Actress Regina Daniels has clarified a recent viral video in which she claimed to have ‘twenty (20) boyfriends for different purposes’ before she married Ned Nwoko, a lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the 24-year-old, during a live conversation with a friend on Instagram on Monday, said she met her … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State are holding a joint protest in Port Harcourt after Governor Siminalayi Fubara declared Thursday (today) and Friday as public holidays ahead of Saturday’s local government election in the state. A Federal High Court in Abuja barred Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission … Read more
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has assured the people of Edo State that the police have taken measures to ensure that voters exercise their right to vote without fear and intimidation. “We will remain impartial, professional and vigilant while providing a level playing ground for all the political parties and their candidates,” Mr … Read more
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned the judgment which nullified the People Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary in Edo State. The primary produced a banker and lawyer, Asue Ighodalo, as the PDP flag bearer for Edo’s 21 September governorship election. Channels Television reported that the appeal court set aside the judgment because the … Read more
Borno South senator Ali Ndume has criticised the new N70,000 minimum wage approved by President Bola Tinubu for Nigerian workers. Mr Ndume, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the president, said the approved minimum wage cannot sustain a household because it can only buy 50kg of rice. The senator stated this in … Read more
The Minister of State for Agriculture, Aliyu Sabi, has said the country cannot depend solely on rain-fed agricultural practices to achieve sustainable food production. The minister said this while speaking on Monday on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme. “We realised that in the past years, we have not been taking our dry season farming seriously, … Read more
Veteran Nollywood actor Olu Jacobs is alive and well. This clarification comes directly from his family. Earlier on Sunday, reports of the veteran actor’s death dominated social media, prompting fans to panic and share condolences. It is the third time in four years that the award-winning actor would be rumoured dead. In response, the family … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh charges, including alleged fraudulent foreign exchange allocation of $2 billion, against former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele. In the fresh 26-count charge filed at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, the anti-graft agency said Mr Emefiele while being CBN governor arbitrarily … Read more
Sierra Leone’s former President, Ernest Koroma, has arrived in Nigeria, Channels Television is reporting. He arrived in Abuja on Friday after a court in his home country permitted him to travel to Nigeria to seek medical care for three months. PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Koroma was arrested and charged with treason against his country, … Read more
