There was no time we endorsed former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, for 2027 presidency, South-South Zonal leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) said in Benin, Edo state over the weekend. Reports have claimed that one of the national leaders in the zone, former Governor John Odigie-Oyegun, and others endorsed Amaechi on Friday when…
Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has summoned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, following a PREMIUM TIMES investigation that disclosed he failed to declare several bank accounts in his asset declaration form, in violation of the country’s Code of Conduct law. Multiple sources within the CCB disclosed that the…
Popular Nigerian content creator and philanthropist Mukoro Michelle, better known as King Mitchy, has reportedly died following consumption of what looked like hypo breaching liquid on life stage. Watch video: This was announced on her official Instagram page by her management in the early hours of today, February 28th, 2026. It would be recalled that…
Edo state Governor Monday Okpebholo has openly declared that he would step down from office if President Bola Tinubu fails to win the 2027 presidential election. The governor made the declaration on Friday while speaking during an interview on African Independent Television (AIT). He said his confidence is rooted in the development projects currently ongoing…
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested the suspect behind the deadly attack on ECWA Church in Ayetoro, Kogi State, which led to the abduction of no fewer than 20 worshippers on December 14, 2025. A security source told Vanguard on Friday that the suspect, whose name was given as Shafiu Usman,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the defection of the Adamawa State governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party in a statement issued hours after the governor’s official defection to the ruling party said its leadership has been aware of the “long-speculated defection” of the governor from the PDP….
Justice Hussaini Belgore of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja, the presiding judge over former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s fundamental human rights enforcement suit, has withdrawn from the case, citing impending leave. Justice Belgore transmitted the case file back to the Chief judge of the Federal Capital Territory for reassignment The latest…
By Oto’ Drama, PhD. In the hallowed halls of Nigeria’s power, democracy is not being defended; it is being dismantled with surgical precision. The swift assent of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026—signed into law a mere 24 hours after its legislative passage—marks a watershed moment in…
Late Dadiyata Kaduna youths and women marched to the Government House, demanding answers over the long disappearance of Abubakar Idris, popularly called Dadiyata. The demonstrators also called for a sweeping public audit of the administration of former governor Nasir El-Rufai. The protest began on Thursday at the UTC roundabout in the state capital. From there,…
Yakubu Adamu Justice Mohammed Umar of a Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday, adjourned indefinitely, the alleged terrorism financing trial of the Bauchi State Finance Commissioner, Yakubu Adamu. Justice Umar disclosed that the decision to suspend the trial follows request for the transfer of the case by the prosecution. According to the trial court, prosecution…
