NAFDAC confirms 48 deaths, 182 cases of illness linked to toxic herbal concoction in Ondo
Premium Timesby adajiesther·25d ago
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confirmed 48 deaths and 182 cases of severe illness following the reported consumption of locally prepared alcoholic...
Court overturns judgement ordering NDC’s deregistration
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu·25d ago
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside the earlier judgement of the Federal High Court, Lokoja which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the Nigeria...
FG deploys experts to assist in probe of deaths of 37 detained illegal mining suspects in Niger
Premium Timesby adajiesther·25d ago
The Federal Government has sent a team of mining and technical experts to Niger State to assist in the investigation of the deaths of 37 illegal mining suspects in the custody of the Nigeria...
Gunmen kill three, injure many in Plateau market attack
Premium Timesby adajiesther·25d ago
Gunmen on Friday night attacked a vegetable market in Mangu town in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing three people and injuring several others.
APC challenges Atiku to present alternatives to Tinubu reforms
Premium Timesby Ezekiel Oyero·25d ago
The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has challenged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to present detailed alternatives to the economic reforms of...
Medical expert identifies major cause of sudden deaths in Nigeria, other countries
Premium Timesby Agency Report·25d ago
A professor of haematology, Theresa Nwagha, has said that blood clots also known as Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), remain the major cause of sudden deaths globally.
Soludo pardons jailed native doctor, gives him appointment
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu·25d ago
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has granted a pardon to a popular native doctor in the state, Chukwudozie Nwangwu.
INTERVIEW: Why I moved to India-Former Remo Stars Captain, Junior Nduka
Premium Timesby Gbemidepo Popoola·25d ago
Former Remo Stars captain and Home-based Super Eagles defender Junior Nduka has explained why he chose to continue his career with Sporting Club Delhi in India after spells in Nigeria and Iraq.
How Nigerians in the diaspora can invest in the Dangote Refinery IPO from anywhere
Premium Timesby Press Release·25d ago
For Nigerians living outside the country, investing in Nigeria’s capital market can sometimes appear more complicated than it is.
2027: Bayelsa APC dismisses Wike’s Rainbow Coalition, says party has winning structure
Premium Timesby Agency Report·25d ago
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Warman Ogoriba, has dismissed the relevance of the emerging “Rainbow Coalition” in the state.
Court jails native doctor 12 years over money rituals
Premium Timesby Agency Report·25d ago
An Anambra High Court in Awka, on Friday, sentenced native doctor Ekene Igboekweze, known as “Eke Hit”, to six years imprisonment.
Access Holdings appoints Orimoloye as Access Bank executive director, risk management
Premium Timesby Omotoyosi Idowu·25d ago
Access Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Ifedayo Orimoloye as Executive Director, Risk Management of its flagship subsidiary, Access Bank Plc.
Amusan finishes second at Athlos London, earns $35,000
Premium Timesby Gbemidepo Popoola·25d ago
Tobi Amusan signed off her 2026 season with a second-place finish in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Athlos meeting in London on Friday, earning $35,000 for her efforts.
Hundreds of Nigerians flee to Cameroon after fatal violence in Mambilla Plateau
Premium Timesby Abubakar Ahmadu Maishanu·25d ago
Hundreds of residents of Mbamnga in the Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State have fled to neighbouring Cameroonian communities following deadly attacks that left several people dead...
Remembering Kweku Amafegha and the saga of OPL 245, By Osmund Agbo
Premium Timesby Ololade Bamidele·25d ago
He smiled, extended his hand and clasped mine firmly. “My name is Kweku,” he said, with the quiet assurance of a man entirely at ease in his own skin. The name struck me as familiar.
Joseph Tegbe’s panic response to power sector reform, By Adeola Akinremi
Premium Timesby Premium Times·25d ago
In Ayn Rand’s mystery story, the Atlas Shrugged, there is something Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, can absorb: reason.
Cross River retirees appeal for pension adjustment, gratuity payment
Premium Timesby Agency Report·25d ago
Retirees in Cross River State have appealed to Governor Bassey Otu to review and harmonise their pensions.
Tinubu, Bolloré discuss new investments in Nigeria’s film, entertainment sectors
Premium Timesby Oladayo Jonathan·25d ago
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has held talks with Vincent Bolloré of the Bolloré Group in Paris over plans to expand the group’s investments in Nigeria’s creative and digital economy.
‘Armed robbers would soon visit him,’ police officer captured on video telling local council chairman
Premium Timesby Agency Report·25d ago
The Police Command in Cross River State has commenced an investigation into an alleged threat by a police officer attached to the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) against James Anam, the chairman...
My successor in 2031 will emerge on merit, not godfatherism – Otti
Premium Timesby Agency Report·25d ago
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State says he will neither be a godfather nor impose his successor on the state after serving his second tenure in 2031.
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