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Diri's ex-chief of staff sworn in as Bayelsa deputy governor

Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- Peter Akpe has been sworn in as the sixth deputy governor of Bayelsa State, South-south Nigeria. PREMIUM TIMES reported on Tuesday that the state assembly cleared Mr Akpe. Mr Akp... Read More


With impeachment threat over, Fubara pledges to work with Rivers assembly

Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers says he is now ready to work with the state assembly, five days after the lawmakers withdrew their impeachment move against the governor and hi... Read More


OPL 245 Saga: Court dismisses Suraju's libel case against ex-AGF Adoke

Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has dismissed a libel suit filed Olanrewaju Suraju, chairman of the HEDA Resource Centre, against former Attorney-General of... Read More


APC Convention: Masari-led committee vows transparent process ahead of 2027 polls

Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- The Chairman of the National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aminu Masari, has pledged that the panel will conduct its assignment with fairnes... Read More


Women enjoy only two-thirds of men's legal rights despite reforms- Report

Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- Women across the world enjoy barely two-thirds of the legal rights available to men, and laws designed to guarantee equal economic opportunities are enforced only half the time. T... Read More


Amnesty demands probe into Plateau road killings

Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- Amnesty International Nigeria has called on authorities to investigate what it described as a recurring pattern of road blockades and killings of travellers in Plateau State, warni... Read More


Real reasons Egbetokun was told to resign - Sources

Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- Contrary to the official narrative that ex-police chief Kayode Egbetokun resigned for family reasons, sources in the presidency told PREMIUM TIMES that President Bola Tinubu asked ... Read More


EFCC arraigns three NRC directors over alleged N2.04bn fraud

Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned three senior officials of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) before different judges of the Lagos State High C... Read More


Court hears recording of Diezani Alison-Madueke's heated exchanges with oil contractors who bribed her

Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- The UK Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday heard audio recordings of former Nigerian petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke allegedly confronting two oil tycoons from whom she is a... Read More


US court sentences ex-NNPC official to 87 months over $2.1m oil bribery scandal

Nigeria, Feb. 25 -- A United States court has sentenced a former senior official of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Paulinus Okoronkwo, to 87 months (seven years and three months )... Read More