Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, has reaffirmed that the Ogoni clean-up remains a top priority for his ministry. Lawal made the statement when the National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, led a presidential delegation, including the Minister of Works, David…

The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Security Trust Fund, Dr Ayo Ogunsan, on Monday, formally deployed the Fund’s Monitoring Team, directing its members to enforce strict accountability and transparency in the utilisation of security assets…

Gunmen have abducted 28 travellers in Zak community, Bashar District of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. A youth leader in Wase, Sapi’i Sambo, confirmed the incident to PREMIUM TIMES in a telephone interview on Monday, saying the victims…

Abia State Governor,  Alex Otti, on Monday, performed the switch-on ceremony to restore electricity to 33 communities in Ukwa West LGA of the State, ending nine years of power blackout. The proj‌ect was executed by the Abia State government through…

Residents of Borno State are expressing confusion following the unveiling of 3,000 electric bikes by President Bola Tinubu, even as the state maintains its ongoing ban on motorcycle use. During a state visit on Saturday, President Tinubu inaugurated a fleet…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has openly called on Rivers State residents to deliver overwhelming votes for President Bola Tinubu and Governor Siminalayi Fubara, in a move that underscores the party’s consolidation of power in the oil-rich South-south region following…

Fear has spread among residents of Lagos following the arrest of two suspected fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, in the state, according to PREMIUM TIMES. It was gathered that the suspects, identified as Modu Gana and…

The Kirikasamma Local Government Area of Jigawa State has introduced monthly allowances for former chairmen, deputies, councillors and other past political appointees as part of efforts to strengthen engagement with former leaders. The Chairman of the council, Maji Wakili Marma,…

Some police officers attached to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Unit, Lagos Annex, on Monday, arrested a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Sodeeq Atanda, after allegedly detaining his wife and nine-month-old child to lure him out.…

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State on Monday presented an appropriation bill of N605,506,704,066.16 for the 2026 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. The governor said the 2025 budget of N550 billion had recorded a performance level of…

Tanzania coach Miguel Gamondi has revealed plans to curb Nigeria’s marauding attack when both sides clash in their opening Group C fixture of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations at the Complexe Sportif de Fès on Tuesday (today), PUNCH Sports…

Former First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has disclosed that old friends and extended family members of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari exploited his weaknesses. Mrs Buhari said her late husband was vulnerable to various forms of scheming and manipulation by…

Tanzania have never won a match at the Africa Cup of Nations, but head coach Miguel Gamondi believes their long wait for a maiden victory at the continental showpiece could end against Nigeria when both sides meet at the 2025…

Governor Uba Sani has signed the 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, with Education taking the largest share of 25% of the N985.9 billion budget of Kaduna State. Speaking at the Council Chambers of Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Tuesday, the…

Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Monday raised the alarm over the killing of three farmers during a fresh attack by  gunmen in Igboho, his hometown in Orelope Local Government Area of Oyo State. Adeyemo,…