The Federal Government on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deploy a satellite- and artificial intelligence-powered agricultural monitoring platform that will give states and local governments real-time data and intelligence on Nigeria’s agricultural land, crop distribution, production performance, and…

Two American soldiers have been confirmed killed in Iranian strikes on an American military base in Jordan. Another soldier is currently listed as missing while four others were injured in the strikes and have been successfully treated, the Use Central…

Chelsea have reached an agreement worth £117m to land Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers. According to the BBC on Saturday, the fee will stand as a club record for the west London side. The deal also sets a new benchmark for…

The management of Paul University in Awka, a private university in Anambra State has suspended one of its lecturers, Cornelius Eze, over allegations of “serious sexual misconduct.” Paul University is owned by the Anglican Church in Anambra State. The university…

Veteran Nollywood actor Owolabi Ajasa, popularly known for his iconic police roles and the catchphrase, “Ta lo pa chief?”, has dismissed viral reports claiming he is dead. Rumours of the actor’s death spread across social media after an obituary poster…

The MainPower Electricity Distribution Company (MEDL) has announced that an ongoing power outage in some parts of the Enugu State metropolis was caused by an explosion at the firm’s injection substation in Gariki Area of the state. The MEDL is…

The High Court of Anambra State, Ogidi Judicial Division, presided over by Justice U.I Ndigwe, has convicted and sentenced two men, Elochukwu Belonwu and Chukwuebuka Ofokwu, to death by hanging for conspiracy, rape and the murder of a 17-year-old girl,…

Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and the only female candidate in the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential election, has maintained an early lead in the race. When PREMIUM TIMES checked the live election results portal at 4:15…

A Cardiff businesswoman has been jailed for more than two years after fraudulently obtaining £216,250 through the UK government’s Covid-19 Bounce Back Loan Scheme by making five false loan applications across four companies. UK website on Saturday said Rupali Wagh,…

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of 52 terrace and maisonette units in the Lekki area of the state to the federal government after ruling that the properties were proceeds of unlawful activities. Judge Alexandra…

Panic gripped traders, commuters and motorists at the busy Challenge Market in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Saturday after a commercial bus reportedly lost its brakes and crashed into a shop within the market. The 18-seater Toyota Hiace bus was said…

The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested eight suspected cultists over the alleged assault of a 300-level student of the Niger Delta University, Amassoma, identified as Prince Hansen. The suspects were arrested by operatives of the command’s Violent Crime Response…

The Anambra State Police Command has said that the principal suspect, a teacher, Mrs Dim Ebere, 47, who allegedly flogged a 12-year-old boy to death at a school in Adazi-Enu, Anaocha Local Government Area of the state, has voluntarily reported…

US strikes on Iran hit desalination pumps in the coastal village of Bunji, cutting water supply to about 10,000 people across 20 villages, as the US on Friday night continued strikes on Iran for the seventh consecutive night. The attack…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has taken an early lead in the Nigerian Bar Association presidential election, putting her on course to become the association’s first female president if the trend is sustained. In the early results…