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PREMIUM TIMES journalist shortlisted for Thomson Foundation Young Journalist of the Year Award

Nigeria, Sept. 22 -- PREMIUM TIMES journalist Ndidiamaka Ede has been shortlisted among the final 12 nominees for the 2026 Thomson Foundation Young Journalist of the Year Award. The Thomson Foundatio... Read More


Tinubu hails King Sunny Ade at 80, says musician exemplifies excellence, cultural ambassadorship

Nigeria, Sept. 22 -- President Bola Tinubu has congratulated legendary Nigerian musician, Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye, popularly known as King Sunny Ade, on his 80th birthday, describing him as an exemplar... Read More


WHO, CJID begin development of Africa's first road safety media guidelines

Nigeria, Sept. 22 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) have begun developing Africa's first road safety media guidelines, aimed at imp... Read More


Ibrahim Shehu Shema at 69: A legacy of service, By Oluwabusola Olawale

Nigeria, Sept. 22 -- Today, 22 September, Dr Ibrahim Shehu Shema, CON, FNIM, former governor of Katsina State, will mark his 69th birthday. Known for his modesty, Shema consistently avoids discussions... Read More


From G5 to rainbow coalition: Wike's new political calculus, By Ehi Braimah

Nigeria, Sept. 21 -- Nyesom Wike has never been a politician who hides behind ambiguity. When he takes a political position, he usually does so loudly, visibly and with an unmistakable sense of purpos... Read More


Tinubu, El-Rufai and 2027: When prosecution begins to look like persecution, By Kehinde Kolawole

Nigeria, Sept. 21 -- There is a deep political irony in what is happening today in Nigeria. Nasir El-Rufai, former two-term governor of Kaduna State, former minister of the Federal Capital Territory a... Read More


"Judge Me on a Blank Page": Poetry that defies the norm

Nigeria, Sept. 21 -- Fatai Kehinde's Judge Me on a Blank Page raises an age-long question about poetry: whether a poem must conform to a certain lyrical structure or whether it is allowed to take the ... Read More


EDITORIAL: Defence minister, terrorists not yet defeated

Nigeria, Sept. 21 -- Nigeria's Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa's recent claim that terrorists have been defeated sounds like a fairy tale. If that had been the case, President Bola Tinubu would ... Read More


The four enoughs of the Sundiata Post Model: From the desk to the world, By Max Amuchie

Nigeria, Sept. 20 -- There is something almost deceptively ordinary about a notebook. It is paper. A surface for writing. It may sit on a desk, in a drawer, beside a bed or, under less ordinary circu... Read More


Article of Faith: Jesus is the Tree of Life (1), By Femi Aribisala

Nigeria, Sept. 20 -- Our church, Healing Wings, started in 1994. Soon, God told me He was giving us a building. When He showed it to me, I did not like it at first. It was old and dilapidated. It had ... Read More