News
Nigeria Out of U17 AFCON
Nigeria’s Under 17 team, Golden Eaglets have crashed out of the ongoing Under 17 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Algeria. The team lost 1-2 to their Burkina Faso counterparts in the quarter finals of […]
Year: 2023
Issues/Policy
The Sack of House of Oodua By Lekan Sote
The sack of the resources of the House of Oodua, or South-West, was accomplished by two sets of buccaneers, non-indigene military governors, who were first appointed by General Murtala Muhammed in 1975, and indigenous civilian […]
Video
Why There’s Shortage of Nigerian Passport – Official
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has named the policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as one of the reasons for the scarcity of passport booklets In the country. The Comptroller-General of NIS, Idris […]
Sport
Napoli Open Contract Talks With Osimhen
The official Napoli radio station says club president Aurelio De Laurentiis is negotiating a new contract with Victor Osimhen’s agents. Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli has a special deal with the club that gives them direct […]
News
Accept Adeleke’s Victory, Oyetola Tells Osun APC
Former Osun Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has accepted Tuesday’s ruling of the Supreme Court which upheld the election of Senator Ademola Adeleke as governor of the state. Oyetola, in a statement he personally signed, said although […]
News
BVAS To The Rescue As Supreme Court Affirms Adeleke Osun Governor
Five years after narrowly missing out on becoming the governor of Osun State to a supplementary poll conducted in 2018, which he eventually clinched barely a year ago in the July 16, 2022 governorship poll, […]
News
Amid 168% Tariff Hike In 8yrs, Nigerians Pay Premium For Unavailable Electricity
Despite a near zero improvement in power supply efficiency under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and contrary to the boast by the Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, that Nigeria enjoys the cheapest electricity, findings show that […]
Issues/Policy
Re: The Buhari Years: An Era of Gross Economic Fiasco By Ademola Adesola
I write in response to The PUNCH editorial of April 28, 2023, with the title “The Buhari Years: An era of gross economic fiasco.” To my mind, The PUNCH does the country, as it has […]
Issues/Policy
From Convergence To Victory: Young Politicians Eager To Change The Narrative
In a continent in which politics is often associated with affluence, self-interest, and patriarchy, two young Nigerians have emerged as pillars of inspiration. At just 26 years old, Rukayat Motunrayo Shittu and Muhammad Adamu Oyanki […]
Issues/Policy
Governor Soludo, Rethink Your Flyover Plan By Okey Ndibe
Some politicians have taken to pledging to reshape their states into some version of Dubai or Singapore. It’s, of course, a farcical goal. For one, mimicry is hardly ever impressive, being the domain of people […]
News
Twitter Set To Reduce Verification Prices For Small Businesses
The Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Elon Musk, has announced that very soon, the platform company will unveil a plan with lower prices for small businesses interested in the verification badge of the platform. He […]
News
10th Speaker: “Greater Minority” With 183 Members Plot To Upstage APC | PMNews
Opposition members-elect of the House of Representatives have setup a committee to screen candidates to run for Speaker of the 10th Assembly. In a statement on Monday, the members-elect announced Rep. Nicholas Mutu as Chairman, […]
News
Otedola: How Tony Elumelu Backstabbed Me, Went After My Shares During Bankruptcy | PMNews
Femi Otedola, billionaire businessman, on Tuesday morning, went down memory lane on his relationship with Tony Elumelu and his plans for Transcorp before he opted out because his bid was rejected. Otedola noted that he […]
Editorial
EDITORIAL: Saving Sudan and Nigerians Stuck In The Hell-Hole | PremiumTimes
hankfully the Nigerian authorities got it right this time, or somewhat, with the evacuation of over 500 Nigerians out of the ongoing mess in Sudan, and talks are out there that other batches of evacuees […]
News
NCC: N700bn Needed To Bridge Gap In Access To Telecom Services
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says an estimated N700 billion is needed to bridge the gap in access to telecommunication services. Umar Danbatta, executive vice-chairman of NCC, spoke on Monday when he appeared before the […]
News
Otedola Finally Speaks On Transcorp Plc, Says He Offered To Buy Company For N250bn
Femi Otedola, billionaire businessman, says he offered to acquire Transcorp Plc for N250 billion and take the company’s market capitalisation to N2 trillion but his bid was rejected. Recently, Otedola acquired a 5.52 percent stake […]
Banking
USSD Debt Hits N120b, Banks Default In Remittance
While there are ongoing conversations between the telecommunications operators and the banks at the regulatory level to find an amicable solution to the protracted crisis affecting the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) platform, the service […]
Law
Robotic lawyer: A Threat To Conventional Practice? By Ameh Ochojila
A lawyer’s daily tasks include researching cases, writing briefs, and giving advice to clients. These tasks are arguably being handled with greater speed with the use of technology today. DoNotPay Inc., in America, invented a […]
Issues/Policy
Ode To Activists By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa
Those who fought the many battles for Nigeria’s freedom were some kind of special breed, always so well revered and even adored! The Nationalists then and now the Activists! You cannot but contend with them. […]
Issues/Policy
Sudan: No To Evacuating Africans By Victor C. Ariole
France, in the colonial era, had understood what Sudan represented in the occupation of Africa as a struggle between the Arab and the West. Hence to distance itself from unwholesome struggle, it tagged sub-Saharan Africa, […]