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Akpabio reconstitutes Senate security committee, names new chair

Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday announced Abdullahi Yahaya (APC, Kebbi North) as the new Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence... Read More


AFCON 2025 Countdown: Eric Chelle releases Nigeria's 54-man provisional squad

Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- The Nigeria national team head coach Eric Chelle has officially released a 54-man provisional squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco - a tournament that now carries ext... Read More


Lagos govt moves to remove 'korope' from highways

Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- The Lagos State Government has announced plans to phase out small commercial buses, widely known as korope, from major highways as it accelerates efforts to modernise public transpo... Read More


Lawmaker faults Akpabio's side meetings during plenary, say it's 'unparliamentary'

Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- There was a mild drama in the Senate chamber on Tuesday after the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, briefly halted plenary to hold a private discussion with some senators at his s... Read More


Gunmen attack Nigerian governor's aides

Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- Gunmen have attacked three government officials attached to Governor Alex Otti of Abia State. The unidentified hoodlums, PREMIUM TIMES gathered, attacked the officials on Tuesday b... Read More


Shettima says no dictator can thrive in Nigeria, praises journalists for defending democracy

Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, said the country's journalists remain the most reliable barrier against authoritarian rule, insisting that no administration, past or fut... Read More


Remembering John Maroo, an underground operative, By Shoks Mnisi Mzolo

Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- The number of people walking and commuting, on the streets of Soweto in the morning, is on a steady rise. Malls, which are also on the rise, sprouting out anywhere, have long displa... Read More


Situation Room asks Senate to reject ex-INEC Chair Yakubu's ambassadorial nomination

Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has asked the Senate to reject President Bola Tinubu's nomination of the former Chairperson of Nigeria's electoral commission, INEC, Mahmood... Read More


Fubara, lawmakers may clash again as speaker accuses governor of negligence

Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- The Speaker of the Rivers House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, has condemned the continued neglect of public primary and secondary schools in the state, saying the decay under the g... Read More


IPI Nigeria lists Niger, Akwa Ibom governors, IGP Egbetokun on 'Book of Infamy', honours SSS DG Ajayi

Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria has added three public officers to its newly launched 'Book of Infamy' for serious violations of press freedom and democratic norms, whil... Read More