Women who are pregnant or planning to conceive are being urged to limit their exposure to everyday chemicals that may interfere with hormones, amid growing concern about their potential long-term effects on both mother and child. A specialist midwife in…

Health professionals have raised concerns over the growing trend of applying live snails to the face for skincare, warning that the practice could expose users to serious infections, including a rare form of meningitis. The warning follows a viral video…

Eight-year-old Hafsat Adamu, who has never been to school, suddenly found herself in a crowded Gombe IDP camp, where she now teaches hygiene to children after thousands of families fled violent bandit attacks in neigbouring Bauchi State, reports CHIMA AZUBUIKE…

On January 18, 2026, Senegal edged Morocco 1–0 in the Africa Cup of Nations final in Rabat, lifting the trophy before a global audience in a moment of triumph. But just 58 days later, the Confederation of African Football stripped…

In this interview with UTHMAN SALAMI, the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, addresses pressing environmental challenges, including the planned $48m waterworks rehabilitation project, waste management and air pollution in the state Some 2025 reports raised…

A former Lagos governorship aspirant and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has criticised governance in Lagos State, describing it as a “military democracy” marked by lawlessness and suppression of dissent. In this interview with JOHNSON IDOWU and…

Actress Bimpe Akintunde, popularly known as Wasila Coded, has announced the end of her nearly three-year marriage to Yousuph Ganiyu. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the actress married Mr Ganiyu in a Nikah ceremony in June 2023. Akintunde, who was not…

In this report by Dare Akogun and Toheeb Omotayo, survivors of a bandit attack on a church in Omugo, Kwara State on Sunday recount how gunmen invaded their service, abducted worshippers, and left behind a traumatised community now deserted by…

Governor Dauda Lawal’s defection from the PDP to the APC has sent shockwaves through Zamfara State politics, raising fresh questions about the future of governance in the lead-up to the 2027 elections. Once a stalwart of the PDP, Lawal’s defection…

As the internal crisis shaking the ruling All Progressives Congress in Benue State intensifies, correspondent JOHN CHARLES examines the strategic maneuvers of key political actors as they position themselves to realise their ambitions ahead of the forthcoming governorship election. Excerpts……

Nigerian actress and film director Oby Kechere, known for her role as Ms Koi Koi in the 2002 comedy classic Aki na Ukwa, is dead. The Directors Guild of Nigeria (DGN) announced her death in a statement signed by its…

Unlike Lagos, Ogun and Oyo where quiet moves toward consensus candidates are emerging, deep-rooted rivalries, competing power blocs and zoning disputes threaten to derail any similar arrangement in Kwara State, DARE AKOGUN and TOYEEB OMOTAYO write As Nigeria’s ruling party…

Commuters in Lagos’ Obalende area experienced an unusual break from routine this week as Burger King Nigeria introduced its new “BK Small Chopzzz” offering through a street-level activation. The initiative saw more than 500 commuters receive freshly prepared small chops…

In this report, DAYO OYEWO writes on how a privately owned forest in Osun State is drawing global attention for its role in preserving biodiversity and offering a model for conservation in Nigeria Deep in the quiet rural landscape of…

As Nigeria inches toward another defining electoral cycle, ADEBAYO FOLORUNSHO-FRANCIS reports that early permutations ahead of the 2027 presidential election are already reshaping the country’s political landscape At the heart of the unfolding drama is a fresh push by three…