Adeleke tasks new Osun CP on impartial policing, seeks action over Ikire killings
Premium Timesby Ezekiel Oyero·25 Aug 2026
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has tasked the newly deployed Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Zungura, with restoring public confidence in the police and ensuring impartial policing across the...
D’Tigress step up World Cup preparations as Rena Wakama set to rejoin squad in Spain
Premium Timesby Gbemidepo Popoola·25 Aug 2026
Nigeria’s D’Tigress are entering the final stretch of their preparations for the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, with head coach Rena Wakama expected to rejoin the team ahead of the...
Soldiers rescue kidnap victim, recover AK-47 in Kogi
Premium Timesby Manasseh Mbachii·25 Aug 2026
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued a kidnap victim and recovered an AK-47 rifle during an operation in Kogi State.
Goldberg revives ‘Back to Bar’ promo as Super Eagles stars shine in Europe
Premium Timesby Tunde Eludini·25 Aug 2026
The return of European club football is giving Nigerian fans another reason to gather at bars and viewing centres, with several Super Eagles players already making their mark as the new season gets...
US announces new sanctions on Iran, threatens to punish countries, entities trading with it
Premium Timesby Beloved John·25 Aug 2026
The US has announced a new round of economic sanctions on Iran that are aimed at isolating the country, a move experts say indicates Washington’s failure to subjugate Iran militarily after about...
INVESTIGATION: How criminals exploited Benue's conflicts to traffic children, women
Premium Timesby Manasseh Mbachii·25 Aug 2026
From where she sat under a mango tree beside two huts and an old three-bedroom bungalow, Hembadoon Tervershima watched a motorcycle turn onto the narrow footpath that ended in the compound.
ESUT lecturers suspend strike
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu·24 Aug 2026
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) have suspended their two-week warning strike after reaching an agreement...
University suspends professor stripped over attempted sexual assault
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu·24 Aug 2026
The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, in Anambra State, has suspended a lecturer in the institution’s Department of Chinese Studies, Ifeanyi Odinye, for violating the...
Edo Assembly converts ex-speaker’s ‘resignation’ to impeachment
Premium Timesby Agency Report·24 Aug 2026
The Edo State House of Assembly on Monday rejected the purported resignation of former Speaker Blessing Agbebaku.
Tinubu will win 2027 presidential election by landslide, says ex-INEC commissioner
Premium Timesby Folashade Ogunrinde·24 Aug 2026
Retired Professor of Sociology and former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National Commissioner, Lai Olurode, has predicted a landslide victory for President Bola Tinubu in the...
Africa largest beneficiary of GEF funding – Official
Premium Timesby Abdulkareem Mojeed·24 Aug 2026
The Global Environment Facility (GEF), a family of funds supporting environmental action globally, says African countries are the largest beneficiaries of its funding for sustainable environmental...
Ex-minister sacked by Tinubu over corruption allegations appointed into president's campaign
Premium Timesby Saviour Imukudo·24 Aug 2026
President Bola Tinubu has appointed his former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, to a senior position in his campaign council for the 2027 presidential election...
FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Falconets depart for Poland, target strong showing
Premium Timesby Press Release·24 Aug 2026
Nigeria’s U20 women’s national team, the Falconets, will depart for Poland on Monday night ahead of the 2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup.
Uba Sani approves ₦300m for KASU-ASUU, sets up negotiation c’ttee to avert strike
Premium Timesby Press Release·24 Aug 2026
The Kaduna State Government has constituted a nine-member negotiation committee to engage with the Kaduna State University (KASU) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and...
Excitement as Gov Oyebanji installs Ekiti community monarch after 25 years
Premium Timesby Press Release·24 Aug 2026
There was jubilation in Oke Ako in the Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Monday as Governor Biodun Oyebanji installed the new monarch of the community, the Owa of Oke-Ako, Oba Bamidele...
UK Latest Travel Advisory: Mbah’s security investment positionong Enugu globally, By Chikwado Odo
Premium Timesby Press Release·24 Aug 2026
According to the leadership philosophy of Simon Sinek, “leadership is not about the next election, it’s about the next generation” This is exactly what we’re witnessing in Enugu under the...
Oyo govt accuses FG of intentionally excluding Makinde from federal road project launch
Premium Timesby adajiesther·24 Aug 2026
The Oyo State Government has accused the federal government of deliberately excluding Governor Seyi Makinde from the launching of the reconstruction and dualisation of the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road.
Sultan Sa'ad Abubakar III at 70: The authority of restraint, By Samuel Aruwan
Premium Timesby Ololade Bamidele·24 Aug 2026
There are leaders who enter a room determined to be heard, and there are leaders whose presence settles the room before they have spoken.
Shina Philips backs Nigerian football to bounce back from recent setbacks
Premium Timesby Tunde Eludini·24 Aug 2026
President of the Nigeria Pitch Awards, Shina Philips, has expressed confidence that Nigerian football will recover from its recent setbacks and regain its place among Africa’s leading football...
Tinubu flags off reconstruction of Ibadan–Ijebu-Ode Road, approves Abeokuta–Ibadan dualisation
Premium Timesby Press Release·24 Aug 2026
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has flagged off the reconstruction and dualisation of the 58-kilometre Ibadan–Ijebu-Ode Road linking Oyo and Ogun states, while approving the immediate reconstruction...
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