Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has reiterated the Administration’s commitment to providing infrastructure in the nation’s capital and will not be swayed by unnecessary criticism. Wike stated this when he received a delegation of the Body…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday urged professional associations to redirect their attention from persistent public criticism of government to the pursuit of tangible development within their own institutions. Wike made the remarks in Abuja…

Mariam Ileyemi, a PREMIUM TIMES reporter, has been selected for the 2026 Kwame Karikari Fact-checking and Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Fellowship alongside 12 other journalists from across West Africa. Ms Ileyemi emerged as one of the successful applicants selected from…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday commenced a trial-within-trial in the ongoing prosecution of six persons accused of plotting to overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu. The trial-within-trial is aimed at determining whether statements allegedly made by the defendants…

Owoeye Daniella Jesudunsin, an Ogun-based candidate and indigene of Ekiti State, has revealed how she emerged as the highest scorer in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. Daniella scored an aggregate of…

The Borno State Government has defended its use of a religious oath sworn on the Quran as a major deterrent against recidivism by former Boko Haram members reintegrated into society after deradicalisation. The position comes amid continued public criticism of…

The Borno State Government has warned that rehabilitated former insurgents risk death if they return to terrorist groups, saying they would no longer be accepted within those ranks. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Zuwaira Gambo, gave the…

The Kukah Centre, on Tuesday, charged political parties and their candidates in the June 20 governorship election to work towards ensuring a peaceful and violence-free poll. The Project Manager of the Kukah Centre, Asabe Ndahi, said political parties owed it…

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested and detained some police operatives who were filmed assaulting some passengers in Abia State, Nigeria’s South-east. The police spokesperson in Abia State, Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. How it happened…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday challenged professional bodies in Nigeria to focus less on public criticism and more on attracting tangible development to their institutions and members. Wike spoke in Abuja while hosting delegates of the…

The president of the Confederation of African Football, Patrice Motsepe, on Tuesday held a bilateral meeting with President Bola Tinubu during the ongoing Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. During the meeting, the leaders discussed ways to strengthen collaboration between…

Civilians caught up in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) conflict are developing mechanisms to protect themselves – even as civilian attacks are rising, and the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DRC’s (MONUSCO) footprint is shrinking. Since the mission’s…

The Nigerian Navy says it has continued to intensify pressure on illegal petroleum networks operating within the Niger Delta following the discovery of a concealed fuel stockpile along the Rivers–Bayelsa border corridor. The discovery, according to statement signed by Captain…

Yoweri Museveni has been sworn in for a seventh consecutive term as president of Uganda, extending his nearly four-decade rule after securing victory in the country’s disputed January elections. The 81-year-old leader, who first took power as a rebel commander…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed an application seeking to stay the execution of a judgement reversing an “unlawful” change to the name of United Methodist Church in Nigeria (UMCN). The name change, carried out by a…