Sarah Ogoke Sarah Chikaodinaka “Cheeks” Ogoke is a member of the Nigerian female national basketball team called D’Tigress. She is a 4-time Afrobasket champion with D’Tigress, winning the title in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023. She also played at the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup. Sarah has played for Southern Polytechnic State University and…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says three international customers failed to remit $16.11 million owed for electricity supply in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023. Using the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) exchange rate as of August 8, 2023, ($/768.767), the three international customers are owing N12.38 billion in debt, according to TheCable’s calculations. Under an…
The National and State House of Assembly elections petition tribunal, in Kano on Thursday nullified the election of member representing Tarauni Federal Constituency at the house of representatives Muktar Yerima. Yerima was declared winner of the February 18th 2023 election under the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), defeating the All Progressives Congress…
The Oyo State House of Assembly has unanimously approved a motion to grant a special holiday to traditional worshippers, known as Isese, in the state. The motion was read by the Majority Leader, Hon. Sanjo Onaolapo, who emphasized the importance of recognizing the contributions and beliefs of traditional worshippers. He pointed out that several other…
National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) yesterday raised the alarm over alleged plot by some persons and groups to stage a protest at the national secretariat of the union in Garki 2, Abuja. The union disclosed this in a statement issued by the president, Alhaji Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa in Abuja. He described the planned…
The naira plunged to a record low of N925/$1 on the parallel market on Wednesday as demand for foreign currency outstripped supply. This is the aftermath of liberalising the foreign exchange regime, which is a clear departure of what obtained during the President Muhammadu Buhari- led administration. At a time during the last administration, the…
Allegations of human rights abuses, unguarded public utterances, and a purported flood of petitions are the issues advanced by the State Security Service (SSS) against the nomination of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report. The Senate on Monday confirmed 45 ministerial nominees after a week-long screening of 48 of…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will deploy 3,876 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines for voter accreditation in the November 11 governorship elections in Kogi state. According to Punch report, a top INEC official in the commission, who spoke on anonymity, disclosed this to its correspondent on Sunday. According to INEC, Kogi state has…
The Ondo State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the arrest of a man, Franklin Akinyosoye, for being in possession of a human skull in Ondo town, Ondo State.The suspect, who is a photographer, was said to have been arrested in the Elewuro area of the community. He was said to have claimed ownership of the human…
…as 22.4 million Nigerians register for NIN in 2022 Cynthia EgbobohAug 8, 2023 Kano, Lagos and Kaduna topped the list of states with the highest registration and issuance of national identification numbers (NIN) in 2022, National Bureau of Statistics report reveals.According to the National Identity Registration statistics report which was released on Monday, the total…