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Diri counters Donald Duke, says Lagos-Calabar coastal highway buildable

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has faulted former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke's claim that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is unbuildable because of the swampy terr... Read More


Police arrest 24 suspected cultists, rescue abducted teenager in operations across 10 states

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- The police have arrested 24 suspected cultists in Anambra State and rescued a 16-year-old abductee in Kaduna State, among other operations reported across 10 states. The Force Pub... Read More


Nigerian authors gain global distribution channel as Spotify launches audiobooks

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- Nigerian authors and publishers have gained a new channel to reach international audiences after Spotify launched its audiobook service in the country. The service, available in N... Read More


Court adjourns Mohbad's son's DNA case

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- The court handling the paternity dispute over Liam, the son of late Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa "Mohbad" Aloba, has adjourned the case until 16 November. PREMIUM TIMES gathered tha... Read More


Judge watches suspects' confession video recording in Arise TV journalist murder case

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- Judge Mohammed Idris of the FCT High Court in Jabi, Abuja, on Wednesday, watched a confessional video recording of suspects involved in the last year September's armed robbery that... Read More


Terrorism: Finnish court reduces Simon Ekpa's six-year jail term - Report

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- The Court of Appeal in Finland has reduced Simon Ekpa's six-year jail term to four years. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Paijat-Hame District Court in Finland, last year, sentenc... Read More


ANALYSIS: New Cameroonian army camps alone won't secure Lake Chad

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- Cameroon's Defence Minister Joseph Assomo last month announced the formation of a Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) Lake Chad military unit in response to increasing jihadist viol... Read More


Fireboy unveils 13-track 'ZUKO!' album tracklist

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- Nigerian singer Fireboy DML has unveiled the tracklist for his fifth studio album, ZUKO!, scheduled for release on Friday trough YBNL Nation and EMPIRE. The 13-track project featu... Read More


WAFU B U-17 Qualifiers: Nigeria's Golden Eaglets lose to Niger in opening game

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- Nigeria's Golden Eaglets began their 2026 WAFU B U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers campaign with a 2-1 defeat to Niger in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Abdoul Razaq Zada opened t... Read More


APC campaign council tasks governors, lawmakers with grassroots mobilisation for Tinubu's re-election

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has charged its governors, lawmakers, council chairmen and party executives to take President Bola Tinubu's 2027 re-election campaign to the gra... Read More