The Executive Director of the United States-based humanitarian organization Equipping the Persecuted, Judd Saul, has issued an urgent security alert warning some communities in Plateau State to remain vigilant against a potential attack by Fulani bandits on Saturday, December 27th,…

Former Benue State Governor and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, has reportedly married Zaynab Ngohemba-George, the former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. The union became public on Friday, December 26, 2025, following…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed hope that the agreements recently reached with the Nigerian government would be honoured. The ASUU President, Chris Piwuna, told PREMIUM TIMES in a text that the union would also meet the…

No fewer than 12 Tomahawk missiles were on December 25 launched against terrorists in Sokoto State by the United States military. Rep Riley M. Moore, the lawmaker representing Virginia’s Second District in the Congress, confirmed this in an interview with…

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Boxing Day, donated 10 outboard engine fishing boats to women and cooperative groups from Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District as part of his constituency projects. The presentation took place at his country…

Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, representing Sokoto South, has called on residents of Sokoto State to remain calm following reports of United States airstrikes targeting ISIS-linked terrorists on Christmas Day. In a statement posted on his personal X account, the former…

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a robbery suspect and recovered a stolen motorcycle following an attack on two residents in the Olorunda Aba area of the state. In a statement issued on Saturday by the state Police Public…

Controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has said that Nigerians must learn to live with the Fulani herdsmen. Gumi made this statement in a video posted via X, declaring that the herdsmen were part of Nigeria and would go nowhere.…

The Secretary General of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, Mohammed Abubakar, and a human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, have urged state governors to support President Bola Tinubu for the smooth implementation of local government autonomy. They called on…

The UN has expressed sadness over the suspected suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Gamboru, Maiduguri, Borno State in north-east Nigeria, which led to the loss of lives and left scores injured. A bomb exploded during prayers at a…

Ilorin-based biker, Emmanuel Enya, speaks to VICTOR AYENI about his encounter with a heavily pregnant woman at Ojota, Lagos, who went into labour and delivered a baby he later resuscitated Can you describe how you first encountered the pregnant woman…

On 25 December, the United States and Nigeria carried out missile strikes against Islamist militants in Sokoto State in north-West Nigeria, marking one of the most significant foreign-enabled military actions on Nigerian soil in recent history. The strikes, ordered by…

Residents of Jabo town in Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State narrated  harrowing experiences after a US airstrike late on Thursday. Many residents said they initially mistook the fiery descent for an aircraft crash. According to Vanguard, a resident and…

The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has called on President Bola Tinubu to take decisive steps to rid the country of graft, urging him to use the broom, the symbol of the All Progressives Congress, to sweep…

Turkish police have detained 115 suspected members of the Islamic State extremist group in nationwide raids over alleged plans to carry out attacks during the Christmas and New Year period, state media reported on Thursday. A total of 137 are…