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Obasanjo speaks on constitution review, criticises Nigerian lawmakers' huge earnings

Nigeria, Dec. 8 -- Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has criticised the substantial salaries and running costs earned by Nigeria's federal lawmakers, arguing that the earnings are unjustifiable in a ... Read More


EDITORIAL: More seats for women in parliament; an overdue idea

Nigeria, Dec. 8 -- Stakeholders have pointed out the urgency of the greater representation of women within the political decision-making space, particularly in the Nigerian legislature, both at the na... Read More


Inside details of Nigeria's military operation that foiled coup in Benin Republic

Nigeria, Dec. 8 -- A coup in the Republic of Benin was foiled with the support of the Nigerian armed forces on Sunday. PREMIUM TIMES learnt that the intervention came at the request of Benin's Presid... Read More


Nigeria frees 100 children abducted from Catholic school in Niger State

Nigeria, Dec. 8 -- Nigeria has secured the release of 100 schoolchildren taken during last month's mass abduction at St Mary's Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Gov... Read More


Article of Faith: The highest form of prayer, By Femi Aribisala

Nigeria, Dec. 8 -- For 41 years of my life, I never prayed, or so I thought. I told myself, since God is God, He must know all I need and want without my having to ask Him. I did not know that the wor... Read More


Insecurity: Obasanjo asks Nigerian govt to seek global intervention

Nigeria, Dec. 8 -- Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has asked the Nigerian government to seek assistance from the international community in addressing the country's security challenges, arguing tha... Read More


Gunmen attack church in Anambra, kill pastor's wife, raze house, vehicles

Nigeria, Dec. 8 -- The wife of an Anglican Church pastor was killed on Sunday morning when gunmen attacked Saint Andrew's Church in Isiokwe in Anambra State, south-east Nigeria. Isiokwe is a communit... Read More


Factional PDP BoT moves to overhaul party's state chapters, commence fresh congresses, convention

Nigeria, Dec. 8 -- The factional Board of Trustees (BoT) aligned with the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced an ambitious restructurin... Read More


Troops foil robbery, rescue kidnap victims in Taraba

Nigeria, Dec. 8 -- Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke, have recorded multiple operational breakthroughs across Taraba State, officials said on Sunday. In a stateme... Read More


The gatekeepers, By Sunday Ogidigbo

Nigeria, Dec. 8 -- Nigeria stands at a threshold again-one of those defining national moments when history pauses, looks around, and asks a simple but unsettling question: Who is standing at the gate?... Read More