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The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, on Monday refuted claims that he called for the death of a National Youth Service Corps member who recently flouted NYSC bye-laws. Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi In a statement titled, ‘Statement on My Twisted Comment on the Corps …

By Igbotako Nowinta Benin City, Nigeria – United States-based academic giant, Prof. Dickson Idusuyi, has advised recipients of the second edition of the Baptist High School Benin Alumni in Diaspora (BHSBAID) scholarships to remain dedicated to their studies, saying failure is the result of doing the wrong things. Prof. Dickson Idusuyi, an alumnus of the institution, recently gave the advice …

* Breaks Ramadan fast with Awka Muslims Former Governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi has attributed the insecurity ravaging the northern part of Nigeria to poverty. Obi made this claim at the weekend, during a visit to the Muslim community in Awka, the Anambra State capital, where …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio over “the failure to reverse the patently unlawful suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as the purported suspension is based solely on the peaceful exercise of her right to freedom of expression.” Mr Akpabio is sued for himself and on behalf of all members …

According to the sources, both Natasha and Akpabio will in the coming week appear the senate committee in a bid to make the Senate president “fulfil all righteousness” before landing a heavier blow on the suspended female senator. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, currently facing backlash over the allegation of sexual harassment, may step down in the coming week in …

The Presidency has stated that President Bola Tinubu’s focus is how he can bring shared prosperity to Nigerians and not the 2027 election. The clarification was made by the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, in an X post. Dare’s statement comes amid mass defections, most notably that of former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai, who dumped …

The road projects were inherited from the previous administration. The Federal Executive Council (FEC), at its third meeting of the year on Monday, approved the completion of four road projects inherited from the previous administration, after a rigorous review. Minister of Works David Umahi said this while addressing State House Correspondents after the FEC meeting. He said the first approval …

The state government clarified that the recent ruling only placed a hold on the execution of its earlier decision, pending a final verdict from the Supreme Court. The state government clarified that the recent ruling only placed a hold on the execution of its earlier decision, pending a final verdict from the Supreme Court. The Kano State government has dismissed …

The National Youth Wing of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has issued a 48 hours ultimatum to the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to give an unreserved apology for his alleged insult on the Ijaw Nation during his recent media parley.  Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Saturday, Donben Donyegha, National Youth Leader PANDEF, …

The president signed the budget at a ceremony at the State House, Abuja on Friday. President Bola Tinubu has signed the 2025 Appropriation Bill, passed by the National Assembly, into law. The president signed the budget at a ceremony at the State House, Abuja on Friday. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the National Assembly passed the N54.99 trillion budget on 13 February with …