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Bayelsa State currently hosts 40 valid mineral titles, including 12 licences for the mining of ilmenite and titanium across parts of the state, a PREMIUM TIMES review of official mining records has shown. The finding…
The National Orientation Agency, NOA, has called on Nigerians to take active responsibility in addressing insecurity and promoting unity across the country. The Director General of the Agency, Lanre Issa-Onilu, speaking on the renewed national security concerns, said citizens must…
The Nigerian Army has rescued six abducted civilians in Ngoshe community, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, following ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the North-East. The victims, comprising women and children, were rescued in the early hours of May 1,…
Security forces have killed two suspected terrorists during a patrol operation in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. The development was contained in a post shared on X on Friday by security analyst Zagazola Makama. According to the post,…
The United Nations has voiced concerns over what it termed the growing attacks on journalists, warning that attacks on media workers must stop. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, stated this in a message ahead of World Press…
The Director of Sports of the Students’ Union Government at the University of Cross River State, Solomon Nya, has reportedly died in a road accident alongside two others. The crash, which occurred on the evening of May 1 in Odukpani,…
Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has called on the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party to use last Thursday’s Supreme Court judgment as a turning point to reunite the party and refocus on winning the 2027 general elections. In…
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in Rivers State has called for the immediate termination of the contributory pension scheme in the state. The State Chairman of NLC, Alex Agwanwor, made the call while speaking at the 2026 Workers Day celebration in…
Five federal lawmakers representing Osun State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have commended President Bola Tinubu for approving Federal road projects worth N700 billion in the state, while also warning against what they described as misinformation regarding…
The Nigerian Army has taken disciplinary action against a personnel attached to Operation Hadin Kai after he circulated what authorities described as a misleading social media post concerning the feeding of troops in the North-East theatre of operations. This was…
A US appeals court on Friday temporarily halted mail delivery of mifepristone, the medication used in the majority of abortions in the United States, although a company distributing the drug said it would appeal the ruling in the Supreme Court.…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has accused the Federal Government of favouritism over the planned construction of a N25 billion ecumenical chapel at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. In a statement issued on Friday, MURIC’s Executive Director, Ishaq Akintola, said…
A senior Bolivian judge was fatally shot by hitmen while riding in a taxi in the eastern city of Santa Cruz, police said on Friday. The shooting of Victor Hugo Claure, the most senior judge on Bolivia’s highest agro-environmental court,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed reports of a leadership vacuum within its ranks following Thursday’s Supreme Court judgment. The party said that Abdulrahman Mohammed remains the its legitimate national chairman. The National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed, stated this…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK, have rescued six women and children abducted by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Ngoshe village, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The rescue was confirmed in a statement issued on Friday by the…
Afrobeats artiste, Habeeb Badmus, popularly known as Portable, has cried foul following his defeat in a celebrity boxing match to skit maker, Carter Efe, on Saturday morning. Speaking during a live video on his Instagram page after the match, the…
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