Separate but inter-dependent: The four quarters of Nigeria’s campaign season, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Premium Timesby Premium Times·27d ago
The voting season is brief. It is the season for the security agencies, thugs, and lower-level staff of INEC to make hay.
Herders, cattle killed in Plateau attacks — Community leaders
Premium Timesby adajiesther·27d ago
At least three herders were killed, and 50 cattle were shot dead on Saturday when gunmen attacked a grazing area in Aloghom, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Former PDP chair Bamanga Tukur buried in Yola
Premium Timesby Abubakar Ahmadu Maishanu·27d ago
The remains of the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur, have been laid to rest at his residence in Yola South, Adamawa State.
Police chief orders detention of officer who shot seven-year-old boy
Premium Timesby Saviour Imukudo·27d ago
The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, Baba Azare, has visited a seven-year-old boy injured during a police stop-and-search operation in Uyo and ordered the detention of the officer...
Two savage Kano murders, 45 years apart, By Festus Adedayo
Premium Timesby Ololade Bamidele·27d ago
Last Wednesday, popular political commentator, Ibrahim Khalil (aka Dan Shagamu) was brutally murdered in Kumbotso, Kano. He had his throat slit.
As new academic session begins, schools in Nigeria-Benin border communities remain closed
Premium Timesby Yakubu Mohammed·27d ago
On Monday, 14 September, many basic schools in Nigeria and neighbouring Benin are expected to reopen for a new academic session.
Police deny report of officers' deaths in checkpoint crash
Premium Timesby Saviour Imukudo·27d ago
The police in Akwa Ibom State have denied reports that police officers were killed in a car accident at a checkpoint in Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Government Area.
Nigeria's fastest man Kanyinsola Ajayi reflects on breakthrough 2026 season
Premium Timesby Gbemidepo Popoola·27d ago
Nigeria’s sprint sensation, Kanyinsola Ajayi, has described his 2026 campaign as a season of growth, major victories, and valuable lessons after ending his breakthrough year with a narrow...
Pressure mounts on Sanwo-Olu to reinstate dismissed LASU lecturers, seven years after
Premium Timesby Oluwakemi Adelagun·27d ago
Seven years after the dismissal of five lecturers at Lagos State University (LASU), there are renewed calls for the state government to reinstate them.
StarTimes' Hello Mr Right returns for Season 4
Premium Timesby Tunde Eludini·27d ago
Television host Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori, popularly known as KieKie, and reality TV personality Nelson Enwerem, known as Prince Nelson, will return as hosts of Hello Mr Right as the StarTimes dating...
One killed, others feared trapped as hotel building collapses in Enugu
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu·27d ago
At least one person was confirmed dead in Enugu State on Sunday after a four-storey hotel building under construction partially collapsed.
NDLEA seizes tonnes of cannabis, other drugs in seven states
Premium Timesby Emmanuel Agbo·27d ago
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized large quantities of cannabis and other illicit drugs in separate operations across seven states, the agency said on Sunday.
FIFA U-20 WWC: Nigeria's Falconets qualify for Round of 16 with historic 10-1 win
Premium Timesby Tunde Eludini·27d ago
Nigeria’s Falconets produced their biggest-ever victory at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after thrashing debutants New Caledonia 10-1 on Sunday to advance to the Round of 16.
BRICS Summit: Nigeria urges reform of UN, global financial institutions
Premium Timesby Beloved John·27d ago
The Nigerian government has called for reforms to the global political structure and international financial institutions to reflect the changes individual states pursue.
1xCUP raises prize to ₦20m as over 30 players advance to pro football
Premium Timesby Tunde Eludini·27d ago
More than 30 players who featured in previous editions of the 1xCUP grassroots football tournament have progressed to professional clubs in Nigeria, other African countries, and Europe, the...
My desk is enough: What Achebe’s "Things Fall Apart" teaches us about the Sundiata Post Model, By Max Amuchie
Premium Timesby Premium Times·27d ago
There are ideas that begin in institutions. There are ideas that begin in universities, think tanks, laboratories and conference rooms, surrounded by shelves of books and the reassuring...
Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales set plan to leave UK
Premium Timesby Beloved John·27d ago
Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are considering leaving the United Kingdom and plan to sign a joint declaration on Monday to demand self-determination.
Article of Faith: Holding captivity captive (3), By Femi Aribisala
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Grace and truth came through Jesus. At the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus inferred that He was God, the Fountain of living waters.
CPPE warns against return to petrol subsidy, proposes targeted relief
Premium Timesby Omotoyosi Idowu·27d ago
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has cautioned against restoring the petrol subsidy, describing the policy as fiscally unsustainable despite the severe economic pressures...
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘A Mama Deola Wedding Story’ is one funny skit stretched too far
Premium Timesby Aaron Cole·27d ago
Folagade Banks has spent years proving that a memorable character can make Nigerians stop scrolling.
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