Will Nigeria, other African countries be affected by Trump's latest Iran sanctions?
Premium Timesby Beloved John·26 Aug 2026
On Monday, the US threatened new rounds of sanctions against Iran. It made it clear that the goal was to isolate Iran and weaken its already battered economy.
Diamond League: Amusan leads Nigerian trio into finale push in Zurich
Premium Timesby Gbemidepo Popoola·26 Aug 2026
Nigeria’s world record holder Tobi Amusan will headline a strong Nigerian contingent at the final Diamond League meeting of the season in Zurich on Thursday, with compatriots Ezekiel Nathaniel and...
Carabao Cup: Awoniyi shines in Coventry City full debut with goal, assist
Premium Timesby Gbemidepo Popoola·26 Aug 2026
Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi made a flying start to his first full appearance for Coventry City, scoring once and providing an assist as the Sky Blues defeated Plymouth Argyle 4-2 in the...
Poco Lee’s team breaks silence on UK case, denies ‘drink spiking’ reports
Premium Timesby adajiesther·26 Aug 2026
The management and legal team of Nigerian dancer and entertainer Iweh Pascal Odinaka, popularly known as Poco Lee, have urged the public to refrain from spreading unverified claims about the...
ICPC indicts Budget Office over inclusion of fake agency in 2026 budget
Premium Timesby Kabir Yusuf·26 Aug 2026
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has faulted the Budget Office of the Federation (BOF) for including the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention...
VIDEO: Abuja council chairman asks residents to vote APC or leave
Premium Timesby Popoola Ademola·26 Aug 2026
The Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Danjuma Shekwolo, issued a controversial warning to residents, asking them to either vote for the All Progressive Congress...
UPDATED: 2027: I will bring back petrol subsidy, Atiku insists
Premium Timesby Abdulqudus Ogundapo·25 Aug 2026
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, has restated his pledge to restore petrol subsidy if elected president next year.
2027: I will bring back petrol subsidy, Atiku insists
Premium Timesby Abdulqudus Ogundapo·25 Aug 2026
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, has restated his pledge to restore petrol subsidy if elected president next year.
Atiku's fuel subsidy and Tinubu's church rat, By Bolaji Abdullahi
Premium Timesby Premium Times·25 Aug 2026
The APC and President Tinubu know that the Atiku solution to subsidise production as a way of lowering the pump price and bringing down the cost of living is a bold idea and they know it resonates...
INTERVIEW: Nigeria must invest more in environment to tackle land degradation, farmer-herder conflicts — Expert
Premium Timesby Abdulkareem Mojeed·25 Aug 2026
Joseph Onoja, Director-General of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), speaks on Nigeria’s worsening land degradation, the financing gap in environmental protection and the need for greater...
Gadzama obtains court's leave to challenge three-year suspension by LPDC
Premium Timesby Ndidiamaka Ede·25 Aug 2026
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted Joe-Kyari Gadzama, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), leave to challenge his three-year suspension from legal practice by the Legal Practitioners...
Afrilition: Engineering an operating system for the future, By Adéwálé Àjàdí
Premium Timesby Adewale Ajadi·25 Aug 2026
Afrilition offers a critical and creative discipline for the incredible future that is unfolding.
Dolly Parton dies at 80
Premium Timesby ekeminiatai·25 Aug 2026
American country music legend Dolly Parton, whose six-decade career produced global hits, including Jolene, 9 to 5, and I Will Always Love You, has died at the age of 80.
Understanding Nigeria's new policy on working hours and locum employment, By Chinedu Moghalu
Premium Timesby Premium Times·25 Aug 2026
The intendment of the NHSRII for improved health outcomes is that a doctor should finish a call, hand over and go home knowing a rested colleague has taken over.
Eid-el-Maulud: Abiodun urges Muslims to embrace Prophet’s teachings of peace, compassion
Premium Timesby Press Release·25 Aug 2026
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has congratulated Muslim faithful in Ogun State and across Nigeria on the occasion of Eid-el-Maulud, commemorating the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad...
UK court confirms Poco Lee’s September hearing amid assault allegation
Premium Timesby ekeminiatai·25 Aug 2026
Popular Nigerian dancer, hypeman and entertainer Poco Lee is reportedly being held on remand in the United Kingdom and is scheduled to appear before Snaresbrook Crown Court in London on 15...
Nigeria to modernise border management using technology, intelligence - Officials
Premium Timesby Yakubu Mohammed·25 Aug 2026
The Nigerian government has called for stronger collaboration among security agencies, universities, regional institutions, border communities and development partners as it moves to modernise the...
2026: Reps members raise conflict-of-interest concerns over Tinubu’s campaign council
Premium Timesby Sharon Eboesomi·25 Aug 2026
Some members of the House of Representatives, operating under the banner of the Save Democracy Group (SDG), have criticised the composition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential...
APC begins fresh electronic membership registration ahead of 2027 elections
Premium Timesby Sharon Eboesomi·25 Aug 2026
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced a fresh nationwide electronic membership registration exercise as it begins preparations to strengthen its structures ahead of the 2027 general...
Gateway Airport: UN Ambassador Ibrahim hails Abiodun for ‘talking to the future’
Premium Timesby Press Release·25 Aug 2026
The Nigerian Ambassador to the United Nations, Jimoh Ibrahim, has commended Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, for executing strategic infrastructure projects designed to drive the state’s...
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