The Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), Dagvin Anderson, on Sunday, 8 February, led a US delegation on a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. PREMIUM TIMES understands that the visit is part of ongoing engagements…

The Israeli military has announced the arrest of a senior member of the Jamaa Islamiya terrorist organisation during an overnight operation in the Har Dov area. In a statement posted on X on Monday, the Israel Defense Forces, IDF, said…

Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said Nigeria is not lacking in talent but has suffered for years from leadership failure that has prevented citizens from reaching their full potential. In a statement on Monday via his official X (formerly…

Lagos State Government has constituted a Central Planning Committee to oversee and coordinate the final burial arrangements for the late Akran of Badagry, Oba Babatunde Akran, Wheno Aholu Menu-Toyi I. Oba Akran, who also served as the Permanent Vice Chairman…

President Bola Tinubu will embark on a two-day state visit to the United Kingdom from March 18 to 19, 2026, following an official invitation from King Charles III. The visit was announced on Sunday via a post on the official…

A potential act of subversion of the public good reared its head in the Senate’s rejection of the electronic transmission of election results in real time, from polling units to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) database, during its consideration…

Professor Abayomi Fasina has officially bowed out as the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). In his remarks at FUOYE’s 10th Convocation on Saturday, Prof. Fasina said the federal university has risen significantly under his leadership, becoming the fourth…

A former member of the National Assembly representing Oyo Central Senatorial District and an All Progressives Congress chieftain in Oyo State, Ayoade Adeseun, has appealed to the Federal Government to establish a military base in Ogbomoso, citing rising insecurity and…

The Lagos State Government has sealed the Ladipo Spare Parts Market, located along the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road (Apapa–Oshodi Expressway), due to alleged repeated environmental infractions. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the closure in…

The Federal Government’s Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Initiative (PAGMI) has received renewed momentum following a sweeping crackdown that dislodged thousands of illegal miners from designated mining sites in Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi State. In a coordinated, multi-agency operation,…

The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army said on Sunday that it would investigate allegations that some military officers were shielding drug peddlers in the Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. This followed accusations by the chairman of…

While he has yet to officially declare his intention, the growing momentum among his supporters—coupled with his recent political activities—suggests that the former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, is eyeing the Gombe State governorship to succeed Inuwa…

Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has announced that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will embark on a two-day visit to the state to commission selected projects and attend the Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival. The governor said the President is…

A presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has called for an international investigation into the recent killings in Woro community, Kwara State, urging the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights to probe…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has said governors and other politicians who are supporting Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State to “betray” him (Wike) would eventually be “consumed” by the same “betrayal they endorse. Mr Wike…