Following the recent public appeal for financial assistance to fund brain tumour surgery put out by Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar, the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, has lifted the indefinite suspension it placed on her. In October 2024, the Guild…

Nollywood filmmaker and actor Stanley “Stan K. Amandi” Amandi is trending on social media following his arrest over an alleged role in a failed coup plot aimed at overthrowing President Bola Tinubu’s administration. PREMIUM TIMES reported that security operatives arrested…

Televangelist and founder of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministry, Chris Okafor, has challenged allegations made against him by actress Doris Ogala, questioning the logic of her claims. Mr Okafor raised the question on Thursday while addressing journalists in…

For over a quarter of a century, the people of Itasa, Oyo State, have watched their landscape change with no tangible development to show for it. Now, backed by state lawmakers and legal counsel, the community is standing its ground…

Owobo Ogunde, the son of legendary actor, playwright and theatre icon Hubert Ogunde, has returned to the “Aníkúlápó” universe with the revival of his character, Bashorun, in the new instalment titled “Aníkúlápó: The Ghoul Awakens.” PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that…

I had long nursed the idea of visiting Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, given the exciting stories of infrastructure development, well-paved network of roads and other beautiful things I had heard about that country. When, therefore, I needed to travel to the…

Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has once again appealed for financial assistance to fund brain tumour surgery. Throughout her acting career, the actress has faced numerous health challenges. In 2017, Halima travelled to India, where she had surgery to take out…

Ibrahim “Itele D Icon” Yekini’s film Koleoso, a Yoruba fantasy-thriller series, has set a new YouTube record after becoming the first Nollywood and African movie to surpass 100 million views on the platform as a single title. PREMIUM TIMES reported…

The Moving Train Entertainment Limited, the management of actress Angela Okorie, has broken its silence following the actress’s remand at the Suleja Correctional Centre over alleged cyber-related offences. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that operatives of the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department…

Jomiloju, the first daughter of the late gospel singer Bunmi Akinnaanu, famed for her hit song “Omije Ojumi”, delivered a moving tribute to her mother on Wednesday. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Lagos State University (LASU) graduate in Industrial Relations…

A United Kingdom High Court of Appeal has upheld earlier rulings against blogger Maureen Badejo, ordering her to pay £100,000 in damages to the founder of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Daniel Olukoya and his wife, Folashade, after…

Barely four years after Nigerian musician and entertainer Veno Marioghae-Mbanefo filed a lawsuit against telecommunications company Airtel over the unauthorised use of her hit song, “Nigeria Go Survive,” the court has delivered its judgment. On 20 April 2022, PREMIUM TIMES…

Nigerian streamer and TikToker Habeeb “Peller” Hamzat has sparked reactions on social media after announcing that he might withdraw from university barely two days after resuming academic activities. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the 20-year-old revealed on his Instagram page on…

Popular Nigerian actor and musician Adams Kehinde, known as Lege Miami, has debunked the viral video of Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu stumbling during a state visit to Turkey, calling it fake. A viral video circulated on Tuesday, showing the…

Nigerian lawyer and entrepreneur Audu Maikori has criticised former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai over his remarks on the unlawful abduction and detention of citizens in Nigeria. Mr El-Rufai, in a post on his X page on Thursday, faulted the…