Factors That May Decide Who Emerges Winner Of 9th Speakership Race
The battle for speakership of the ninth House of Representative is intensifying and may undoubtedly take an unexpected dimension as the number of aspirants rises to 18, with each of…
Audit Reports Indict Nigeria’s Surveyor-General Of Multi-Billion Naira Contract Frauds, Theft
A troubling blend of questions bordering on corrupt practices, involving N1.4 billion in one case, and theft of public assets has been raised against the Surveyor-General of the Federation, Ebisintei…
Man Commits Suicide, Jumps From Bank’s Mast In Ibadan
Yet to be identified man jumped to his death from a bank’s mast at Sango area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Saturday, The Premier News has gathered. Confirming the…
Nigerians Mount Last-Minute Pressure On Saraki, Dogara To End NASS Budget Secrecy
As the tenure of the eighth National Assembly comes to an end soon, Nigerians are mounting a last-minute pressure on the federal lawmakers to bring an end to budget secrecy…
Nigerian, Ghanaian Officials Hold Crucial Meeting On Deportation Of Each Other’s Citizens
By correspondent Ghanaian authorities scrambled Friday to forestall a further escalation of a deportation row that has gripped both their country and Nigeria in recent weeks. Kwame Takyi, comptroller-general of…
Unemployed Nigerians Find Comfort In Sports Betting, Make It Full-Time Job
Like most white-collar workers, Andrew Ejike gets dressed and leaves his house in Enugu city in the morning. A computer laptop bag, which he carries like a suitcase, suggests that…
Several ‘Flaws’ Identified In Atiku’s Presidential Election ‘Server Result’
The computation of presidential election results filed before the elections petition tribunal by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, shows that all accredited votes cast…
Violence And Intimidation Mar Rerun Polls
Violence and voter intimidation once again marred polls in Nigeria on Saturday, as voters tried to take part in rerun governorship and state elections already postponed once because of unrest.…
OPINION : How Supplementary Elections In Six States Will Be Fought And Won
After the March 9 governorship elections across the country, the polls in six states – Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Kano, Plateau and Sokoto – were declared inconclusive. Clause 34 (e) of…
