2027: NDC rejects INEC’s explanation, asks commission to explain source of Anambra candidates’ list
Premium Timesby Qosim Suleiman·3 Sept 2026
The disagreement between the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the nomination of 10 candidates for various State House of Assembly...
How erosion havoc destroys homes, farmlands in Kano community
Premium Timesby Oladayo Jonathan·3 Sept 2026
In Mesar Tudu, a rural farming community in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State, every rainfall is a warning.
ANALYSIS: Nigerians challenging manipulation, religious sentiments, corruption as 2027 election campaigns begin
Premium Timesby Abubakar Ahmadu Maishanu·3 Sept 2026
As campaign activities for the 2027 general elections get underway, clerics and politicians have quickly resorted to old rhetoric and tricks to mobilise support for their candidates.
Why I'm rebuilding Ahmadu Bello stadium to a FIFA-standard hybrid pitch - Uba Sani
Premium Timesby Press Release·3 Sept 2026
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani is rebuilding the deteriorated Ahmadu Bello Stadium into a 33,000-capacity facility with a FIFA-standard hybrid pitch, as part of efforts to restore Kaduna’s...
PFIPC Probe: Why we didn't invite, interrogate Gbajabiamila - Reps panel chair
Premium Timesby Sharon Eboesomi·2 Sept 2026
Yusuf Gagdi, chairman of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the alleged establishment and operations of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), has...
INTERVIEW: How we are reforming the SSS – DG, Oluwatosin Ajayi
Premium Timesby Beloved John·2 Sept 2026
In this rare interview, the Director General of the State Security Service, Oluwatosin Ajayi, speaks on the agency’s institutional reforms, international cooperation and the fight against terrorism...
Igbo traditional rulers, others seek an end to ‘Osu caste’ practice
Premium Timesby Agency Report·2 Sept 2026
The traditional rulers are Obi of Onitsha, Alfred Achebe; the Traditional Ruler of Nnewi, Kenneth Orizu, both in Anambra, and Samuel Asadu, the Enugu State Chairman, Traditional Rulers Council.
2027: Ex-Lawmaker rejects zoning claim, backs Ugochinyere for second term in Imo constituency
Premium Timesby Sharon Eboesomi·2 Sept 2026
A former member of the House of Representatives, Rufus Omeire, has rejected claims that the Ideato Federal Constituency seat in Imo State is subject to a zoning arrangement between Ideato North and...
2027: Wike vows to deliver Rivers, FCT to Tinubu
Premium Timesby Ezekiel Oyero·2 Sept 2026
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he remains in charge of the political structures in Rivers State and the FCT, vowing to deliver them to President Bola...
CAFWCLQ: Edo Queens thrash USFA to reach WAFU-B final
Premium Timesby Gbemidepo Popoola·2 Sept 2026
Defending Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) champions Edo Queens FC produced another statement performance in Ouagadougou on Wednesday, thrashing Burkina Faso’s USFA FC 5-1 to book their place...
Akwa Ibom publishes Q2 budget report but fails to show where trillions went — BudgIT
Premium Timesby Ekemini Simon·2 Sept 2026
Akwa Ibom State Government has published its second-quarter 2026 budget implementation report, but the three-page document leaves major gaps in its account of public spending.
2027: We’ll remove you from office if APC loses in your area, the governor threatens council chairmen
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu·2 Sept 2026
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has threatened to remove any chairman who fails to win his council area for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state during the 2027 general...
Police dismiss four officers over fatal shooting of motorist
Premium Timesby Saviour Imukudo·2 Sept 2026
Four police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a student and motorist, Anthony Obodo, during a pursuit in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force.
Uba Sani thumbs up Tinubu for raising national tax revenue as JRB holds 160th meeting
Premium Timesby Press Release·2 Sept 2026
The Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for taking the courageous and politically demanding decision to fundamentally reform and reposition Nigeria’s...
Kashim Shettima has a story young Nigerians can learn from at 60, By Ismail Omipidan
Premium Timesby Premium Times·2 Sept 2026
Kashim Shettima, Nigeria’s vice president, former two-term governor of Borno State, banker, politician, and businessman, has a story that young people can actually learn from as he clocks 60 today...
Police to dismiss, prosecute officers over alleged killing of motorist – Commissioner
Premium Timesby Saviour Imukudo·2 Sept 2026
The police officers accused of shooting dead a motorist, Anthony Obodo, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, will be dismissed and prosecuted, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Olugbenga Adepoju...
Abia didn’t buy two Toyota Hilux trucks at N1.3billion – Official
Premium Timesby Premium Times·2 Sept 2026
The Abia State Government has said that it did not buy two Toyota Hilux vehicles at N1.3billion, clarifying that the wrong figure came about as a quantity-entry error in the published 2025...
Tinubu and Atiku: Why the Jefferson case exposes the fallacy of treating civil forfeiture as a criminal conviction, By Kayode Oladele
Premium Timesby Premium Times·2 Sept 2026
If allegations examined during an investigation involving Atiku cannot be converted into a criminal conviction against Atiku, an in rem civil forfeiture proceeding cannot logically be converted...
PFIPC Probe: Reps panel releases interim report, uncovers 58 bank accounts linked to Adeyemi, clears Gbajabiamila
Premium Timesby Sharon Eboesomi·2 Sept 2026
The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the purported establishment of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) says it has uncovered an elaborate scheme...
Traditional stool tears community apart as Soludo recognises attorney-general's brother despite court order
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu·2 Sept 2026
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has issued a certificate of recognition to John Nweke as the traditional ruler of Nsugbe Community in Anambra East Local Government Area of the state...
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