By Dapo Akinrefon Pa Ayo Adebanjo is the acting leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere. In this interaction, Adebanjo, a staunch Awoist, lampoons the President Muhammadu Buhari administration for not rising to the task […]
By Jesupemi Are Americans who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can now resume activities that they did prior to the pandemic, without wearing a face mask. According to the latest recommendation by the United […]
Between January 2019 and April 2021, 12 states in Nigeria recorded 881 cases of oil spillage, according to data obtained from NOSDRA, a government-run satellite tracker. About 77 per cent of the spills occurred in only […]
The presidency on Friday said Gimba Kumo, declared wanted for $65 million fraud by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), is no more an in-law to President Muhamadu Buhari. PREMIUM TIMES among other […]
Nigeria let the naira weaken to a record low against the dollar on the official market on Friday, according to traders, who said this could be a move by the central bank to unify multiple […]
The federal government has asked Israel and Palestine to guarantee the rights of their citizens to live in peace as hostilities continue between the two countries. In a statement on Thursday, the federal ministry of […]
Senator Seriake Dickson, representing Bayelsa West (PDP) in the National Assembly on Friday said police was not the problem of Nigeria and should not be seen as enemy . The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), […]
On Saturday, WhatsApp will finally begin to force users to accept its controversial new terms of service, almost half a year after it first announced plans to do so. Despite an immediate backlash from users, […]
Local councils in Nigeria have their roles in the governance chain clearly spelt out in the 1999 Constitution. As the third tier of government, the constitution lists their main functions as: (a) the consideration and […]
The final stage of the lifting of coronavirus lockdown restrictions across England could face “serious disruption” due to the India variant, the prime minister has warned, as he announced plans to accelerate the vaccine programme […]
Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi state, says fighting kidnapping, banditry and other security challenges in Nigeria will require collaborative efforts because the police are overwhelmed. According to NAN, Mohammed stated this when he addressed journalists […]
Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, says “all Nigerians” are asking him to contest for the seat of the presidency in the 2023 general election. Speaking on Friday when he featured on Politics Today, a programme […]
Uti Possidetis juris is already ratified as law by the International Court of Justice. The implications simply put are: 1. If you are involved in a conflict of any kind, whoever emerges the winner is […]
Following intensified insurgency attacks across the country, particularly in the North, the Nigerian Army has recalled a large number of its personnel studying in civil institutions (universities and polytechnics) across the country, according to a […]
Africa’s youth unemployment rate simply refers to the percentage of the unemployed in the age group of 18 to 35 years as compared to the total labor force. In Nigeria, the unemployment rate is often […]
Not long ago I dwelt in this column on the governor of Benue State. The topic was what I called “Ortom the tough.” I don’t wish here now to do a review of what I […]
As insecurity and criminality engulf Nigeria, the tenacity with which the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is pursuing drug traffickers is instructive, given that illicit drugs, apart from its massive damaging potential on individual […]
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu recently convened a state security summit to appraise successes, prospects and challenges of keeping the cosmopolitan state safe. Feedback from stakeholders pointed at the malfeasance of commercial motorcyclists, describing it as the […]
PRESIDENT of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, yesterday faulted the Southern Governors Forum for calling for restructuring of the country, saying it is wrong for elected […]
A 14-year-old girl who was allegedly gang-raped by seven suspected cultists at Ogboli village in Issele-Uku, Aniocha North Local Government Area, Delta State has narrated her ordeal in the hands of her rapists. The girl […]
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