3+ hour, 1+ min ago   (691+ words) Constitutional lawyers Tendai Biti and Professor Lovemore Madhuku say they are confident that legal challenges against the recently enacted constitutional amendment will succeed arguing that the courts have a duty to uphold the Constitution despite concerns over judicial independence. Speaking…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago   (658+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured citizens that government is focused on the implementation of the National Water Action Plan to ensure the delivery of running water for all South Africans, regardless of their location. The President addressed the nation through…...

3+ hour, 16+ min ago   (699+ words) Residents of Unyenge, an oil-producing community in Akwa Ibom, have demanded access to ₦126.85 billion in gas flare penalties, insisting that the funds be used to restore their degraded environment, as provided under the Petroleum Industry Act. Residents of Unyenge, an…...

6+ hour, 30+ min ago   (675+ words) Mr Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, argued that the president is "tired" and no longer has the capacity to solve Nigeria's worsening economic and security problems. The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has…...

6+ hour, 31+ min ago   (572+ words) Over three million people - mainly from Eastern Nigeria - died while property worth billions of Naira was destroyed during a bloody 30-month-long civil war, which happened from 1967 to 1970. The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has declared…...

7+ hour, 38+ min ago   (483+ words) PREMIUM TIMES holds the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, responsible for NNPCL's litany of affronts on the legislature. Checks and balances are tools of good governance in any democracy. Nigeria's 1999 Constitution, as amended, therefore, is replete with provisions where…...

7+ hour, 35+ min ago   (378+ words) Police has warned candidates, their supporters and the general public against involvement in acts of violence ahead of tomorrow's Local Council One elections. Addressing journalists on Monday, Police spokesperson, Kituuma Rusoke said in accordance with the Electoral Commission roadmap, all…...

7+ hour, 36+ min ago   (489+ words) Jane Ansah, Malawi's vice-president, has not been invited to Monday's cabinet meeting, the first such exclusion since she took office, fuelling claims that she is being gradually marginalised within government. The meeting, at State House in Lilongwe, will instead be…...

7+ hour, 54+ min ago   (587+ words) Avocate Andrea Johnson resigned with immediate effect after saying the controversy around her had become a distraction that was damaging the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption and the National Prosecuting Authority. Johnson's resignation follows a week of scrutiny at the Madlanga…...

7+ hour, 54+ min ago   (423+ words) The South African government says it is stepping up its fight against illegal immigration and the criminal syndicates that profit from it. Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi announced that more than 68,000 foreign nationals have been processed for repatriation since June. Most…...