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AFCON 2025: Super Eagles threaten "strike" over unpaid bonuses

Nigeria, Jan. 7 -- Nigeria's Super Eagles are facing fresh uncertainty at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after players and members of the coaching crew raised concerns over unpaid allowances and bonus... Read More


Highways of life, not death, By Tunde Akanni

Nigeria, Jan. 7 -- By far impacting the most devastating effect on Nigerians, at home and abroad, as 2025 began to wind down, was the fatal accident involving the UK based Nigerian boxer, Anthony Josh... Read More


Lagos named Africa's most start-up-friendly city in global index

Nigeria, Jan. 7 -- Lagos State has been named Africa's most start-up-friendly city in a new global ranking by Multipolitan, underscoring the city's growing influence as the continent's leading hub for... Read More


2027: Peter Obi's ex-running mate, Baba-Ahmed, declares presidential ambition

Nigeria, Jan. 7 -- The 2023 Vice Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election. Mr Baba-Ahmed made the declar... Read More


Ned Nwoko: Regina Daniels takes drug test, threatens legal action against accusers

Nigeria, Jan. 7 -- Filmmaker and actress Regina Daniels has taken steps to put to rest the allegation that she indulged in substance abuse. PREMIUM TIMES reported that her estranged husband, Ned Nwok... Read More


'Abeg', 'Biko', 'Bend Down (and) Select', 21 other Nigerian, West African words added to Oxford English Dictionary

Nigeria, Jan. 7 -- The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has announced the inclusion of Nigerian and West African words and expressions in its global lexicon. In a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on We... Read More


FACT CHECK: Did Vice-President Shettima tell Wike that Fubara is Rivers APC leader?

Nigeria, Jan. 7 -- There is a viral claim that Nigeria's Vice-President Kashim Shettima "recently" told the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, that Governor Siminalayi Fubar... Read More


Stubbs Creek: Akwa Ibom govt rejects Ekid ownership claim

Nigeria, Jan. 7 -- The Government of Akwa Ibom State has rejected claims by the Ekid People's Union that it owns land within the Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve, describing such assertions as "false, misl... Read More


Nasarawa students appeal to lecturers to suspend strike as minimum wage dispute drags on

Nigeria, Jan. 7 -- Students of state-owned tertiary institutions in Nasarawa State have appealed to striking lecturers and other staff to suspend the ongoing industrial action, warning that the prolon... Read More


Kwankwaso sends cryptic birthday greeting to Governor Yusuf amid defection rumour

Nigeria, Jan. 7 -- Former governor of Kano State and leader of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, had sent a "cryptic" birthday greeting to Governor Abba Yusuf on the occasion of ... Read More