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Ex-commissioner emerges vice-chancellor of Nigerian university

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Simon Ortuanya, a former commissioner education in Enugu State, has been appointed as the 16th substantive vice-chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). The spokesper... Read More


Ex-PDP deputy governor backs Otti for second term

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- The immediate past Deputy Governor of Abia State, Ude Chukwu, has expressed support for Governor Alex Otti's re-election in the state. Mr Chukwu, who served as deputy governor in A... Read More


Soludo, Peter Obi resume war of words over 2027 election

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, have resumed their war of words over Mr Obi's pledge to serve for o... Read More


Nnamdi Kanu files N60 billion defamation suit against Reno Omokri

Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- The detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a N60 billion suit against a social critic, Reno Omokri, for allegedly making defamato... Read More


Nigerian university denies appointing new vice-chancellor

Nigeria, Aug. 2 -- The management of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu State has refuted a report that a new vice-chancellor of the university has been appointed. The spokesperson of UN... Read More


Police dislodge criminal networks in Enugu, arrest 13 suspects - Official

Nigeria, Aug. 2 -- The police in Enugu State, Nigeria's South-east, say they have dislodged some armed robbery and cult networks in multiple operations in the state. The police spokesperson in the st... Read More


How Nigerian govt thwarted Bello Turji's capture - Expert

Nigeria, Aug. 2 -- Sani Shinkafi, a security expert, has said that the Nigeria government thwarted the capture of a bandit leader, Bello Turji, by the Civilian Joint Security Task Force (CJTF) in Zamf... Read More


Activist sues Tinubu, others over tenure extension of Customs comptroller

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- A human rights activist, Bolaji Akinyemi, has filed a suit against President Bola Tinubu challenging his extension of Bashir Adeniyi's tenure as the comptroller general of Nigeria C... Read More


Peter Obi's 2023 'rhetoric' won't stop Tinubu in 2027 - Ex-deputy governor

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- A former deputy governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Olujimi, has said the rhetoric deployed by Peter Obi in 2023 will not stop President Bola Tinubu being re-elected in 2027. Mrs Oluji... Read More


Man allegedly murders pregnant nurse, dumps mutilated body in pit

Nigeria, July 30 -- A Nigerian man has allegedly murdered a pregnant nurse who visited his house in Anambra State, Nigeria's South-east. The incident, PREMIUM TIMES gathered, happened on 24 July at U... Read More