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Premium Timesby Emmanuel Agbo23d ago
The Federal High Court in Lagos has upheld the 30-day detention of Kazeem Michael Afolabi, popularly known as KC Luxury, over his alleged involvement in the trafficking of 184.5 kilogrammes of...
Premium Timesby Beloved John23d ago
A UN fact-finding mission on Iran has found reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind the military strikes on the Minab Elementary School in Southern Iran in February.
Premium Timesby Ezekiel Oyero23d ago
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has appointed Mashood Mustapha, as the leader of the state’s contingent to the 2027 pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
Premium Timesby Agency Report23d ago
Kwairanga, Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), says the Dangote Petroleum Refinery Initial Public Offering (IPO) signals Nigeria’s readiness to support large-scale capital raising...
Premium Timesby Agency Report23d ago
The Federal Government has begun processes to clear the backlog of Export Expansion Grant (EEG) payments and reform the scheme for sustainability.
Premium Timesby Emmanuel Agbo23d ago
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 38-year-old South African woman, Jessica Will, to 25 years in prison for importing 5.75 kilogrammes of heroin into Nigeria.
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One of the rescued victims of the May mass school kidnap in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State testified before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, reliving the invasion of their...
Premium Timesby Agency Report23d ago
The Chief Medical Director, Kogi Hospitals Management Board, Ayo Olayemi, says renovation of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the state is improving healthcare delivery and patient safety.
Premium Timesby Press Release23d ago
A group, Gospel Reggae Team Initiative (GRTI), has expressed concern over a statement attributed to the Abuja Chapter of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) alleging religious imbalance in the...
Premium Timesby Abdulkareem Mojeed23d ago
Cross River National Park and Okomu National Park in Nigeria have been added to the Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) Programme of the Convention on International Trade in...
Premium Timesby Agency Report23d ago
For generations of Nigerians, King’s College, Lagos, has been more than a secondary school; it has been a symbol of academic excellence and a training ground for future leaders.
Premium Timesby adajiesther23d ago
A flooded Abuja street or road At last Friday’s sermon in my neighbourhood mosque, the Anas Ibn Malik Islamic Centre Masjid at AMSSCO Platinum City Estate, Galadimawa, Abuja, the Imam, Bashir Bello...
Premium Timesby Saviour Imukudo23d ago
The political equation in Abia State ahead of the 2027 elections has taken a fresh turn after FCT Minister Nyesom Wike said Governor Alex Otti is backing President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid...
Premium Timesby Ekemini Simon23d ago
Residents of Ntafre, a hard-to-reach coastal community in Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, have called for urgent cleanup and compensation after suspected crude oil pollution...
Premium Timesby Saviour Imukudo23d ago
Students of Community Secondary School, Rumuapara, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, are learning in a flood-ravaged environment, with dilapidated buildings and makeshift plank...
Premium Timesby Saviour Imukudo23d ago
The police in Cross River State have arrested 60 suspects in connection with the alleged assault of a police officer at Watt Market in Calabar.
Premium Timesby Gbemidepo Popoola23d ago
The stage is set for what promises to be one of the most intriguing Round of 16 fixtures at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland, with Nigeria’s Falconets facing England on Thursday.
Premium Timesby adajiesther23d ago
Sending money from N’Djamena to Nairobi has long meant routing it through banks in Europe or the United States, converting it twice, and waiting weeks for it to arrive.
Premium Timesby Beloved John23d ago
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has provided information on the detention of a Nigerian, Ekene Chukwuma, at the Lumpur detention camp in Delhi, India, following his arrest over visa...
Premium Timesby adajiesther23d ago
The police have arrested two suspected kidnappers in Niger State and recovered from them N1.045 million suspected to be part of ransom payments.
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