Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, who chaired the State Capture Commission as deputy Chief Justice, says the rights of individuals bringing review applications have to be balanced against the rights of South Africans to have the commission's findings implemented, but at the same time nobody has a right to ensure that this work of the commission

Eskom has been temporarily suspending services in some parts of the country as attacks on staff escalate. It says there have been 14 attacks on its staff in Gauteng up to 31 July. No arrests have been made. "You have no idea something like that could happen when it does. You do not expect the

"In the armed forces, we have increased our strength as much as possible, reviewed our training tactics and procedures and reviewed our order of battle." Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, says the armed forces have increased their strength, reviewed training and order of battle to curtail security threats across the country. Mr Magashi, a retired

However, on child labour, the survey recorded a 19 per cent reduction within the same year under review Nigeria recorded a five per cent increase in violent cases against children between 2016 and 2021, according to the 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), developed by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The survey revealed that

A former  Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships), at University of Ibadan, Prof Olanike Adeyemo, tells OLUFEMI OLANIYI about her career and the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities Apart from being an academic, what other things do you do? In the order of importance, I am a mother, I’m a

A senator in the 8th National Assembly and spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Dino Melaye, shares his thoughts with FRIDAY OLOKOR on the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party and other issues It appears that the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party has been allowed to linger for too long. What are your

With the controversy generated over the discovery of 20 mummified bodies in Benin still on, Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has called for calm and has given the police seven days to carry out a comprehensive investigation to unravel the ownership and purpose of the facility. Obaseki stated this at a joint press conference with

The prize money for Saturday’s (today) heavyweight title rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia has been revealed. According to Evening Standard, Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk will each receive a guaranteed minimum of £33.2m ($40m) for their rematch. Recall that the duo went head-to-head on Wednesday at the final press conference

Farmers in Zamfara State are set to meet leaders of bandits in the state to negotiate their (farmers) protection and allow them to cultivate their farmland. Recall that farmers and residents of some communities in the northern part of the country had said they had been paying levies and taxies to suspected bandits in order

Saturday, August 20, 2022 Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte English Football Association has sanctioned Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel and Tottenham’s Antonio Conte over ‘inappropriate behaviour’ during their teams’ Premier League clash on Sunday. The FA in a statement on Friday handed Tuchel one match ban a fine of £35,000, while Conte was fined the sum

Saturday, August 20, 2022 Nigeria U21 Volleyball team [Photo Credit: Premium Times Nigeria] The Nigeria Under-21 Men’s Volleyball Team on Friday defeated Libya 3-2 in the quarter-finals to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2022 African U21 Men’s Volleyball Championship in Tunis, Tunisia. The Nigerian team laboured to beat Libya 3-2 (25-20, 18-25, 25-20, 22-25

Saturday, August 20, 2022 Yakubu Lawal The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism in Nasarawa State, Yakubu Lawal, has been freed by bandits after five days in captivity. He was released around 6:00 p.m. on Friday and has since rejoined his family after a medical checkup. Police spokesman in Nasarawa, Rahman Nansel confirmed the release