CAFWCLQ: Edo Queens battle USFA for final ticket
Premium Timesby Gbemidepo Popoola1 Sept 2026
Edo Queens will battle hosts USFA of Burkina Faso for a place in the final of the 2026 WAFU-B CAF Women’s Champions League qualifiers on Wednesday.
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top 37%“Everything is in our hands” — Ilechukwu turns focus to Champions League after Katsina draw
Premium Timesby Gbemidepo Popoola1 Sept 2026
Rangers International head coach Fidelis Ilechukwu has admitted that his side must improve significantly as they turn their attention to the CAF Champions League after beginning their Nigeria...
INVESTIGATION: Oil companies violate Nigerian laws, flare gas, face no sanctions (1)
Premium Timesby Ekemini Simon1 Sept 2026
or decades, the orange glow from gas flares has lit up the skies of Umuechem in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State long after sunset.
Fake agencies and ghost workers saga, By Ehi Braimah
Premium Timesby Premium Times1 Sept 2026
The latest scandal involving fake government agencies and ghost workers should not be dismissed as another corruption story in Nigeria’s seemingly endless catalogue of public-sector abuses.
Ibom Air’s latest Airbus aircraft is second among the 10 ordered by ex-Gov Emmanuel’s administration
Premium Timesby Premium Times31 Aug 2026
The new Airbus A220-300 aircraft acquired by Ibom Air, a commercial airline owned by the Akwa Ibom State Government, is among the 10 ordered by the administration of former Governor Udom Emmanuel...
NIS to begin passport intervention in four UK cities
Premium Timesby Beloved John31 Aug 2026
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced a special passport intervention exercise for Nigerians living in the United Kingdom.
15 NYSC members, 6 other kidnapped persons rescued in Kogi - Tinubu
Premium Timesby Manasseh Mbachii31 Aug 2026
The 15 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members kidnapped last Wednesday in Kogi State have been freed, President Bola Tinubu has announced.
Gunmen invade Anambra community, kill two
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu31 Aug 2026
Gunmen, suspected to be cultists, have killed two persons at separate locations in Awka, the Anambra State capital.
2027: NDC accuses INEC of replacing party's candidates with ‘unknown persons’
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu31 Aug 2026
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of “systematically removing” the party’s nominated candidates for the 2027 general elections...
Umohette celebrates 20th career win, hails Anthony Joshua, Itauma
Premium Timesby Tunde Eludini31 Aug 2026
Akwa Ibom-born boxer Enobong “The Nigerian Gentleman” Umohette has secured the 20th victory of his professional career after defeating former WBL heavyweight champion Fidel “Infierno” Munoz by...
A leadership lesson for Nigeria from Dolly Parton, By Dakuku Peterside
Premium Timesby Dakuku Peterside31 Aug 2026
Dolly Parton has never governed a state, controlled a public budget, or commanded the machinery of government.
APGA sweeps Anambra LG polls, wins 21 chairmanship seats
Premium Timesby Agency Report31 Aug 2026
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has won all 21 chairmanship and 326 councillorship seats in the 29 August Local Government elections held in Anambra State.
"The Bako of Zereshé": Building a world beyond the ordinary
Premium Timesby Premium Times31 Aug 2026
Dexter Loko has crafted an Afro-inspired work that is as intellectually engaging as it is entertaining, inviting readers to reflect on themes of identity, courage, and the burdens of power.
Terrorism: 76 primary schools shut, 80 students remain in captivity in Borno LGA - Official
Premium Timesby Ogalah Dunamis31 Aug 2026
Only 56 of the 113 primary schools are functioning in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, where about 80 students abducted during attacks on their schools in May and June remain in...
Nigeria’s economy grows 4.43% in Q2 2026 — NBS
Premium Timesby Ezekiel Oyero31 Aug 2026
Nigeria’s economy grew by 4.43 per cent year-on-year in real terms in the second quarter of 2026, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
Wanted over alleged coup plot, Sylva quits APC, says Nigerians will vote against Tinubu in 2027
Premium Timesby Ezekiel Oyero31 Aug 2026
Former Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the ruling party of abandoning the ideals on which it was founded.
EFCC recovered N1.23trn, $684.48m in 34 months — Olukoyede
Premium Timesby Emmanuel Agbo31 Aug 2026
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recovered N1.23 trillion and $684.48 million in proceeds of crime between October 2023 and July 2026, the agency’s chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has...
Nigeria’s ambassador to Germany angry with Akwa Ibom council chairperson over poor road
Premium Timesby Ekemini Simon31 Aug 2026
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Germany, Ita Enang, has criticised the Chairperson of the Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Ubong Nkutt, over the poor condition of roads in his community...
Nigeria’s bank financing may be fuelling environmental harm in Niger Delta - Fair Finance Coalition
Premium Timesby Ekemini Simon31 Aug 2026
Financial institutions must take greater responsibility for the environmental and human rights consequences of businesses they finance, civil society groups have said, as communities in Nigeria’s...
JUST IN: Messi announces retirement from international football
Premium Timesby Tunde Eludini31 Aug 2026
Argentina captain Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football barely one month after his country’s campaign at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.