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How N1.9 trillion was diverted from Abia under Ex-Gov. Ikpeazu - Report

Nigeria, June 8 -- A total of N1.9 trillion (N1, 959, 011,334,397) was illegally taken away from the treasury of the Abia State Government under the administration of the immediate past governor of Ab... Read More


Gunmen kill local council chairmanship aspirant

Nigeria, June 8 -- Gunmen have shot dead an aspirant for the position of local government chairperson in Enugu State, South-east Nigeria. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the victim, Ejike Ugwueze, was ki... Read More


Five feared trapped as three-storey building collapses in Abia

Nigeria, June 8 -- Five people were feared trapped inside a collapsed three-storey building in Umumbi, a community in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria's south-east. Residents to... Read More


Imo assembly summons publisher over story against lawmaker

Nigeria, June 8 -- The Imo House of Assembly has summoned the publisher of an online newspaper, Nigerian Watchdog, over a report against a lawmaker in the state. The publisher, Precious Nwadike, was ... Read More


VIDEO: 10 underaged Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana for prostitution

Nigeria, June 8 -- At least 10 underaged Nigerian girls have been filmed narrating how they have been trafficked to Ghana for prostitution. A video clip uploaded on X on Friday, showed the girls insi... Read More


Electricity company threatens to disconnect government houses in South-east

Nigeria, June 7 -- The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has threatened to disconnect government houses in the South-east over failure to pay their electricity bills. The EEDC also said i... Read More


How bank security guards assaulted me during labour strike -- Journalist

Nigeria, June 7 -- A journalist in Abia State was on Monday allegedly attacked and assaulted by two security guards attached to the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) in Umuahia, the state capital. The ... Read More


Court remands traditional ruler, four others over alleged murder of security operatives

Nigeria, June 7 -- A traditional ruler in Enugu State has been remanded for alleged involvement in the murder of two police operatives and three Neighbourhood Watch Group members in the state. The tr... Read More


Suspect accused of kidnapping two women dies in police custody

Nigeria, June 6 -- Two women have been declared missing after visiting a man they met on Facebook. The suspect, who was later arrested by the police, has, however, died in police custody. The women i... Read More


Nigerian govt decries vandalisation of 2nd Niger Bridge

Nigeria, June 5 -- Nigeria's Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has lamented the vandalisation of infrastructure on the Second Niger Bridge in Anambra State. Mr Umahi described the vandalisation as "crue... Read More