The bodies of Oscar Alberto Martínez and his 23-month-old daughter, Angie Valeria, lie face down in murky waters littered with reeds and discarded beer bottles. Their heads are wrapped in a black T-shirt, and her tiny right arm is draped over his shoulders. The shocking image captured Monday was a grim reminderContinue Reading
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has abolished the payments of user-fees for persons living with HIV/AIDS who want to access treatment at State-owned Health facilities. Governor Wike said that the State Government will take over the payment of the user-fees to encourage more Rivers people to seek treatment forContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met behind closed doors with Senate President Ahmad Lawan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Lawan arrived the forecourt of the State House around 3.25pm. He was still in the President’s office at the time of filing this report. Details shortly… The NationContinue Reading
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has declared that the state will no longer operate an amnesty programme. The governor said this when he received the Ekpeye Traditional Rulers from Ahoada East and Ahoada West Local Government Areas at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Wike said some cultistsContinue Reading
The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, on Tuesday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his recent speech declaring war on poverty, which, according to the monarch, was well received “nationally and internationally”. A statement sent to Premium Times by Ibrahim Ado-Kurawa, an official of the Kano Emirate Council, said the EmirContinue Reading
Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi 11 on Tuesday declared that Nigeria is on the threshold of bankruptcy following unfavourable economic policies such as subsidizing petroleum products and electricity tariffs. The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), who spoke during the ongoing 3rd National Treasury Workshop organized byContinue Reading
The Presidential Committee on the Implementation of autonomy of State legislature and State judiciary on Tuesday submitted its report to President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. The Committee which was chaired by the former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami recommended theContinue Reading
The Afenifere on Tuesday demanded for true federalism to be enthroned in the country.They made the demand during a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Afenifere group was led by Pa Ayo Fasanmi.Other requests of the group included security, education, youth employment and power supply.TheContinue Reading
Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has attacked Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo over some of the issues he (Osinbajo) raised during his visit to the United States of America. Speaking in New York yesterday, Osinbajo had claimed that, “As at 2010, Nigeria had about 112.7million people living in extreme poverty. Nothing in place,Continue Reading
The 2019 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday said the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal did not reject his request to check the purported central server of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as “prematurely” claimed by the Presidency. Garba Shehu, the Senior Special AssistantContinue Reading
