INVESTIGATION: The fake professor leading a Nigerian university
Premium Timesby Qosim Suleiman·9d ago
Anthony Kila, the pro-chancellor of Michael and Cecilia Ibru University (MCIU), has long presented himself publicly as a professor and a “Jean Monnet Professor of Strategy and Development”, but...
Extrajudicial Killings: How police's Operation Zenda became dreaded by Benue residents
Premium Timesby Manasseh Mbachii·9d ago
Tse Angaador is a farming community about 182 kilometres from Makurdi, the Benue State capital. With an estimated population of about 3,000 residents, the village is in the Gaambe Tiev district of...
Independence anniversary: Mbah pardons, commutes sentences of 13 inmates
Premium Timesby Press Release·10d ago
In commemoration of Nigeria’s 66th independence anniversary, Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has approved the pardon, release, and commutation of sentences of 13 inmates of the Nigerian...
Guber candidate offers free fuel to Okada, Keke operators in Gombe
Premium Timesby Auwal Umar·10d ago
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Gombe State, Bala Tinka, provided free fuel to commercial motorcycle and tricycle operators as part of activities marking Nigeria’s...
Mbah dreams a Nigeria that earns patriotism, makes ‘japa a choice, not an escape’
Premium Timesby Press Release·10d ago
Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, has charged Nigerians with collectively building a nation that earns the patriotism of young people, while also making migration a choice, not an escape route.
Jigawa recruits additional 2,000 secondary school teachers
Premium Timesby Press Release·10d ago
The Jigawa State Government has expanded its teaching workforce with the formal presentation of appointment letters to over 2,000 newly recruited secondary school teachers, adding to the thousands...
Nigeria @ 66 : Uba Sani grants clemency to 27 prisoners
Premium Timesby Press Release·10d ago
Governor Uba Sani has granted clemency to 27 inmates in correctional facilities across Kaduna State to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary, in an effort to give deserving inmates the...
Zamfara @ 30: Gov Lawal commissions infrastructure projects, declares his rescue mission a success
Premium Timesby Press Release·10d ago
Governor Dauda Lawal has declared that his administration’s rescue mission is transforming Zamfara State across critical sectors.
Independence: Nigerian governor pardons 13 convicts, gives reasons
Premium Timesby Chinagorom Ugwu·10d ago
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has approved the pardon, release, and commutation of sentences of 13 inmates at the Nigerian Correctional Centre in the state.
CAN marks 50th anniversary, warns politicians against weaponising religion, ethnicity, regional sentiments
Premium Timesby Agency Report·10d ago
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has warned political parties and politicians against weaponising religion, ethnicity and regional sentiments ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Court remands man over alleged impersonation of JAMB registrar
Premium Timesby Ndidiamaka Ede·10d ago
The Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded Arinze Nwogba in prison over alleged impersonation of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Segun Aina.
Appeal court affirms nullification of CAMA provisions on CAC powers over religious, others
Premium Timesby Ndidiamaka Ede·10d ago
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld a Federal High Court judgement that nullified several provisions of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA), 2020, which gave the Corporate Affairs...
Sowore insists on having SSS director general summoned to testify in cyberbullying trial
Premium Timesby Emmanuel Agbo·10d ago
Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate for 2027, on Friday insisted that the Director General of the State Security Service (SSS)...
Friday Sermon: Great Nigeria at 66, the importance of nation-building and the value of prayer (Du'a)!, By Murtadha Gusau
Premium Timesby Ololade Bamidele·10d ago
In the Name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful Alhamdulillah. All praise belongs to Allah, the Sustainer of the worlds, who created us into nations and tribes so that we may know one...
PHOTOS: Super Eagles land in Moscow for Russia friendly
Premium Timesby Tunde Eludini·10d ago
The Super Eagles have arrived in Moscow ahead of Tuesday’s international friendly against Russia, with coach Eric Chelle making two changes to his squad following the withdrawal of Wilfred Ndidi...
‘I want to fight DDG, Mayweather,’ Carter Efe eyes international opponents after beating Speed Darlington
Premium Timesby adajiesther·10d ago
Content creator and streamer Carter Efe has set his sights on international opponents after retaining his celebrity boxing title with a technical knockout victory over rapper Speed Darlington in...
Court appoints interim receiver over disputed Lagos property linked to Maryam Abacha
Premium Timesby Emmanuel Agbo·10d ago
The Federal High Court in Lagos has placed a Victoria Island property linked to Maryam Abacha, under interim receivership following a dispute between her and a property development company.
ANALYSIS: Africa should prepare for a new Arctic shipping era
Premium Timesby adajiesther·10d ago
Global warming and rising sea surface temperatures are making the Northern Sea Route (NSR) connecting Asia with Europe via the Arctic increasingly commercially viable.
Court denies KC Luxury, two others bail over alleged cocaine trafficking
Premium Timesby Emmanuel Agbo·10d ago
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday rejected the bail applications of detained Kazeem Afolabi, widely known as KC Luxury, and two others facing trial on cocaine trafficking and money...
Saudi Arabia: Eight years after Khashoggi’s murder, IPI renews call for justice
Premium Timesby adajiesther·10d ago
Eight years after Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was violently murdered by Saudi operatives in Istanbul, the International Press Institute (IPI) repeats its demand for accountability.
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