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The National Human Rights Commission has warned against the rising spread of hate speech, particularly as it takes on new and more dangerous trends through digital technologies powered mainly by artificial intelligence. The executive secretary of the NHRC, Dr. Tony Ojukwu,…
Premium Times Services Limited is set to host the maiden edition of its employability summit, which aims to rally stakeholders to address the pressing issue of youth unemployment in Nigeria. The summit, which will bring together experts, policymakers, and other key…
Justice Yusuf Halilu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the continuation of the ongoing trial of 20 former leaders of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural…
Succumbing to pressure from activists, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, recently reopened the almost closed chapter of the tragedy that befell Ogoniland 30 years ago in 1994. In his address to the nation to mark June 12, the much-acclaimed Democracy Day, he pardoned the Ogoni…
The Senior Pastors of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Dr Paul Enenche and his wife, Dr (Mrs) Becky Enenche, have paid a heartfelt visit to Yelwata community of Guma local government area of Benue State on Tuesday, following the recent gruesome attacks that claimed…
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has issued a scathing condemnation of the ongoing wave of violence in Benue State, describing the mass killings as “genocide” and accusing the federal government of deliberate inaction, betrayal, and systemic failure. In a strongly worded press…
The Senate, on Wednesday, issued a one-week ultimatum to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to provide a detailed explanation for alleged discrepancies amounting to over ₦210 trillion in its audited financial statements covering the years 2017 to 2023.…
Not fewer than 12 armed bandits have been neutralised by security agents with stolen livestock and weapons recovered in Kurfi-Safana local government area of Katsina State. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in the state, Dr. Nasiru Mua’zu, in a statement on…
A political ally of former Vice President Namadi Sambo, Sani Sidi, alongside his supporters defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna. Sidi, a former Director General of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)…
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu has received the four Tax Reform Bills that were recently passed by the National Assembly, for his assent. “It was finally delivered to Mr Presdient by the…
A total of N1.659 trillion, being May 2025 Federation Account Revenue, has been shared to the Federal Government, States and the Local Government Areas. The revenue was shared at the June 2025 Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting held in Abuja, according to…
President Bola Tinubu has directed Nigeria’s security chiefs to immediately go after those responsible for the brutal killings in Benue State. The directive was issued on Wednesday during the President’s visit to the state, following renewed attacks that have claimed over 200…
The family residence of suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District, was once again attacked on Tuesday night at her country home in Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by…
The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has conferred an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science (DSc Honoris Causa) on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Owunari Georgewill, disclosed this during the…
The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), also known as Western Sahara, has ramped up calls on the global community to exert more pressure on the Kingdom of Morocco to adhere to the globally recognised agreement for the people of Western Sahara under Morocco’s occupation…
Oyo State Fire Services Agency has recovered the lifeless bodies of two men and a toddler from fire incident that occurred in Ibadan, the state capital and Saki area of the state. General Manager of the agency, Akinyemi Akinyinka who confirmed the incident in Ibadan on…
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on stakeholders in the region to tackle the incessant issues of plastic pollution in the region through coordinated regional response. The ECOWAS Commission made the call in Abuja on Tuesday…
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) in Saudi Arabia has signed a cooperation agreement with a civil society organisation (CSO) to implement a project involving drilling of 78 medium-depth, solar-powered wells across 10 States in Nigeria. The…
