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Zamfara 2027: Despite daunting odds, opposition parties hopeful

Nigeria, May 25 -- Since Nigeria's return to democratic rule in 1999, the opposition in Zamfara Sate have always done well against daunting challenges. They have defeated two sitting governors (2007 a... Read More


Iran War: Trump wants Saudi Arabia, Qatar to normalise ties with Israel

Nigeria, May 25 -- President Donald Trump has asked Saudi Arabia and other Arab and Muslim countries in the Middle East to normalise relations with Israel after the US and Iran agree on a deal to end ... Read More


Kannywood actress Wasila Isma'il is dead

Nigeria, May 25 -- Veteran Kannywood actress Wasila Isma'il has died after battling a prolonged illness. She was 46. Her former husband, Al-Amin Chiroma, confirmed her death in a post shared on his ... Read More


Police speak on terrorists' attack on station, Kwara emir's palace

Nigeria, May 25 -- The police have confirmed a terrorist attack on a police station and the palace of a traditional ruler in Yashikira, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. PREMIUM TIMES repo... Read More


'This league is ripe for multi-billion naira sponsorship' - Olopade backs NPFL's commercial future

Nigeria, May 25 -- Calls for major corporate investment in the Nigeria Premier Football League resurfaced on Sunday after the Director General of the National Sports Commission, Bukola Olopade, declar... Read More


Premium Times editor, others selected for MTN Media Innovation Programme

Nigeria, May 25 -- PREMIUM TIMES editor Jayne Augoye has been selected for the fifth cohort of MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP). MTN, in a statement by its spokesperson, Lakinbofa Goodluck, on Sa... Read More


Study links common food preservatives to higher risk of hypertension, heart disease

Nigeria, May 25 -- A new French study has linked several common food preservatives used in store-bought foods to an increased risk of high blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases, raising fresh con... Read More


Security forces launch rescue operation as terrorists raid Kwara town, kidnap emir's family members

Nigeria, May 25 -- Security forces have launched an operation to rescue people abducted in the early hours of Monday from a Kwara State community. Yashikira town in the northern district of Kwara was... Read More


2027: Akpanudoedehe wins Akwa Ibom ADC governorship primary election

Nigeria, May 25 -- A former senator, John Akpanudoedehe, has won the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship primary election in Akwa Ibom State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Titus Ejoh... Read More


JUST IN: ADC faction dissolves David Mark-led NWC, announces sole presidential candidate

Nigeria, May 25 -- A faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) aligned with the party's former presidential candidate, Dumebi Kachikwu, has dissolved the National Working Committee (NWC) led by... Read More