The Lagos State Government has trained 400 officers in the Unified Local Government Service on how to achieve a smooth transition from active service to retirement. The training was part of the 2026 Pre-Retirement Sensitisation Workshop organised by the Office…

Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe has reiterated the club’s desire to keep captain Bruno Guimarães amid growing speculation linking the Brazil midfielder with a move to Arsenal. Reports this week claimed Arsenal are preparing a £70 million bid for…

Passersby on Aba-Owerri Road, Abia State, have found an unidentified body of a man, believed to be in his 50s, that was decomposing in a wheelbarrow. He was supposedly napping in the barrow. The discovery has prompted a police investigation…

The Benue State Government has commenced investigations into a suspected case of Mpox reported in Konshisha Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Paul Ogwuche, disclosed this on Saturday while responding to reports…

Barely two days after a PREMIUM TIMES report detailed how Binyerem Ukaire, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, withheld essential payment files for agencies under her purview, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related…

The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), has urged traditional rulers and community leaders to thoroughly vet individuals seeking to acquire farmlands in rural communities to prevent drug cartels from establishing…

Chinagorom Ugwu, an investigative journalist with PREMIUM TIMES, has won the 2026 Solution Journalism Award at the Active Citizens Awards organised by BudgIT and CivicHive. Mr Ugwu was announced as the winner at the award ceremony held on Friday night…

No fewer than six Nigerian governors have pledged to draw practical lessons from the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone in the Republic of Benin to revive the country’s textile industry and strengthen domestic manufacturing. The governors made the commitment while joining Vice…

Former Head of State and Chairman of the National Peace Committee (NPC), Abdulsalami Abubakar, has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remain impartial and ensure justice for all political parties, regardless of political pressure. The retired general gave…

Bandits have abducted the chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Nura Abdullahi, after attacking his residence in the early hours of Saturday. The attackers also killed four members of the chairman’s security detail, comprising two policemen and…

Residents of Bungudu Local Government Area in Zamfara State were left in mourning on Friday night after suspected bandits killed four security personnel and abducted the council chairman. Residents told PREMIUM TIMES that the incident occurred around 11:40 p.m. when…

Nigeria’s High Commissioner-designate to India, Saidu Muhammad, has assumed office in New Delhi. He formally took up the position on Thursday, days after his arrival in India with his spouse, Rukayya Muhammad. According to a statement made available to PUNCH…

The management of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, in Kogi State, has expelled two students for alleged involvement in gay practice. In a statement issued on Friday, the university’s Information and Public Relations Unit confirmed that expulsion…

India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday after mass youth-led protests demanded his ouster in anger over a string of irregularities in potentially life-changing exams. Thousands of young people gathered in the capital and in other parts of the…

Vice President under Olusegun Obasanjo (1999 -2007), Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that the former President is covertly supporting his relative ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has challenged Obasanjo to…