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Students panic as hostel collapses near Ebonyi university

Nigeria, July 26 -- Fear gripped some undergraduates in Ebonyi State on Friday after a building occupied by students partially collapsed. The hostel, a two-storey building, was located opposite the f... Read More


Many killed as speeding truck rams into residents in Anambra

Nigeria, July 26 -- Many people were killed on Friday night in Anambra State when a speeding truck rammed into them. The incident, PREMIUM learnt, occurred at about 9:33 p.m. along the Chisco Park Ju... Read More


Many killed, several others injured as gunmen attack Imo communities

Nigeria, July 26 -- Several residents were shot dead on Thursday night in Imo State when gunmen invaded three communities in the South-eastern state. The separate attacks occurred between 10 p.m. and... Read More


'I'm not afraid of visiting any state,' Peter Obi replies Gov Okpebholo

Nigeria, July 25 -- The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has responded to recent "threats" by Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State that he (Okpebholo) would not allow Mr Obi... Read More


New APC chair vows to take 'tough decisions,' unite aggrieved members

Nigeria, July 25 -- The new Chairperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has vowed to "bring in" aggrieved members of the APC back to the party, including governors who left t... Read More


How APC set trap for Osun PDP senators to defect to party -- Gov Adeleke's aide

Nigeria, July 25 -- Hezekiah Bamiji, a media aide to Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, says two of the state senators who recently defected from the PDP to the APC suffered "political miscalcula... Read More


Okpebholo defiant, insists Peter Obi must inform him before entering Edo

Nigeria, July 23 -- Despite widespread criticisms, Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has defended his recent threats not to allow Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, to ... Read More


Enugu governor reshuffles cabinet, swears in six new commissioners

Nigeria, July 23 -- Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, on Wednesday, reshuffled his cabinet, swapping three commissioners and swearing in six newly appointed ones. Mr Mbah also assigned portfolios t... Read More


Nigerian university decries N200 million monthly electricity bills

Nigeria, July 23 -- The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu State, Oguejiofor Ujam, says the university has been battling high electricity bills of at least N200... Read More


University contradicts police, disowns student who allegedly killed woman in hotel

Nigeria, July 22 -- The management of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu State has said Emmanuel Gambo, the 22-year-old man who allegedly killed a woman in a hotel room, is not a student ... Read More