The Anambra State Police Command has arrested six suspects over alleged child labour, street hawking, human trafficking and other forms of child exploitation across the state. The suspects were arrested after security operatives from the Anambra State Ministry of Women…

Fresh violence erupted in Biseni Kingdom in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State after the arrest of four youths over allegations of vandalism and other crimes. The protesters, mainly women, clashed with security personnel, resulting in a gas pipeline…

Babcock University, Ogun State, has warned the public against fraudulent academic certificates falsely attributed to the institution, declaring that it does not recognise the classification “First Class Upper,” warning that those behind the forged documents risk prosecution. The university issued…

Suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have abducted an unspecified number of students at the Government Day Secondary School in Lassa town, Askira Uba LGA of Borno State. The students were sitting for Biology in…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and senatorial aspirant for Adamawa Central, Aliyu Abbati, has declared that President Bola Tinubu has no rival in Adamawa State ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Adamawa is the home state of former…

The long-running rivalry between Nigerian rappers Odumodublvck and Blaqbonez has escalated significantly after Odumodublvck publicly accused the Chocolate City artiste of sexual abuse. Odumodublvck further alleged that influential figures within the music industry have deliberately concealed these claims. The accusations,…

The Benin Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Monday threatened to shut down academic activities in seven state-owned universities across Edo, Delta and Ondo states if the 2025 Federal Government/ASUU Agreement is not implemented in the July…

Commercial activities gradually resumed in Oshodi, a major, densely populated transportation and commercial hub of Lagos State, on Monday after floodwaters that inundated parts of the bustling commercial district following Sunday’s heavy rainfall receded. When PREMIUM TIMES visited the area,…

The Chairman of the Labour Party in Abia State, Mr Peter Azubuike, has said the party is poised for a landslide victory in the 2027 general elections, claiming it would win “before 2 pm” if the Independent National Electoral Commission…

The frontrunner to become Britain’s next prime minister, Andy Burnham, vowed in a keynote speech Monday to “bring about the biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen” if he succeeds Keir Starmer. Burnham, currently the only candidate to replace…

The most recent Statistics South Africa census found that 3.9 per cent of South Africa’s population was born outside the country. Yet, despite immigrants making up a small minority of the population, migration has been cast by protest groups and political leaders as a…

A former Niger Delta ex-agitator and philanthropist, Mr Endurance Amagbein, has called on Nigerians to remain calm in the face of the country’s security challenges, urging citizens to support ongoing efforts by the Federal Government and security agencies to combat…

The Ugandan government has announced plans to evacuate hundreds of its citizens from South Africa following months of escalating anti-migrant violence and xenophobic protests. In a statement issued on Sunday, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Haruna Kasolo said President Yoweri…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged citizens planning to participate in anti-immigration protests on June 30 to do so peacefully and within the law, warning that violence, intimidation and vigilantism have no place in the country’s constitutional democracy. In…

Heavy rainfall on Sunday left many parts of Lagos under water, flooding major roads and residential communities, disrupting traffic and forcing the temporary closure of a terminal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA). Videos reviewed by PREMIUM TIMES showed…