Former Super Eagles forward John Utaka has urged compatriot Victor Osimhen to seriously consider a move to Real Madrid C.F amid growing speculation surrounding the striker’s future ahead of the summer transfer window. Osimhen’s future has once again become one…

Activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has condemned the reported deduction of Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, funds in Nigeria for President Bola Tinubu’s reelection, saying it violates the country’s constitution. Noting that such a measure would amount to one of the…

Aspirants seeking ticket of the All Progressives Congress for the Rivers State House of Assembly who submitted appeals after their screening last weekend are waiting with bates breaths in the outcome of the appeal. Meanwhile, the APC Assembly Screening Appeal…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Mustapha Abdullahi, over alleged money laundering and fraud involving about N500 billion. PREMIUM TIMES learnt that Mr Abdullahi was arrested in Abuja…

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Akwa Ibom State Council, has concluded plans to initiate a one billion naira suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the alleged assault of its member, Professor Eyo Ekpe, a Professor of…

Médecins Sans Frontières has raised concerns over worsening malnutrition, recurring disease outbreaks and persistent maternal healthcare challenges in Nigeria, as it unveiled its 2025 Country Activity Report. The international medical humanitarian organisation said 2025 recorded its highest number of malnutrition…

Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas and one of his predecessors, Jolly Nyame, on Tuesday, resolved their disagreements over the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for the Taraba North Senatorial District. Mr Nyame disclosed this after paying an unscheduled visit to…

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, have commenced investigations into the cause of a fire outbreak involving a gas pipeline along Agege Motor Road in Lagos. Emergency responders were able to…

The Chief Medical Director of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Prof. Ememabasi Bassey, has urged medical doctors in the hospital to resume work in order to save patients’ lives. Bassey, who made the call at a press conference in…

The police in Anambra State say they have arrested a domestic worker who allegedly murdered his employer and a popular bishop in Asaba, the Delta State capital. Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson in Anambra State, disclosed this in a statement…

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Apo has dismissed attempts by Abuja-based lawyer, Victor Giwa, to stop his ongoing trial over alleged forgery and impersonation. Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, who delivered rulings on several pending applications…

The family of Nollywood star Alexx Ekubo has confirmed advanced metastatic kidney cancer as the cause of the actor’s death. Ekubo passed away on Monday at the age of 40, throwing the entertainment industry and Nigeria into a state of…

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the 13th edition of the Africa CEO Forum, which begins on Thursday. President Tinubu was received at the Presidential Wing of the Kigali International Airport by the Minister of Foreign…

The Ogun State Government has reacted to recent allegations made by Senator Gbenga Daniel against Governor Dapo Abiodun, accusing the former governor of criticising the same consensus political arrangement that facilitated his emergence as the Ogun East Senatorial candidate in…

Record producer and music executive Michael Collins Ajereh popularly known as Don Jazzy has revealed that parting ways with former Mavin Records artiste Di’Ja was one of the most difficult decisions of his career. Speaking during a recent episode of…