Tricycle (Keke) operators in Karshi, Abuja, have decried the indiscriminate increase in ticket fees. Some of the operators who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday said the new charges were too high and were reducing their daily…

The International Press Institute Nigeria chapter on Wednesday inaugurated a new Press Freedom Hub in Abuja, marking a major milestone in its decades-long operations without a permanent headquarters. Speaking at the event, the President of IPI Nigeria and Editor-in-Chief of…

The Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau, NCB, Abuja, has arrested and repatriated a Chinese fugitive, Xu Qing, back to China. Qing is to face charges related to large-scale illegal absorption of public deposits through a Ponzi…

Students of the University of Ibadan on Wednesday took to campus roads in a peaceful protest against the shutdown of essential amenities caused by the ongoing nationwide strike by the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and the…

The Kano State High Court has affirmed the Kano State Government’s legal team in the port ownership dispute involving former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. Mr Ganduje, in February, through his counsel, Aminu Gadanya, SAN, challenged the legal instrument—known as a fiat—authorising…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Metro Digital Limited before a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt over alleged illegal interception and rebroadcast of content belonging to Multichoice Nigeria Limited. The arraignment took place on May 5,…

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) says it is set to restore the original Master Plan of the university to promote environmental sanity in line with global best practices. Okey Ekwelem, the chairman of the Office of the Vice-chancellor Committee…

The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office, LSWMO, on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, shut down Balmoral Convention Centre in Victoria Island over improper discharge of raw sewage into a public drainage system. A statement by the Commissioner for Environment and Water…

The president of the Iranian Football Federation, Mehdi Taj, has insisted that football’s governing body, not the United States, is the true authority behind the 2026 World Cup, amid growing political tensions over Iran’s participation. As reported by BBC Sport…

Students of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) have accused the federal government of politicising the long-delayed Calabar–Itu Road rehabilitation project, pressing fresh demands following a road crash that killed three of their colleagues. PREMIUM TIMES had reported that…

The Federal Government has banned the use of the prefix ‘Dr’ by honorary degree holders in official, academic or professional contexts. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa announced this on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while briefing State House correspondents…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has criticised Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara over what he described as neglect of governance. Wike accused the governor of prioritising his second-term ambition while failing to present the state’s budget…

A Family Court in Calabar, Cross River State, sentenced a 27-year-old man, Edidiong Nyojole, to life imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old girl in the Uwanse area of Calabar. Justice Blessing Egwu of Family Court 2 delivered the judgement on 5…

The Kaduna State Police Command has denied sealing off the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) headquarters.The command insisted that its officers were deployed to the premises to prevent a possible breakdown of law and order between two rival factions within the…

A retired Director of the Department of Development Control, Federal Capital Territory Administration, Abuja, Muktar Galadima, has purchased his nomination form for Wukari and Ibi Federal Constituency under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. The News Agency of Nigeria…