Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has said that the sachet alcohol ban is in the interest of children. Adeyeye spoke on Friday in an interview on Arise Television, monitored…

South Africa has declared Israel’s top diplomat in the country “persona non grata”, and given him 72 hours to leave, the foreign ministry said Friday. South Africa has a testy relationship with Israel, being a leading critic of its actions…

The police in Delta State have arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly killing his friend and former classmate after a dispute over the sharing of internet fraud proceeds. This is contained in a video clip featuring the police spokesperson in…

Founder of the Albino Foundation, Jake Epelle, says the concession of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, for persons with albinism still stands and is undergoing verification process. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television on Friday, Ekpelle said…

The Kwara State House of Assembly has passed the 2026 Appropriation Bill approving a total budget of ₦656.5 billion, representing an increase of ₦10.5 billion over the initial proposal submitted by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The budget was passed on Friday…

Experts from civil society organisations operating in Nigeria and across Africa have called for stronger laws and stricter enforcement to curb pervasive methane emissions in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, amid growing health and environmental concerns in the Niger Delta…

The report of an investigation by the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has implicating two real estate firms for allegedly using forged documents to sell and occupy three disputed plots. The report by the FCTA Legal Services Secretariat indicted two…

A Kano-based technology hub, Blue Sapphire Hub, on Thursday unveiled a new digital platform aimed at strengthening transparency and accountability in local governance. The Strengthened Leadership Aware Citizen Digital Dashboard allows citizens to track government projects in real time, submit…

The police in Benue State repelled an armed attack at a checkpoint in Orakam, Obadigbo Local Government Area, killing four suspected bandits and recovering firearms, on Thursday. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Udeme Edet, disclosed this in…

Amnesty International Nigeria has revealed that no fewer than 23 people have been killed in different parts of the country as a result of mob violence, urging the Federal Government to take urgent and decisive action to curb what it…

Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti has received a major global honour nearly three decades after his death. The BBC reported on Friday that the Recording Academy will posthumously confer a Lifetime Achievement Award on the Nigerian music icon at the…

The leader of a coalition protesting demolitions, forced evictions, and displacement in Lagos, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Soweto, has pledged that the group’s activism will continue despite alleged intimidation and hardships. Soweto, who led a demonstration on Wednesday, was…

Across the vast and diverse lands of Africa, from the sweeping deserts of the north to the dense jungles of the Congo basin, a quiet but powerful contest of strength and strategy has been unfolding. According to a report obtained…

Nollywood filmmaker and actor Stanley Amandi was arrested alongside military officers accused of planning a violent overthrow of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, PREMIUM TIMES can report. Mr Amandi, a director and former chairperson of the Enugu State Chapter of the…

The Federal Commissioner of the Public Complaints Commission (PCC) in Ogun State, Morakinyo Akinleye, has revealed that a  total of 1,142 complaints were received between September 2024 and December 2025, with 783 of them resolved. Akinleye stated this on Thursday while fielding…