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Private aircraft overshoots runway in Kano

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- A private aeroplane carrying 11 passengers overran its runway at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in Kano on Sunday. Airport officials informed PREMIUM TIMES th... Read More


UPDATED: 11 evacuated after Flybird jet crash-lands at Kano airport

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- Eleven occupants escaped unhurt on Sunday after a private jet operated by Flybird Aircraft Management Services Limited crash-landed at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (M... Read More


Four children killed in attack on Plateau community

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- Four children were killed in the early hours of Saturday when gunmen attacked Dorong village in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, officials and residents have sai... Read More


Experts discuss challenges, opportunities in small river hydropower development in Nigeria

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- Energy experts, policymakers, and private sector players met in Abuja on Thursday to examine the challenges impacting the development of small river hydropower projects in Nigeria,... Read More


Big tech vs. the press: Google's UK "experiment" and the global threat to media freedom, By Shuaib S. Agaka

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- Big Tech has always excelled at disruption, but rarely does it disrupt an entire nation's media ecosystem with such confident audacity that the victims begin to wonder whether they... Read More


Nigeria can no longer pretend online violence against women is invisible, By Farida Adamu

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- When AI-generated nude images of singer Ayra Starr spread across X last month, the platform responded with remarkable indifference: no policy violated, nothing to see. Actress Kehi... Read More


Terrorist Bello Turji in new video narrates relationship with defence minister

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- Terrorism kingpin Bello Turji, in a new video released on Saturday, has responded to the raging controversy surrounding his group's contacts with the Zamfara State Government, when... Read More


Hajj 2026: NAHCON opens medical team application portal, introduces new rules

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced the opening of its application portal for the 2026 National Medical Team (NMT), marking an early and strategic step i... Read More


EFCC denies revoking ex-AGF Malami's bail, explains continued detention

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied claims by a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, that it revoked his b... Read More


BUA Group shares N30bn to staff during excellence, long service awards night

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- One of Nigeria's largest conglomerates, BUA Group, on Saturday, rewarded 1,768 of its staff with whopping N30 billion, in recognition of their years of dedication and loyalty. The... Read More