The newly appointed Commissioner of Police for Plateau State, Bassey Ewah, has vowed to build on the existing peace in the state and ensure the safety and security of all citizens. During his maiden press briefing with on Thursday in…

The head of Woro community in Kwara State, Umar Bio Salihu, has said that armed bandits operated for about 10 hours in the area before security operatives arrived, leading to dozens of deaths and the destruction of several villages. Salihu,…

Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI, have arrested a suspected logistics supplier to ISWAP terrorists and facilitated the safe repatriation of 700 Nigerian refugees from Cameroon into Borno. A credible military source revealed this to the News…

Energy expert, Nick Agule, has criticised Nigeria’s electricity pricing regime, describing it as punitive to consumers despite poor and unreliable supply, while warning that state governments lack the capacity to shoulder rising power costs. Agule spoke on Wednesday during an…

British energy giant Shell said Thursday that its net profit rose 11 per cent last year as higher volumes and lower costs helped to offset falling oil and gas prices. Profit after tax climbed to $17.84 billion in 2025 from…

The Lagos State Government has announced a six-week traffic diversion to facilitate repairs on the Apongbon Bridge and adjoining service lanes. In a statement posted on X on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said the Federal Ministry of…

The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has clarified why it called for the removal and prosecution of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, insisting that its position has nothing to do…

Japanese atomic bomb survivors said Thursday they feared the world was marching towards nuclear war as the last US-Russian arms control treaty expired. The New START treaty ended with the turn of the calendar to February 5, after US President…

The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to amend Nigeria’s Electoral Act, strengthening the country’s electoral system and aligning it with current realities. The amendment bill was approved after lawmakers engaged in over five hours of debate and clause-by-clause consideration.…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has criticized the Nigerian Senate for rejecting the real-time electronic transmission of election results, describing the move as a deliberate attack on electoral transparency. In a statement released on Wednesday night, Atiku said the Senate’s…

Australian police charged a man with hundreds of child abuse offences on Thursday after finding 23,000 sexually explicit images on his computer from children allegedly groomed online. Queensland Police Chief Superintendent, Denzil Clark, said detectives had identified 459 victims within…

President Bola Tinubu said he has ordered the deployment of an army battalion to Woro, a village in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, where Boko Haram terrorists killed dozens of villagers in an overnight attack. PREMIUM TIMES earlier…

The Senate on Wednesday raised concern over worsening insecurity in Katsina State following fresh bandit attacks that reportedly left at least 35 people dead within 24 hours. The resolutions followed a motion of urgent public importance on the recent ambush…

Fresh details emerged on Wednesday on Tuesday’s attack on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State by suspected terrorists. A younger brother of the traditional ruler of Woro, Mr Ali Umar, told the News Agency…

The Kwara State Government said 75 people have been confirmed killed so far in an attack on Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. Rafiu Ajakaiye, the spokesperson for the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, gave the…