Police rescue kidnap victim, apprehend suspect
Premium Timesby Agency Report9 Sept 2026
The Police Command in Rivers State says it has rescued a kidnapped woman and apprehended a suspect during a raid on a kidnapper’s camp in the state.
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top 1%NBA president backs judgement on filming police officers on duty, seeks clearer rules on limits
Premium Timesby Ndidiamaka Ede9 Sept 2026
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has backed citizens’ right to record police officers performing their duties in public as recently affirmed by a...
Document shows NDC notified police ahead of Peter Obi’s disrupted Benue visit
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu9 Sept 2026
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) notified the Commissioner of Police in Benue State ahead of the scheduled visit of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, a document has shown.
‘There’s no road at all in Eket urban’ – Gov Eno’s campaign DG
Premium Timesby Saviour Imukudo9 Sept 2026
Assam Assam, a former Nigerian Ambassador to Russia and a close political ally of Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno, has challenged the administration’s road development claims in Eket, saying...
Experts urge African leaders to bridge gap between policies, real-life outcomes
Premium Timesby Fortune Eromonsele9 Sept 2026
Experts and development leaders have called on African governments to bridge the gap between policies and their implementation, particularly to ensure that interventions in health, education, and...
Police arrest 46 suspects over obstruction of Obi’s convoy in Benue
Premium Timesby Manasseh Mbachii9 Sept 2026
The police said they have arrested 46 people allegedly linked to obstructing the convoy of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), during his visit to Benue...
Sanwo-Olu declares ‘small state of emergency’ on Lagos waste crisis
Premium Timesby Emmanuel Agbo9 Sept 2026
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared what he called a “small state of emergency” over the worsening waste situation in the state, ordering the deployment of more trucks and the...
NUPRC threatens to revoke gas flare site awards over non-utilisation
Premium Timesby Abdulkareem Mojeed9 Sept 2026
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has warned that it may revoke permits awarded to investors under the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP) if they...
Ekiti begins renovation, upgrade of NYSC camp
Premium Timesby Aaron Cole9 Sept 2026
The Ekiti State Government has commenced the renovation and infrastructural upgrade of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in Emure-Ise-Orun, with 19 projects currently being...
FG seeks action on harmful gender norms to improve adolescent health
Premium Timesby Fortune Eromonsele9 Sept 2026
The federal government has called for stronger action to transform harmful gender norms that contribute to early pregnancy, violence, exclusion and poor health outcomes among adolescents in...
YouTube can never pay filmmakers what Netflix, Prime Video pay — Kunle Afolayan
Premium Timesby Aaron Cole9 Sept 2026
Nigerian filmmaker and producer Kunle Afolayan has questioned the growing perception that YouTube is more financially rewarding for Nigerian filmmakers than major streaming platforms such as...
Arteta names Okocha, Ronaldinho as most skilful teammates
Premium Timesby Tunde Eludini9 Sept 2026
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has named Nigerian football legend Jay-Jay Okocha and Brazilian great Ronaldinho as the most skilful players he shared a dressing room with during his playing career.
Abiodun’s women empowerment and security agenda in Ogun, By Kayode Akinmade
Premium Timesby Press Release9 Sept 2026
A government’s commitment to women is best judged not by the number of empowerment programmes it announces, but by whether it creates lasting pathways for women to earn, lead and shape society.
Police arrest suspect for holding 15-year-old for three days after alleged sexual assault
Premium Timesby Saviour Imukudo9 Sept 2026
The police in Cross River State have arrested a man and launched a manhunt for other suspects over the alleged sexual assault and unlawful confinement of a 15-year-old girl in Calabar.
Mass weddings as social policy: What happens after the ceremony? (1), By Ismail Ahmed
Premium Timesby Premium Times9 Sept 2026
The right question is not whether mass weddings are inherently good or bad. It is whether public support changes the trajectory of beneficiary households, and whether it does so more effectively...
Audit Reports: Reps panel vows to make NNPC, oil marketers account for ₦432bn debt
Premium Timesby Abdulqudus Ogundapo9 Sept 2026
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives has vowed to ensure that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and other petroleum companies indicted in the...
Rufai Oseni and the burden of objectivity, By Niran Adedokun
Premium Timesby Premium Times9 Sept 2026
God forbid that Nigerian television lacks interviewers with knowledge and courage, but a journalist must resist the temptation to complete the argument for the guest or force personal opinions down...
NDC, Sowore fault ‘attack, disruption’ of Peter Obi's visit in Benue
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu9 Sept 2026
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has faulted the obstruction and blocking of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, from entering Benue State by suspected political thugs.
Nigerian Army redeploys top generals, appoints new person to lead Boko Haram war
Premium Timesby Premium Times9 Sept 2026
The leadership of the Nigerian Army has redeployed several top generals, including the person leading the war against Boko Haram terrorists in the North-east A Wednesday statement by army...
KC Luxury asks court to lift 30-day detention order, NDLEA justifies drugs suspect's remand
Premium Timesby Emmanuel Agbo9 Sept 2026
Detained businessman and social media influencer, Kazeem Michael Afolabi, popularly known as KC Luxury, has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to set aside an order permitting the National Drug...