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…

Activist, Omoyele Sowore and Bashir Ahmad, a former aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, have condemned the killing of at least 162 residents of the Woro community in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. In a statement on X…

Bill Gates has voiced regret over “every minute” he spent with Jeffrey Epstein, even as the Microsoft co-founder’s former wife Melinda said he still had questions to answer over his relationship with the convicted sexual offender. The latest tranche of…

At least 170 people have been killed in Woro, a remote community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, by suspected Boko Haram terrorists during an attack that lasted several hours. The assault came about five months after the…

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has recorded a significant operational milestone with the reactivation of a Super Puma helicopter. The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, reaffirmed the Service’s resolve to sustain decisive airpower in defence…

The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating agricultural subsidies, intervention funds, aids, and grants programmes from 2015 to 2025 has decried the persistent disregard for parliamentary invitations by government agencies and financial institutions. At an investigative hearing held on…

A former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, on Wednesday officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) few hours after his exit from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr Suswam had earlier in the day resigned his membership of his…

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has appealed his conviction and life sentence. His lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, made this known via a post on his verified X handle on Wednesday. He said, “The mother of…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday rejected documents sought to be tendered by the defence in the ongoing cyberbullying trial of activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore. The court rejected Sowore’s team’s bid to tender  statements allegedly made by…

The Niger State House of Assembly has passed two bills into law, including the Niger State Hisbah Directorates Bill and an amendment to the Niger State Tax Administration and Consolidation Law, 2022. The private member bill was sponsored by the…