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Police kill five kidnappers - Official

Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- The police in Abia State, South-east Nigeria, say they have killed five suspected kidnappers during a heavy gun battle in the state. The police spokesperson in Abia State, Mauren C... Read More


NUJ reacts to CJID's ranking of Imo as the most dangerous state for Nigerian journalists

Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- A faction of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Imo State has said a recent report, which ranked the state as the most dangerous place for journalists to operate in Nigeria,... Read More


Gunmen kill two police operatives in fresh Imo attack

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Gunmen have killed two police operatives in Imo State, Nigeria's South-east. The incident, PREMIUM TIMES gathered, occurred on Sunday along Okigwe Axis in Okigwe Local Government A... Read More


Popular Catholic priest weighs in on Soludo-Peter Obi verbal war on single term

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- A popular Nigerian Catholic priest, John Oluoma, has defended Peter Obi's single four-year term pledge amid a war of words between Mr Obi and Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra Stat... Read More


Ex-commissioner emerges vice-chancellor of Nigerian university

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Simon Ortuanya, a former commissioner education in Enugu State, has been appointed as the 16th substantive vice-chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). The spokesper... Read More


Ex-PDP deputy governor backs Otti for second term

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- The immediate past Deputy Governor of Abia State, Ude Chukwu, has expressed support for Governor Alex Otti's re-election in the state. Mr Chukwu, who served as deputy governor in A... Read More


Soludo, Peter Obi resume war of words over 2027 election

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, have resumed their war of words over Mr Obi's pledge to serve for o... Read More


Nnamdi Kanu files N60 billion defamation suit against Reno Omokri

Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- The detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a N60 billion suit against a social critic, Reno Omokri, for allegedly making defamato... Read More


Nigerian university denies appointing new vice-chancellor

Nigeria, Aug. 2 -- The management of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu State has refuted a report that a new vice-chancellor of the university has been appointed. The spokesperson of UN... Read More


Police dislodge criminal networks in Enugu, arrest 13 suspects - Official

Nigeria, Aug. 2 -- The police in Enugu State, Nigeria's South-east, say they have dislodged some armed robbery and cult networks in multiple operations in the state. The police spokesperson in the st... Read More