YouTube can never pay filmmakers what Netflix, Prime Video pay — Kunle Afolayan
Premium Timesby Aaron Cole·9 Sept 2026
Nigerian filmmaker and producer Kunle Afolayan has questioned the growing perception that YouTube is more financially rewarding for Nigerian filmmakers than major streaming platforms such as...
Arteta names Okocha, Ronaldinho as most skilful teammates
Premium Timesby Tunde Eludini·9 Sept 2026
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has named Nigerian football legend Jay-Jay Okocha and Brazilian great Ronaldinho as the most skilful players he shared a dressing room with during his playing career.
Abiodun’s women empowerment and security agenda in Ogun, By Kayode Akinmade
Premium Timesby Press Release·9 Sept 2026
A government’s commitment to women is best judged not by the number of empowerment programmes it announces, but by whether it creates lasting pathways for women to earn, lead and shape society.
Police arrest suspect for holding 15-year-old for three days after alleged sexual assault
Premium Timesby Saviour Imukudo·9 Sept 2026
The police in Cross River State have arrested a man and launched a manhunt for other suspects over the alleged sexual assault and unlawful confinement of a 15-year-old girl in Calabar.
Mass weddings as social policy: What happens after the ceremony? (1), By Ismail Ahmed
Premium Timesby Premium Times·9 Sept 2026
The right question is not whether mass weddings are inherently good or bad. It is whether public support changes the trajectory of beneficiary households, and whether it does so more effectively...
Audit Reports: Reps panel vows to make NNPC, oil marketers account for ₦432bn debt
Premium Timesby Abdulqudus Ogundapo·9 Sept 2026
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives has vowed to ensure that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and other petroleum companies indicted in the...
Rufai Oseni and the burden of objectivity, By Niran Adedokun
Premium Timesby Premium Times·9 Sept 2026
God forbid that Nigerian television lacks interviewers with knowledge and courage, but a journalist must resist the temptation to complete the argument for the guest or force personal opinions down...
NDC, Sowore fault ‘attack, disruption’ of Peter Obi's visit in Benue
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu·9 Sept 2026
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has faulted the obstruction and blocking of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, from entering Benue State by suspected political thugs.
Nigerian Army redeploys top generals, appoints new person to lead Boko Haram war
Premium Timesby Premium Times·9 Sept 2026
The leadership of the Nigerian Army has redeployed several top generals, including the person leading the war against Boko Haram terrorists in the North-east A Wednesday statement by army...
KC Luxury asks court to lift 30-day detention order, NDLEA justifies drugs suspect's remand
Premium Timesby Emmanuel Agbo·9 Sept 2026
Detained businessman and social media influencer, Kazeem Michael Afolabi, popularly known as KC Luxury, has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to set aside an order permitting the National Drug...
University responds to ASUU's Indefinite Strike, unpaid salary allegations
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu·9 Sept 2026
The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU), has reacted to the indefinite strike by the NAU chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
AU and the struggle for transitional justice implementation in South Sudan, By John G. Ikubaje
Premium Timesby Premium Times·9 Sept 2026
…South Sudan remains a work in progress, with its path toward lasting peace and development still unfolding.
Osun Polls: PDP disowns petition against Adeleke’s victory, challenges purported party's counsel
Premium Timesby Abdulqudus Ogundapo·9 Sept 2026
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it did not authorise a petition challenging Governor Ademola Adeleke’s victory in the 15 August governorship election in Osun State.
Malian women resist renewed support for female genital mutilation
Premium Timesby ekeminiatai·9 Sept 2026
A coordinated social media campaign defending female genital mutilation (FGM) emerged in Mali this August, reigniting societal debates not just about women’s bodily integrity, but also about...
Nigeria condemns Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia
Premium Timesby Beloved John·9 Sept 2026
The Nigerian government has condemned the recent attack on Saudi Arabia by the Yemeni rebel group, the Houthis, which injured 73 people and destroyed an oil installation.
Police launch manhunt after mob kills alleged motorcycle thief
Premium Timesby Saviour Imukudo·9 Sept 2026
The police in Akwa Ibom State have launched a manhunt for members of a mob who allegedly beat and set ablaze an unidentified man accused of attempting to steal a motorcycle in Uyo.
‘Regina Daniels didn’t reconcile with Ned Nwoko’ — Mother clarifies
Premium Timesby Friday Omosola·9 Sept 2026
Rita Daniels, mother of Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, has dismissed speculation that her daughter reconciled with her estranged husband, Delta North senator Ned Nwoko, following her recent...
NDLEA arrests fugitive suspected drug kingpin linked to 49.7kg heroin seizure
Premium Timesby Emmanuel Agbo·9 Sept 2026
After more than two years on the run, Festus Ibewuike, a suspected drug kingpin linked to the seizure of 49.70kg of heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, has been arrested...
Britain, France, others to impose sanctions on Israel over West Bank settlements; Israel reacts
Premium Timesby Beloved John·9 Sept 2026
Britain, France, and Canada have announced plans to impose sanctions on goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank over the continuous attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians.
CBN to prioritise terrorism financing supervision
Premium Timesby Omotoyosi Idowu·9 Sept 2026
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has prioritised the supervision of terrorism financing as part of efforts to protect the country’s financial system from abuse by illicit actors.
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