The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has urged Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya (SAN), the first elected female President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), to set a high standard and pave the way for other aspiring women. The First Lady, who received Mrs…

The Presidency on Sunday dismissed criticism by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over the Bola Tinubu administration’s economic policies. The presidency stated that the country’s reform programme has begun to yield positive results despite the hardship experienced by Nigerians. The…

A 26-year-old woman has been arrested in Delta State for allegedly trafficking two young Nigerian women to Côte d’Ivoire under the guise of offering them vocational training before forcing them into prostitution. The police spokesperson in the state, Bright Edafe…

The Imole Campaign Council, the campaign organisation supporting Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has raised concerns over alleged political violence and intimidation ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election. In a statement issued on Sunday and signed by its…

Troops of the Nigerian Army have, in the last 24 hours, rescued 34 kidnap victims, apprehended suspected ISWAP informants and recovered arms and ammunition in coordinated operations nationwide. This was contained in an operational report made available to the News…

Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has urged Nigerians not to look down on petty traders, saying there is dignity in honest work regardless of the scale of the business. As reported by Vanguard on Sunday, speaking at a one-day…

The Youths United for Good Governance, (YUGG), and the Moses Okorie Development and Awareness Foundation, (MODAF), have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), to extend timely invitations and accreditation to the European Union Election Observation Mission, (EU EOM),…

An independent higher education policy think tank, Read To Live Initiative, has called on the Federal Ministry of Education to publish the cost evidence behind its proposed increase in WAEC and NECO registration fees before any final decision is made.…

Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, have invaded a Catholic Church in Enugu State and abducted a seminarian and two other worshipper. One of the victims was, however, freed some moment later. Witnesses told PREMIUM TIMES that the incident occurred on…

The Iya Sunnah of Egbaland and the 2027 deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Lateefah Sowunmi-Kolapo, has called on Muslim women to unite across organisational, political and professional divides to combat rising social vices, strengthen…

A woman has died after the car she was driving crashed into a roadside building at Mongoro, inward Ile-Zik, along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in Ikeja, Lagos. The woman was driving a Toyota Sienna with registration number LND 162 HB and…

The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Dennis Idahosa, on Sunday urged young people to shun social vices and adopt responsible elders as role models, saying doing so would enable them to make meaningful contributions to society. He made the call…

​Kano-based TikTok star G-Fresh Al-Amin has tackled Kannywood actor Adam Zango following his divorce from his sixth wife, calling Mr Zango’s given reason for the split incomprehensible and ridiculous. ​In a TikTok video alongside a woman believed to be his…

One Nigerian Army officer and a police officer were killed when troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA repelled a terrorist attack on a Forward Operating Base in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The troops also rescued nine abducted…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of cocaine to China and Italy, respectively, through a logistics company in Lagos. This was contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi,…