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EXCLUSIVE: Coup suspect called President Tinubu 'scared' after Independence Day parade was cancelled

Nigeria, July 26 -- A Nigerian Navy lieutenant commander standing trial over an alleged coup plot admitted sending a message describing President Bola Tinubu as "scared" after the cancellation of the ... Read More


PHOTOS: Soso Soberekon weds partner in Warri

Nigeria, July 26 -- Music executive and talent manager Soso Soberekon married his partner, Princess Ebiere of the Gbaramatu Kingdom, in Warri, Delta State, on Saturday. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that So... Read More


Atiku denies bribing ex-Speaker Na'Abba to impeach Obasanjo

Nigeria, July 25 -- Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied allegations that he gave N5 million to former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na'Abba, to initiate impeachment procee... Read More


UNN: When the lion's roar fades, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, July 25 -- For me, it was the Margaret Ekpo Refectory. My heart simply folded into itself. In that moment, I felt the kind of grief a son knows, standing before the ruins of his father's hous... Read More


PREMIUM TIMES reporter wins 2026 Solution Journalism Award

Nigeria, July 25 -- Chinagorom Ugwu, an investigative journalist with PREMIUM TIMES, has won the 2026 Solution Journalism Award at the Active Citizens Awards organised by BudgIT and CivicHive. Mr Ugw... Read More


What the Iyabo Obasanjo-Yayi friction reveals about Ogun's political realignment, By Adeola Akinremi

Nigeria, July 25 -- In some obvious ways, the whole episode is sad: the situation should never have descended into insults. But in other ways, the moment revealed something fundamental: transactional ... Read More


Police investigate as unidentified pusher dies in wheelbarrow during nap

Nigeria, July 25 -- Passersby on Aba-Owerri Road, Abia State, have found an unidentified body of a man, believed to be in his 50s, that was decomposing in a wheelbarrow. He was supposedly napping in t... Read More


Kwam 1 responds to woman's claim that he fathered, abandoned 12-year-old

Nigeria, July 25 -- Fuji music icon Wasiu "Kwam 1" Ayinde has responded to public allegations that he fathered and subsequently abandoned a 12-year-old girl, Azizat. The singer addressed the matter w... Read More


EFCC hands over recovered N24 million to former senator

Nigeria, July 25 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over N24 million recovered during an investigation into an alleged conspiracy and fraudulent sale of shares to former... Read More


Six in 10 Nigerian children experience some form of abuse - UNICEF

Nigeria, July 25 -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has raised concerns over the state of child protection in Nigeria, revealing that six in 10 children experience some form of abuse, whil... Read More