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Osun 2026: Adeleke joins Accord Party, declares intention to seek second term

Nigeria, Dec. 10 -- The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has joined Accord Party, following his recent resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The governor announced his new party a... Read More


Coup: Senate grants Tinubu permission to deploy Nigerian troops to Benin

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- The Senate on Tuesday approved President Bola Tinubu's request to deploy Nigerian troops to Benin Republic to help restore peace and defend democratic institutions threatened by an ... Read More


Coup: Tinubu writes Senate, seeks permission to deploy Nigerian troops to Benin

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to authorise the deployment of Nigerian troops to Benin Republic to help restore peace and protect democratic institutions threatened by a... Read More


Obasanjo speaks on constitution review, criticises Nigerian lawmakers' huge earnings

Nigeria, Dec. 8 -- Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has criticised the substantial salaries and running costs earned by Nigeria's federal lawmakers, arguing that the earnings are unjustifiable in a ... Read More


Insecurity: Obasanjo asks Nigerian govt to seek global intervention

Nigeria, Dec. 8 -- Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has asked the Nigerian government to seek assistance from the international community in addressing the country's security challenges, arguing tha... Read More


Ndume criticises Tinubu's govt again, faults new ambassadorial list

Nigeria, Dec. 6 -- Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, has faulted the list of ambassadorial nominees forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the Senate for confirmation. Mr Ndume, a member of the All Prog... Read More


Alleged Sexual Harassment: Akpabio sues Akpoti-Uduaghan for defamation, demands N200 billion in damages

Nigeria, Dec. 6 -- The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has filed a defamation suit against Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over the allegations of sexual harassment she levelled aga... Read More


UPDATED: Alleged Sexual Harassment: Akpabio sues Akpoti-Uduaghan for defamation, demands N200 billion in damages

Nigeria, Dec. 6 -- The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has filed a defamation suit against Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over the allegations of sexual harassment she levelled aga... Read More


Nigerian economic growth drops by 0.25% in Q3 2025 - CBN Governor

Nigeria, Dec. 5 -- The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, on Thursday, said the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) declined by 0.25 per cent in the third quarter of 20... Read More


Lead Poisoning: Nigerian lawmakers summon four ministers after PREMIUM TIMES/The Examination report

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- The Senate on Thursday resolved to summon four ministers over the reported unsafe working conditions and residents' contamination by lead poisoning in Ogijo, a community that border... Read More