President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria following his state visit to the Republic of Türkiye. The Airbus A330 conveying the President arrived at the Presidential Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 8:55 p.m. on Saturday. Tinubu’s…

Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has sacked political appointees and dethroned traditional rulers from the Amasiri community of Afikpo Local Government Area over alleged complicity in a violent land dispute. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Amasiri…

The Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, on Saturday declared that the Northwest is ready to rise. Barau said the North will rise not in isolation but in coordinated partnership with Nigeria through the North West Development Commission, NWDC, and Renewed…

The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Mariya Mahmoud, has urged youths in the FCT to embrace dialogue, peaceful engagement and constructive participation as pathways to national development, stressing that progress is rooted in collaboration rather than division.…

The Nigerian Correctional Service has explained why Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, convicted of money laundering, was released from prison in February 2025, about four years after he was sentenced to eight years…

In a bid to reduce maternal deaths caused by unsafe abortions, experts and stakeholders in Ogun State have warned residents to seek medical care from qualified and well-trained doctors rather than quacks. The warning was given at a one-day training…

The Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has commissioned the 1.2-kilometre Nzegwu Okoye Road in Umueri, Anambra East Local Government Area of the state. The project was fully funded and executed by the traditional ruler of Umueri, Igwe Ben Emeka,…

Former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has wrongly accused a businessman, Ahmad Rabiu, of leaking classified documents to PREMIUM TIMES. The documents exposed a multi-billion-naira scandal involving the ownership of Dala Inland Dry Port Limited during Mr Ganduje’s administration. ​PREMIUM…

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has directed the State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Goodluck Ubochi and the Special Adviser on Basic and Secondary Education, Kenechukwu Nwosu, to monitor the daily attendance of newly recruited teachers in the state.…

Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface has promised to assist a young Nigerian footballer, simply identified as Grace Boy, who is seeking financial support for physiotherapy and rehabilitation following an anterior cruciate ligament surgery. The X user had reached out to…

The Anambra State Government says it has reached an agreement with traders to commence the phased remodelling of the Onitsha Main Market to improve infrastructure and ensure a more organised and sustainable trading environment. Governor Charles Soludo disclosed this on…

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, and Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State have been conferred with honorary doctorate degrees by Modibbo Adama University (MAU), Yola. The other two MAU honorary doctorate recipients are Governor Bassey Otu of…

Christian leaders in Southern Kaduna have called on the state government, security agencies and local communities to take urgent steps to protect worship centres and secure the release of abducted worshippers, warning that affected families are experiencing deepening trauma. The…

Panic gripped Kawuri community in the Bama Local Government Area of Borno State late Thursday night after a Boko Haram attack left a forest guard dead and a Nigerian Army lieutenant missing. Local media reported that the incident started in…

Ogun State Commissioner for Transportation and Chairman of the Nigeria Transportation Commissioners Forum (NTCF), Engr. Gbenga Dairo, has urged all states to fast-track urban mobility projects following the National Urban Mobility Program (NUMP) stakeholder forum held in Abuja, weekend. Engr.…