ALGON donates N36m to support revival of 55-year-old Nigerian newspaper
Premium Timesby Agency Report·7 Sept 2026
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Cross River State chapter, has donated N36 million to support the revival of the Cross River Newspaper Corporation, publishers of the...
Diphtheria: Jos North steps up surveillance as Plateau intensifies response
Premium Timesby Aaron Cole·7 Sept 2026
The Jos North Local Government has intensified disease surveillance and community sensitisation as health authorities work to contain a diphtheria outbreak in Plateau State.
Nigerian man sued for divorce by Moroccan wife accuses Gumi of abducting her
Premium Timesby Abubakar Ahmadu Maishanu·7 Sept 2026
A Kaduna resident, Nasiru Idris, who has been sued for divorce by his Moroccan wife, Khadija Diab, has accused Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, of abducting her.
Police detain 6,240 suspects, rescue 211 kidnapped victims in Enugu in 17 months
Premium Timesby Agency Report·7 Sept 2026
The Police Command in Enugu State says it detained 6,240 suspects, recovered 156 firearms and 1,486 rounds of assorted ammunition, and rescued 211 kidnapped victims within 17 months of sustained...
Nigeria's Q2 2026 data narrative: A triumph of reforms or just recovery?, By Uddin Ifeanyi
Premium Timesby Ifeanyi Uddin·7 Sept 2026
All of this leads to the one question that accompanied me through every page of the report: Is Nigeria’s economy now growing faster because the reforms put in place by the incumbent federal...
FIFA U-20 WWC: Falconets begin title quest against Spain, Aduku demands victory
Premium Timesby Gbemidepo Popoola·7 Sept 2026
Nigeria’s Falconets will launch their 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup campaign on Monday when they face former champions Spain in a high-profile Group F encounter at the Stadion Sosnowiec.
Police detain new suspect over Anambra nursing student’s murder
Premium Timesby Agency Report·7 Sept 2026
The police in Anambra State said a new suspect, allegedly behind the murder of a nursing student in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state, is now in their custody.
All set for maiden Wheelchair American Football Exhibition in Lagos
Premium Timesby Tunde Eludini·7 Sept 2026
All is set for Nigeria’s maiden Wheelchair American Football exhibition, with four teams expected to battle for honours on Thursday at the National Institute for Sports (NIS), National Stadium...
Police arrest 29 suspects over murder, other allegations in Niger
Premium Timesby Oladayo Jonathan·7 Sept 2026
The police have arrested 29 suspects in connection with alleged criminal activities, including the killing of a village head, in Niger State.
Police warn against unauthorised drones in Plateau
Premium Timesby Oladayo Jonathan·7 Sept 2026
The Plateau State Police Command has warned individuals and corporate organisations against operating drones without the required approvals.
'They are hard to beat’ — Alonso reacts as Arsenal overcome Chelsea
Premium Timesby Agency Report·7 Sept 2026
Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso admitted Arsenal are difficult to beat after his side surrendered an early lead to lose 2-1 to the Premier League champions at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
How Osimhen, Onuachu injury setbacks could affect Super Eagles’ AFCON plans
Premium Timesby Gbemidepo Popoola·7 Sept 2026
Nigeria’s preparations for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers have been thrown into further uncertainty following the injury setback suffered by Paul Onuachu, coming just as Victor Osimhen...
EDITORIAL: Fuel subsidies: Sifting through the federation accounts
Premium Timesby Premium Times·7 Sept 2026
It is tempting to say that the debate over fuel subsidy is back to the fore of public conversation, again.
Ex-Sierra Leone president returns home from Nigeria after treason case discontinued
Premium Timesby Beloved John·6 Sept 2026
Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma has returned to his country after spending more than two years in Nigeria, following the withdrawal of criminal proceedings against him.
The collapse of a christian generation (1), By Ayo Akerele
Premium Timesby Ayo Akerele·6 Sept 2026
“When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the Lord nor the work which He had done for Israel” (Judges 2:10).
Macro to micro… who will tell the president?, By Wole Olaoye
Premium Timesby Ololade Bamidele·6 Sept 2026
When pounded yam has lumps, you re-pound the yam to achieve the required consistency. Away from all the contrived obfuscations of contemporary economic analysis, we ought to be able to honestly...
Bribes, bimbos, and babalawos: An undiplomatic memoir, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Premium Timesby Premium Times·6 Sept 2026
Lilian’s story is a three-decade long reel of the kind of interminable coincidence that is not unusual in Nigerian public life.
CAF Inter-Club Competitions: Nigerian clubs record mixed results in preliminary round
Premium Timesby Tunde Eludini·6 Sept 2026
Nigeria’s four representatives in the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup recorded mixed results in the first legs of their respective preliminary-round ties at the weekend.
Amódemájá and Nigeria’s political paradise of lies, By Festus Adedayo
Premium Timesby Ololade Bamidele·6 Sept 2026
In 1969, legendary Yoruba Sakara music lord, Yusuff Olatunji, serenaded and celebrated the sterling qualities of the Seriki of Egbaland, Chief Abdul-Wahab Amódemájá, who held an Egba high-ranking...
Death be not proud: Publisher Dotun Oladipo and the tolling bell, By Max Amuchie
Premium Timesby Premium Times·6 Sept 2026
I have struggled with the inconceivability of writing about Dotun Oladipo in the past tense. Even now, the words do not sit comfortably with me.
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