Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has approved and released ₦5 billion for the payment of outstanding gratuities and death benefits owed to retirees and beneficiaries in the state. The approval was announced in a statement issued on Monday by…

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has concluded accommodation arrangements for Nigerian pilgrims participating in the 2026 Hajj in Makkah and Madinah, ahead of deadlines set by Saudi Arabian authorities. The Chairman of NAHCON, Abdullahi Usman, a professor, disclosed…

The Osun State chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, under the All Progressives Congress, APC, has provided details on how council finances have been managed following allegations raised by the State House of Assembly. The explanation…

Senator Ahmed Wadada, a leading aspirant for the Nasarawa State governorship race in the 2027 general elections, has refuted a viral report that he has withdrawn from the race. This is contained in a statement by Mr Sam Israel, Senior…

The Police Command in Akwa Ibom State said on Monday that it has arrested two suspected members of the Black Axe confraternity, following an intelligence-led operation. Timfon John, the police spokesperson in Akwa Ibom, stated this in a statement on…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the remand of nine suspected terrorists in Kuje Correctional Centre over their alleged involvement in the June 13, 2025, attack on Yelwata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, which left…

Although normal commercial activities resumed on Monday at the Onitsha Main Market, the Indigenous People of Biafra’s Monday sit-at-home order left empty streets in parts of Anambra, with banks, schools, motor parks, and filling stations closed and roads deserted. The…

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, remanded nine suspected terrorists in Kuje Correctional Centre over the 13 June 2025 deadly attack on Yelwata Community in Benue State, where about 150 persons were killed. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, who gave…

Banks and markets in Umuahia, Abia State capital, opened for business on Monday but recorded low number of customers. Also government offices at the State Secretariat in Umuahia were opened for work, but many workers stayed at home. Our correspondent,…

Electricity has been restored to the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa, after the diplomatic mission settled outstanding municipal service debts, the City of Tshwane announced. The power supply was disconnected on Monday by the City of Tshwane as…

Traders at the Onitsha Main Market partially resumed business activities on Monday following a threat by Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State to extend the initial closure of the market. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Governor Soludo ordered the closure of the…

The Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, has appointed Abu Khalifa as its new commander around the Timbuktu Triangle. The appointment followed the killing of ISWAP’s former commander, Julaibib, by Nigerian troops of Operation HADIN KAI in Kimba, Damboa Local…

Across sports, politics, labour and entertainment, Monday delivered a cascade of headline-grabbing developments—from uncertainty over the hosting of Africa’s flagship women’s football tournament and rising union tensions in Abuja, to traders reopening shops in defiance of fear, Nigeria’s empty-handed night…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed as “false and baseless” recent allegations by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that civil servants are being coerced to participate in the ruling party’s ongoing electronic membership registration exercise. In a press statement…

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said the “total compliance” with Monday’s sit-at-home order in parts of the South-East has demonstrated that the people will never be intimidated into abandoning the group’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The sit-at-home declared by…