Court jails native doctor 12 years over money rituals
Premium Timesby Agency Report21d ago
An Anambra High Court in Awka, on Friday, sentenced native doctor Ekene Igboekweze, known as “Eke Hit”, to six years imprisonment.
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top 8%Access Holdings appoints Orimoloye as Access Bank executive director, risk management
Premium Timesby Omotoyosi Idowu21d ago
Access Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Ifedayo Orimoloye as Executive Director, Risk Management of its flagship subsidiary, Access Bank Plc.
Amusan finishes second at Athlos London, earns $35,000
Premium Timesby Gbemidepo Popoola21d ago
Tobi Amusan signed off her 2026 season with a second-place finish in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Athlos meeting in London on Friday, earning $35,000 for her efforts.
Hundreds of Nigerians flee to Cameroon after fatal violence in Mambilla Plateau
Premium Timesby Abubakar Ahmadu Maishanu21d ago
Hundreds of residents of Mbamnga in the Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State have fled to neighbouring Cameroonian communities following deadly attacks that left several people dead...
Remembering Kweku Amafegha and the saga of OPL 245, By Osmund Agbo
Premium Timesby Ololade Bamidele21d ago
He smiled, extended his hand and clasped mine firmly. “My name is Kweku,” he said, with the quiet assurance of a man entirely at ease in his own skin. The name struck me as familiar.
Joseph Tegbe’s panic response to power sector reform, By Adeola Akinremi
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In Ayn Rand’s mystery story, the Atlas Shrugged, there is something Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, can absorb: reason.
Cross River retirees appeal for pension adjustment, gratuity payment
Premium Timesby Agency Report21d ago
Retirees in Cross River State have appealed to Governor Bassey Otu to review and harmonise their pensions.
Tinubu, Bolloré discuss new investments in Nigeria’s film, entertainment sectors
Premium Timesby Oladayo Jonathan21d ago
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has held talks with Vincent Bolloré of the Bolloré Group in Paris over plans to expand the group’s investments in Nigeria’s creative and digital economy.
‘Armed robbers would soon visit him,’ police officer captured on video telling local council chairman
Premium Timesby Agency Report21d ago
The Police Command in Cross River State has commenced an investigation into an alleged threat by a police officer attached to the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) against James Anam, the chairman...
My successor in 2031 will emerge on merit, not godfatherism – Otti
Premium Timesby Agency Report21d ago
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State says he will neither be a godfather nor impose his successor on the state after serving his second tenure in 2031.
Mambilla: APC campaign council asks Atiku to quit 2027 presidential race
Premium Timesby Agency Report21d ago
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council asked urged African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race...
EFCC recovers, hands over N140 million to loan, investment company
Premium Timesby Falmata Daniel21d ago
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered N140 million allegedly obtained fraudulently from a loan and investment company through a suspected loan scam.
Food as poison, By Lande Ọmọ Ọba
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Like many, I was intrigued by former Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo’s recent comments about his wife, Dolapo, and her daily glass of freshly squeezed orange juice.
NACCIMA hails Mbah on security, seeks partnership to drive $30bn economy
Premium Timesby Press Release21d ago
The President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Jani Ibrahim, has commended Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, for his...
Imo residents demand remedial measures against worsening erosion
Premium Timesby Agency Report21d ago
Some residents of erosion-prone parts of Imo State have called for the government’s intervention to prevent further loss of land and property to the menace.
Breaking the blue ceiling: Stella Okuyiga’s eyewitness account of Nigeria’s first policewomen, By Godwin Onyeacholem
Premium Timesby Ololade Bamidele21d ago
As a memoir, it presents the remarkable life of a woman who joined the police as a young recruit and retired more than 30 years later as a deputy commissioner… As an inspirational work, it speaks...
$500,000 payment to Atiku’s ex-wife raises ‘significant red flags’ in Mambilla dispute - ICC tribunal
Premium Timesby Omotoyosi Idowu21d ago
Leno Adesanya, promoter of Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited, failed to provide documentary or witness evidence to support his explanation that a $500,000 payment he made to Douglas...
PREMIUM TIMES' investigation, four others shortlisted for African Investigative Journalism Award at AIJC
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A collaborative investigation by PREMIUM TIMES and The Examination that exposed lead poisoning linked to battery recycling in Nigeria has been named among the five finalists for the prestigious...
2027: Atiku offers to help Tinubu with policy ideas to reduce hardship faced by Nigerians
Premium Timesby Abdulqudus Ogundapo22d ago
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has offered to provide technical advice to the Bola Tinubu administration on policies that could reduce the...
Police repatriate Chinese fugitive wanted over African rosewood smuggling
Premium Timesby Manasseh Mbachii22d ago
The Nigerian police force has repatriated a Chinese national, Zhang Shijie, who is wanted in China for allegedly smuggling about 1,400 tonnes of endangered African rosewood.