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New JAMB registrar unveils five-pillar reform agenda

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- The new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Segun Aina, has unveiled a five-pillar agenda aimed at strengthening the body's governance, expanding its d... Read More


Osun 2026: Adeleke's campaign organisation petitions human rights commission, seeks release of detained supporters

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- The campaign organisation of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), seeking the unconditional release of the governor's su... Read More


Kefee's widower, Teddy Don-Momodu, loses second wife

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Lara Kudayisi Don-Momoh, the wife of renowned radio presenter Teddy Don-Momoh, has died. She was 42. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Teddy Don-Momoh married Lara, a certifi... Read More


Former deputy bureau chief of The Guardian, Anietie Akpan, dies

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Veteran journalist and publisher Anietie Akpan is dead. Mr Akpan, a former deputy bureau chief of The Guardian in Nigeria's South-south region, died on Sunday night, according to t... Read More


Africa and the imperatives of leadership, By Toyin Falola

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Africa has had good leaders throughout its history who have been empire builders, thinkers, traders, kings, diplomats, and freedom fighters, who have established civilisations and m... Read More


Strike: Ondo varsity lecturers yet to receive payments despite N1.1bn approval by gov

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Workers and lecturers at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, have yet to receive payment of their outstanding salaries despite the N1.1 billion that Govern... Read More


Army commander behind Oyo school abduction victims' rescue redeployed, gets successor

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Auwalu Mahmuda, a major general has assumed duty as the 56th General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Nigerian Army's 2 Division in Ibadan, Oyo State, taking over from Chinedu Nnebei... Read More


Ex-Reps chief whip disputes Obasanjo's account of Na'Abba's leadership, recalls impeachment crisis

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Former Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Abubakar Bwari, has challenged former President Olusegun Obasanjo's recent claims against the late former Speaker, Ghali Na'Abba, ... Read More


Glasgow 2026: Nigeria surpass Australia, England in World Records race

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Nigeria's remarkable outing at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games was not only about winning medals. The country's athletes also set three of the six world records recorded during ... Read More


NBC seeks approval to refile appeal against ruling barring it from fining broadcasters

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has asked the Court of Appeal in Abuja for permission to file a fresh appeal against a Federal High Court judgement that barred it from im... Read More