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Traore: How to crown an impostor, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, May 16 -- Burkinabe leader Ibrahim Traore is acting like a rock star. It's not entirely his fault. He's receiving a lot of help from dozens of social media users, especially TikTokers, who ar... Read More


Gunmen kill lawyer, one other in South-east Nigeria

Nigeria, May 16 -- Gunmen have killed two persons in Anambra State, Nigeria's South-east. The incident, PREMIUM TIMES learned, happened on Thursday morning in Egbebelu village of Nanka, a community i... Read More


'With You' was inspired by Bright Chimezie's classic - Davido reveals

Nigeria, May 16 -- In June 2024, legendary highlife musician Mike Ejeagha returned to the spotlight after skit maker 'Brain Jotter' featured 'Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo', a segment from his 41-year-old track 'K... Read More


PHOTO STORY: Oil spill devastates Ogoni community, displaces residents

Nigeria, May 16 -- Several residents have been displaced from their homes due to the rupture of the Trans Niger Delta pipeline in the B-Dere community of Gokana Local Government Area in Ogoni, River S... Read More


Why I nearly fought Bauchi governor during vice president's visit - Minister

Nigeria, May 16 -- The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has corrected a report that Bauchi Deputy Governor Auwal Jatau tried to slap him during Vice President Kashim Shettima's visit to Bauc... Read More


Terror group linked to al-Qaeda claims killing of 200 soldiers in Burkina Faso

Nigeria, May 16 -- An Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), has claimed responsibility for the death of 200 soldiers in Burkina Faso. SITE Intelligence Gro... Read More


Why I built radio station just for women- Toun Okewale Sonaiya

Nigeria, May 16 -- Toun Okewale Sonaiya, CEO of Women Radio 91.7, is on a mission to amplify women's voices in a media landscape that often sidelines them. In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, she sh... Read More


Tems bags yet another RIAA Gold certification, sets new record

Nigeria, May 15 -- Nigerian international superstar Tems has set another record as she's set to receive another RIAA certification. As reported by the popular American music chart news platform Chart... Read More


FCCPC, police seal office of group posing as consumer watchdog

Nigeria, May 15 -- The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), in a joint operation with the police, has shut down an unauthorised organisation in Aba, Abia State, for allegedl... Read More


Kidnappers of APC chieftain seize ransom bearers, make fresh demands

Nigeria, May 15 -- The abductors of Nelson Adepoyigi, the All Progressives Congress ward chairman in Ose Local Government Area, have seized two individuals who reportedly took N5 million and food item... Read More