Celebrity boxer, Charles Okocha, has intensified preparations for his July 31 rematch against street artiste, Habeeb “Portable” Badmus, training alongside WBO Intercontinental heavyweight champion, Moses Itauma, ahead of the Chaos in the Ring 4 bout in Lagos, PUNCH Sports Extra…

Former Super Eagles and Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper, Daniel Akpeyi, has said Stanley Nwabali’s return to South African side, Chippa United, could pave the way for the goalkeeper’s recall to the national team, insisting that a lack of regular club football…

Speculation is mounting that Kano Central District senator, Rufa’i Hanga, a member of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), is set to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) following a meeting with Governor Abba Yusuf. Speaking after the meeting,…

For nearly three decades, entrepreneur, Abidemi Rasheed, has built her baby retail company, Babies N’ Stuffs, on a philosophy she believes is often overlooked in business: trust before profit. Rasheed, who founded the company in 2006, has grown the brand…

Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have killed two suspected terrorists and rescued three kidnapped victims in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. The soldiers also recovered weapons and ammunition during the intelligence-led operation. The…

Details have emerged on the operation that led to the arrest of the self-styled Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi. Adeyemi was arrested between 11am and 12pm last Tuesday inside a building in the Ijebu-Ijesa area…

A female teacher in Anambra State accused of flogging a student to death has surrendered to the police in the state. The 47-year-old teacher, Ebere Dim, “voluntarily presented” herself at the Neni Police Station in the state, according to a…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, tightened her grip on the Nigerian Bar Association presidential election on Saturday, widening her lead and moving closer to becoming the association’s first elected female president. Badejo-Okusanya is contesting to succeed the…

Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and the only female candidate in the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential election, has widened her lead in the race. When PREMIUM TIMES checked the live election results portal at 10:00 p.m.…

The Nigerian Bar Association has urged eligible lawyers across the country to continue voting in its 2026 national election, reminding members that the exercise will remain open until 7:35am on Sunday, July 19. In a statement released on Saturday on…

Government leaders, researchers, media professionals, child protection experts, academics, civil society organisations and community stakeholders have called for greater investment in evidence-based parenting programmes as a critical strategy for protecting children, strengthening families and improving child wellbeing in Akwa Ibom…

The Anambra State First Lady, Dr Nonye Soludo, has expressed immense joy and excitement over the full recovery and discharge from the hospital of the 10-year-old boy allegedly brutalised by his guardians in Awada, Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area…

A state high court in Enugu State has convicted and sentenced a self-acclaimed prophet, Godwin Ajuluchukwucheya, to one-year imprisonment for defrauding his church members of N136.4 million. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecuted Mr Ajuluchukwucheya, according to a…

A former Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Gombe State, Monica Yahaya Kaltho, has withdrawn from a lawsuit challenging the party’s governorship primary and declared her support for the PDP’s governorship candidate, Prof. Isa Pantami, ahead of the 2027 election.…

Nigeria and Ghana have agreed to pursue coordinated action to address the resurgence of xenophobic attacks against African nationals across the continent. This comes amidst diplomatic tension between South Africa and many Sub-Saharan African countries caused by a recent wave…