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Amnesty International Nigeria has criticised the Plateau State Government for discontinuing the prosecution of a man accused of defiling a four-year-old girl.
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Super Falcons interim head coach, Augustine Eguavoen, says the withdrawals of several key players will not affect Nigeria’s chances of progressing in the 2028 Olympic Games women’s football...
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A Plateau State-based human rights defender and conflict reporter, Lawrence Zongo, has reportedly been arrested after he visited a military medical facility in Jos to see relatives injured in an...
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Senator Diket Plang (APC-Plateau Central) has warned politicians against attempting to influence or determine who becomes governor of Plateau State in the 2027 election from outside the state.
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The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, says the opposition party will abide by electoral rules in the 2027 general elections but will not accept attempts to...
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The federal government’s Independent Investigative Committee probing the deaths of 37 persons in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State, has...
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Niger State Governor Mohammed Bago says the federal government is working with the Niger State Government to establish a responsible mining policy and organise artisanal miners in the state.
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Politics is rarely only about elections; it is also about succession, control, alliances, interests and the management of political expectations.
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The President of Sierra Leone and immediate past Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, Julius Maada Bio, and leading African investor and Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony...
Premium Timesby Kabir Yusuf18h ago
he National Population Commission (NPC) awarded and paid for census-related contracts worth billions of naira without adequate evidence of delivery, according to the Auditor-General for the...
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Uche Uwaleke, an economy and capital market expert, has urged the Federal Government to redesign its conditional cash transfer programme.
Premium Timesby Ezekiel Oyero23h ago
A former Director of the State Security Service (SSS), Mike Ejiofor, has attributed the conflicting figures surrounding the number and identities of people aboard the Nigerian Air Force (NAF)...
Premium Timesby Josiah Oluwole1d ago
Search operations continued on Wednesday at the site of the crash of the Nigerian Air Force plane at Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State.
Premium Timesby Sharon Eboesomi1d ago
A new voter intention survey by Yiaga Africa has revealed a wide gap between Nigerians’ stated intention to vote in the 2027 general elections and their actual commitment to participating in the...
Premium Timesby Adewale Ajadi1d ago
Afrilition is a call to service to be the generation that is willing to sacrifice comfort so that posterity will stand in excellence.
Premium Timesby Falmata Daniel1d ago
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Kudirat Kekere-Ekun called on the judges of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) to uphold integrity to match the beauty of its new headquaters, which she...
Premium Timesby Ololade Bamidele1d ago
At its deepest level, therefore, “Whose History?” is a question about power. Who has the power to record history? Who has the power to preserve it? Who has the power to classify it?
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A military cardiologist, Life Ajemba, has warned that hypertension, prolonged stress, and inadequate sleep could increase the risk of cardiovascular disease among serving military personnel and...
Premium Timesby Friday Omosola1d ago
Nigerian filmmaker and actress Funke Akindele and film director Tunde Olaoye have emerged as the top-performing Nollywood directors at the Nigerian box office in 2025.
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Twenty prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who were abducted while travelling from Oyo State to orientation camps in Abia State have been released.
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