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Court sentences 41-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping 11-year-old girl

Nigeria, June 17 -- A state high court in Calabar, Cross River State, has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping an 11-year-old child. The convict, Endurance Sandy, 41, PREMIUM TIMES gathere... Read More


Police refute skit maker's claim over Eno's N10m donation to deceased officer's family

Nigeria, June 16 -- The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, Baba Azare, has dismissed allegations by a skit maker known as Local Man concerning the posting of the governor's Chief Security Offi... Read More


Ex-Rivers commissioner named among 50 global 'crucial thought leaders' in media communications

Nigeria, June 16 -- Nigerian scholar, public policy expert and strategic communication specialist Austin Tam-George has been named among the 2026 world's 50 most influential thought leaders in media c... Read More


Police arrest suspected drug dealer in Akwa Ibom

Nigeria, June 15 -- The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested two suspects over the theft and unlawful possession of a stolen tricycle. In a separate raid, operatives recovered suspected hard drugs... Read More


'Work for Rivers people or resign,' protesters tell Fubara

Nigeria, June 13 -- A group of 12 June protesters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday called on Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to either focus on delivering governance for Rivers peop... Read More


Xenophobic violence in South Africa is state-sponsored, says Julius Malema

Nigeria, June 13 -- South African opposition politician and parliamentarian Julius Malema has described the recent wave of xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in the country as "state-sponsor... Read More


South Africa to start charging Nigeria, others for deportation of their nationals

Nigeria, June 12 -- South Africa has announced plans to start charging foreign governments for the cost of deporting their nationals who violate the country's immigration laws. The move comes amid a ... Read More


US extradites convicted ex-Ghanaian official over $6 million fraud

Nigeria, June 10 -- The United States has extradited former Chief Executive Officer of Ghana's Microfinance and Small Loans Centre, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, to Ghana following her conviction on more t... Read More


Lawyer alleges illegal detention, torture, N180,000 bail extortion by police

Nigeria, June 8 -- A lawyer, Wisdom Chude, has alleged widespread human rights abuses at the Octopus Unit of the Nigeria Police Force's C4i Department in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, including unlawfu... Read More


Ghana evacuates 1,000 citizens from South Africa as xenophobic attacks increase

Nigeria, June 8 -- The Ghanaian government has evacuated about 1,000 of its citizens from South Africa following renewed xenophobic attacks targeting black Africans, with authorities promising reinteg... Read More