[Leadership] Violence against women and girls is a global human rights challenge which must be fought to a standstill, JOY YESUFU writes.

[Premium Times] President Buhari address Nigerians in a broadcast on Friday morning.

[Ghana Presidency] The Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called on all Ghanaians, irrespective of religious or political beliefs, to cherish the peace Ghana enjoys and work together for the collective good.

[Premium Times] "As an administration, we are currently undertaking a series of special interventions designed to boost job creation..."

[Premium Times] On Friday, however, Mr Buhari restated his promise that his administration would meet the demands of the protesters.

[Vanguard] Pope Francis ushered in the New Year on Friday with a traditional Angelus blessing from the papal library, pushing through nerve pain that forced him to skip New Year's ceremonies in St. Peter's Basilica.

[Daily Trust] Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, has returned positive for coronavirus, his Italian club confirmed on Friday evening.

[This Day] The Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has rescinded the suspension of three traditional rulers in the state.

[Premium Times] The president said that "the death of such two prominent figures in Zazzau emirate comes to me as a rude shock..."

[Premium Times] Two prominent Zazzau princes died early Friday and were buried the same day.

[Premium Times] Mr Sowore and some activists were arrested at the #CrossoverWithProtest they organised in Abuja.

[Premium Times] Highlights from the year included badass music collaborations, countless chart-topping hits and a spike in online music streaming services.

[Premium Times] President Buhari said pundits never gave Nigeria any chance of survival at independence in 1960.

[Premium Times] The dissolution is in preparation for the local council election that will be coming up soon in the state

[Vanguard] After two years delay induced by protracted family litigations and later challenges of Covid-19, Governor Nyesom Wike has approved a state burial for Rivers state billionaire and philanthropist, High Chief Olu Benson Lulu-Briggs.

[Premium Times] Nigeria has a burgeoning youthful population as about 80 per cent of its over 200 million people are below 40 years of age.

[Premium Times] The president said "on our part" the executive is "committed to timely and judicious prosecution" of corruption-related cases.

[Premium Times] In the past 13 days, there have been 77 recorded deaths from COVID-19.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A former editor of the Daily Observer newspaper, Fatoumata Fofana, has published her first novel, entitled SADJIO. Published by New York-based Adelaide Books, this novel traces the life of a young girl growing up in a co...

[Vanguard] by Temisan Amoye

[Premium Times] The signing was done at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday.

[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES helps you recall some of our notable reports during the challenging year, 2020.

[Premium Times] The institution's governing council has appointed Mikail Fasasi as the acting rector, Babatunde Ojo as the acting registrar and Malik Abdul-Azeez as the acting Bursar

[NEWS] The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) Major General Prince C.Y. Johnson has disclosed that accommodation of soldiers is a major challenge hindering the recruitment of more personnel.

[GhanaToday] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said he is humbled by the renewal of his mandate to continue for the second and final term as President of the Republic of Ghana by the decisive majority of the Ghanaian people.

[Daily Trust] In a few hours, the year 2020 will come to an end. The year has been dreadful, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is a look at events that shaped the year.

[Vanguard] TODAY, December 31, Nigeria joins the rest of the world to say good riddance to 2020, a year eviscerated by COVID-19. A recent TIME magazine cover says: "2020 Cancelled: The worst year ever"! Of course, 2020 is the year of Nigeria's 60th i...

[Unicef] As 2021 approaches, UNICEF is deeply concerned for the health and well-being of 10.4 million children projected to suffer from acute malnutrition next year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, ...

[Premium Times] The indiscriminate discharge of waste, plastic waste, pollution, water hyacinth and human activities has led to a decline in fish production in many waterways in Ogun State.

[Premium Times] The Paimasa Project is located in central Nigeria, approximately 115km north-northwest of the capital city Abuja.