of BEDC to take lessons from other power distribution …

ABUJA – Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abukakar, has described as shocking the news of the reported death of 50 Policemen in Zamfara state at the hands of bandits. The former Vice President Monday said he was pained that those who have dedicated their lives to securing the country were being cut down in their …

Nigeria’s President, retired Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, today in Katowice, Poland, said no country can confront climate change alone, urging UN-member countries to rededicate themselves to the task of rebuilding and restoring a healthy environment for future generations. In an address to the opening session of United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP24), President Buhari warned that the challenges of climate change, …