The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has called for the arrest and prosecution of those responsible for the violent disruption of a live ARISE NEWS broadcast in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The union said the attack occurred on January 2,…

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital Association of Resident Doctors has declared full support for the resumption of the nationwide strike by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, scheduled to begin on Monday, January 12. In a statement on Friday,…

The Edo State branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has announced a statewide withdrawal of medical services from Saturday, 10 January, following the abduction of two medical doctors. The NMA cited the security concerns in the state as its…

Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Edo State Council, Comrade Festus Alenkhe, has secured the release of three inmates from the Oko Correctional Centre in Benin City. DAILY POST  reports that the chairman secured the release of the inmates…

The Nigeria Union of Journalists has demanded the arrest and prosecution of those responsible for the violent disruption of a live ARISE NEWS broadcast in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The union said the attack took place on January 2, 2026,…

The Rivers House of Assembly has refuted reports that it has discontinued the impeachment move against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngọzi Odu. The spokesperson of the assembly, Enemi George, disclosed this in a statement on Friday night. PREMIUM…

Abia State Government has constituted an administrative panel of enquiry to investigate the causes of the crisis in Okun Aku community, Ohafia local government area. DAILY POST recalls that a youth, Mr. Igwe Akuma Akwu was shot dead last week,…

In this morning recap, we identify the new tax law that took effect on January 1 as introduced by President Bola Tinubu; the tax regime already taking a toll on businesses and trades in the country is one of the…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has left his duties unattended in Abuja for at least two weeks while continuing to tour local government areas in Rivers State, Nigeria’s South-South, because of 2027 politics. Mr Wike,…

The Justice Empowerment Initiative, in collaboration with the Nigerian Slum/Informal Settlement Federation and other civil society organisations, has strongly condemned the ongoing eviction of residents in the Makoko, Oko Agbon, and Sogunro communities by the Lagos State Government. In a…

The Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, Professor Clement Adebooye, has approved the appointment of Professor Alamu Oguntola of the Department of Mechanical Engineering as the acting Provost of the Postgraduate College of the institution. The appointment, which took effect on…

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), Abuja, has issued an interim order restraining the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and its members from embarking on the nationwide strike scheduled to commence on 12 January. Justice Emmanuel Subilim made…

A political strategist, Baba Yusuf, says the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State are a calculated attempt by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike to remove the governor. Yusuf made this statement on Friday when he featured in an…

A forensic audit firm, SALLY TIBBOT Consulting Limited, has accused the Osun State Government of inserting a total of 8,452 alleged ghost workers into the state’s payroll and paying them a sum of N13,716,914,129.28 annually. The allegation was made by…

As we continue into the first month of 2026, we reflect on some of the most consequential investigations published by PREMIUM TIMES in 2025. Over the past 12 months, this newspaper has produced a wide range of investigations, exclusives and…