The Ojude Oba Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the Yoruba people of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. It is a colourful celebration that showcases the rich culture and ancestry of the Ijebu people. The festival holds on the second day…
Florence Saraki, the mother of former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has died. Mr Saraki, in a post on his official Facebook page, said she died on Tuesday at the age of 88. “With profound sadness and total submission to the…
South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa (R) gestures takes the oath of office for his second term as South African President at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on June 19, 2024. (Photo by Kim LUDBROOK / POOL / AFP) South Africa’s Cyril…
Fortunes can change in the blink of an eye, illustrating the surprising speed at which destiny unveils its twists. This is evident in Gbolahan Yusuf’s journey, once a restaurant attendant at The Place restaurant, Surulere, Lagos, now rising to the…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Ebonyi State Council has banned journalists from covering the activities of Ezza North Local Government Area following the attack on three journalists by armed youths in Nkomoro community. The three journalists attacked are Inya…
The World Food Programme (WFP) says it will increase its food and nutrition assistance programme in some countries in West and Central Africa in June. WFP, through the programme, hopes to reach 7.3 million people as the June-August lean season…
Two individuals were reportedly trapped when a three-storey building under construction collapsed on Tuesday evening in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State. The incident occurred at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki. During the search and rescue operation,…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has appointed caretaker committees for the 23 local government areas of Rivers State as he continues his battle with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, for the control of the political structure in the oil-rich state.…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in South Africa to attend the inauguration of President Cyril Ramaphosa. Tinubu arrived at Waterkloof Air Force Base on the outskirts of Pretoria, South Africa’s administrative capital, on Tuesday evening. “South Africa regards Nigeria as…
Festus Adefiranye represents Oke-Igbo/Ile-Oluji/Odigbo Federal Constituency of Ondo State in the House of Representatives. In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES’ Temidayo Akinboyo, the lawmaker speaks on his experience as a first-time lawmaker in the lower chamber, the autonomy of the…