The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has called an emergency session of the House less than 24 hours before President Muhammadu Buhari’s transition to a new administration after eight years. The MLAs will assemble at 1 pm. The agenda of the emergency session has not been disclosed yet. The Daily Post has … Read more
Governor Muhammad Badru Abubakar has appointed Madaki Abdulkadir Zai as the new Managing Director of Dutse Capital Development. The appointment is taking barely 48 hours to hand over the reins of the state’s leadership to the elected governor. This was contained in a statement signed by Public Relations Officer, Office of the Secretary to Government … Read more
Following the dissolution of the State Executive Council, the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Bani has approved the appointment of seven Senior Special Assistants. This was disclosed by his spokesman, Mamman Mohammed, in a statement made available to reporters in Damaturu on Friday. The newly appointed SSAs are: Dr. Muhammad Sani (SSA on Education), … Read more
Police took Premium Times Judiciary reporter into custody on Friday ameh ejekwonilo for about four hours at his office at the Supreme Court in Abuja to use his phone to film a scene in the court premises. Two police officers attached to the Supreme Court Police Station – Peter Ekele and Mary Ogbome – confiscated … Read more
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis delivered to your inbox Receive our free Inside Washington email Ron DeSantis’ campaign team said they raised $8.2 million within 24 hours after the Florida governor announced his 2024 bid for the presidency. A donor who called into the room first … Read more
The newly appointed Chairman, Caretaker Management Committee of Karasuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State, Hon. Lavan Gan passed away on Thursday. According to reports, Gana died at the Federal Medical Centre, Nguru after a brief illness. This is coming as all 17 LG chairpersons of the caretaker management committees will be sworn in by … Read more
Sign up to our Evening Headlines email for your daily guide to the latest news Sign up for our free US Evening Headlines email Two fishermen were bitten by sharks in separate incidents within a few hours of each other in the Florida Keys, according to officials. A 35-year-old man was bitten in the leg … Read more
Solomon Maren, a member of the House of Representatives, said that within the last 48 hours, terrorists have killed more than 100 people in the plateau state. Mr Maren, who represents the Mangu/Bokos Federal Constituency in North-Central State, said this at a press conference. National Assembly compound in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the killings … Read more
Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey has completed 100 hours of marathon cooking, thus setting a new Guinness World Record in cooking. With her feat, she has created a new Guinness World Record for “Longest Cooking Marathon by an Individual” after hitting the mark of 87 hours 50 minutes set by India. Hilda has been cooking non-stop … Read more
Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassi, popularly known as Hilda Bassi, on Monday night set a new Guinness World Record of 100 hours for the longest cooking time by an individual, as she completed her cooking marathon signed off. The post Hilda Becky: Nigerian chef sets new world record for longest 100-hour cooking marathon appeared first … Read more