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Bauchi governor dumps PDP, joins APM

Nigeria, May 3 -- The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Governor Mohammed announced his exit from the... Read More


Abejide quits ADC amid factional crisis, legal battle

Nigeria, May 3 -- The member representing Yagba East/Yagba West/Mopamuro Federal Constituency of Kogi State in the House of Representatives, Leke Abejide, has announced his exit from the African Democ... Read More


Actress Bimpe Akintunde 'Wasila Coded' announces end of three-year marriage

Nigeria, May 2 -- Actress Bimpe Akintunde, popularly known as Wasila Coded, has announced the end of her nearly three-year marriage to Yousuph Ganiyu. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the actress married ... Read More


May Day, 140 years later: Distress calls become more desperate, By Owei Lakemfa

Nigeria, May 2 -- May Day! May Day!! May Day!!! The desperate calls from Chicago, United States workers in 1886, taken up by workers of the world, now sounds more desperate. But the world seems to hav... Read More


Revisiting the Malian attacks and their implications for Nigeria, By Samuel Aruwan

Nigeria, May 2 -- While traveling between Kaduna, Jos and Kafanchan on Saturday, April 25, 2026, where I spent the night, I followed developments in Mali closely. My keen interest in the unfolding eve... Read More


Echoes of an empty nest, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, May 2 -- This past Saturday was prom day in our neck of the woods. My one and only son joined hundreds of his peers to mark that peculiar American rite of passage. But prom did not begin tha... Read More


Actress Oby Kechere of 'Aki na Ukwa' fame is dead

Nigeria, May 2 -- Nigerian actress and film director Oby Kechere, known for her role as Ms Koi Koi in the 2002 comedy classic Aki na Ukwa, is dead. The Directors Guild of Nigeria (DGN) announced her ... Read More


2027: Power play in Abia as APC reverses decision on zoning governorship ticket

Nigeria, May 2 -- The Abia State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reversed its earlier decision to zone the party's 2027 governorship ticket to Abia Central District, hours after the... Read More


Mohammed Idris at 60: Redefining Nigeria's public communication, By Jibrin Baba Ndace

Nigeria, May 2 -- "The mark of a great communicator is not how often he is heard, but how deeply his message endures." In an era in which noise often passes for impact and visibility is mistaken for ... Read More


Education, youth, women affairs get zero capital releases in Cross River as Govt House takes N1.9bn in early 2026

Nigeria, May 2 -- Critical sectors in Cross River State, including education, youth development, and women affairs, received no capital funding in the first three months of 2026, according to the stat... Read More