Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Uju Kenneth-Ohanenye, assumed office in August 2023. In an interview with PREMIUM TIMES’ Ameh Ejekwonyilo at her office in Abuja, Ms Kennedy-Ohanenye talks about how President Bola Tinubu is responding to the aftermath of the abduction of 276 Chibok schoolgirls from their school in Borno State, northeastern … Read more
The police command in Benue has killed two notorious bandits in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area (LGA) of the state and recovered arms. This was contained in a statement on Wednesday in Makurdi, by the State’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Sewuese Anene. Mr Anene said in the statement that the police command had acted on … Read more
Nigeria has confirmed 109 new Lassa fever infections and 20 deaths across 16 states in one week, spanning 26 to 3 March. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) noted in its latest situation report published on its website for week nine of 2024 that there was an increase in the confirmed cases from 96 … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to conduct nine bye-elections and 35 rerun elections across 26 states on Saturday. In the bye-elections, a total of 74 candidates are contesting for a limited nine seats in the state and national assemblies. While 13 candidates are contesting for the two seats in the Senate, 39 … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the list of committees to manage primary elections to fill vacancies in the national and state assemblies. The party, on Wednesday, released the primary election committees, primary election appeal committees and secretariat committees to manage the primaries across nine states ahead of the 3 February bye-elections. The states … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced 25 fresh coronavirus cases in Benue State, North-Central Nigeria. The WHO surveillance officer for the state, Ogechukwu Chigbo, disclosed this at a one-day Civil Society Organisations and Media Engagement/Orientation meeting on the COVID-19 rampup in Makurdi, the state’s capital. Ms Chigbo cautioned that COVID-19 is still prevalent in … Read more
