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•adjourns hearing till Thursday The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has frowned at the failure of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo to produce witnesses to testify in the petition they filed seeking the nullification of the outcome of the September 21, 2024 governorship election that held in the state. At the …

It’s been weeks since the news of another ‘strange’ virus broke. Equally strange and even frightening is the fact that it’s said to be spreading fast in China. Anyhow one looks at it, there is every cause to worry or panic. This is more so when one remembers the mystery that surrounded COVID-19, which is generally believed to have originated …

Sources informed SaharaReporters on Tuesday that the new suit, numbered FHC/ABJ/CR/23/2025, includes charges of cyberbullying and endangering police officers, among others. The Nigeria Police Force plans to re-charge detained human rights activist Omoyele Sowore before Justice M.S. Liman at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday. Sources informed SaharaReporters on Tuesday that the new suit, numbered FHC/ABJ/CR/23/2025, includes charges …

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that he sustains himself financially through rental income from one of his houses, emphasising that he did not corruptly enrich himself while in office. Speaking in Hausa during an All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus meeting held at the Presidential Banquet Hall, Katsina State, ahead of the local government elections, Buhari reflected on the complexities …

The US government has suspended financial support for HIV treatment programmes in Nigeria and other developing countries following an executive order issued by former President Donald Trump. This decision has led to a 90-day halt in disbursements from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a US initiative providing HIV/AIDS treatment across Africa and other regions. The move stems …

This is contrary to the initial allegations contained in an invitation letter sent to Sowore last week, claiming that the police were “investigating case of resisting and obstructing public officers, disobedience to lawful order, acts intended to cause grievous harm or prevent arrest, compelling action by intimidation, reckless & negligent acts, refusal to assist public servant and cyberstalking in which …

A Nigerian man has been extradited to the United States to face charges in connection with the sextortion of a teenage boy who subsequently committed suicide. Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, 24, of Osun State, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of child exploitation resulting in death, distribution of child sexual abuse material, cyberstalking and other charges. Gavin …

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately, according to report by the Associated Press. A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all staff who work with the …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Edo State’s first female Commissioner of Police (CP) Betty Enekpen-Otimenyin, who assumed duty in Benin City, the state capital today has vowed to tackle crime and police misconduct. CP Betty Enekpen-Otimenyin who arrived at the State Police Command Headquarters at 9:41 a.m. was welcomed by a guard mounted in her honor. Thereafter, the 49th and first female …

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and agencies in charge of enforcing traffic rules to implement measures to prevent recurring petrol tanker explosions in Nigeria. There has been an increase in petrol tanker explosions across Nigeria in recent times. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that a petrol tanker, on Saturday, exploded at the Ugwu Onyeama section of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, …