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Traditional rulers back Tinubu's health reforms, pledge grassroots action

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Nigeria's traditional rulers have expressed support for President Bola Tinubu's health reforms, pledging to mobilise communities, counter vaccine misinformation and strengthen prim... Read More


No Marseille job for Chelle as Beye emerges as new Coach

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Marseille have appointed former captain Habib Beye as head coach, the club confirmed on Wednesday, just over a week after he was sacked by Ligue 1 rivals Rennes. The move ends lin... Read More


Electoral Act Amendment Bill: Reps deputy spokesperson defends opposition walkout

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- The deputy spokesperson for the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese (APC, Benue), has defended Tuesday's walkout by opposition lawmakers during deliberations on the Electoral A... Read More


Igoche Mark hails sports reforms, urges sustained funding, private investment

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- A basketball promoter and founder of the Mark D' Ball Basketball Championship, Igoche Mark, has commended recent sports funding reforms announced by President Bola Tinubu, describi... Read More


"The town is empty": Broken peace with bandits drives Katsina community's residents into exile

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- Doma A no longer looks like a town. The farms that once framed the settlement lie unattended. Compounds stand open, doors swinging in the wind. No children run through the narrow ... Read More


Tinubu signs Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026 into law

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026 into law. President Tinubu signed the bill in a brief ceremony at the Presidential Villa attended b... Read More


Nigeria and the national spirit of docility, By Ayo Akerele

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- What causes a people to accept poverty as normal? What conditions lead citizens to surrender their rights in exchange for mere survival? Why does an entire generation yield its wil... Read More


Nigerian breaks Guinness World Record for longest magic show by individual

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- Over two months after setting the world record for the longest magic show by an individual, Guinness has officially conferred Ibitoye Kingfahd a.k.a. Faddothegreat with the award. ... Read More


'Tinubu made Buhari, he can make an Igbo President too' - Cubana Chief Priest

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- Socialite and businessman Paschal "Cubana Chief Priest" Okechukwu has called on Easterners to support President Bola Tinubu's bid for a second term. Cubana Chief Priest, who serve... Read More


Ihediwa rejects Odinkalu's claims over Abia Paris Refund litigation

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- Former Attorney General of Abia State, Uche Ihediwa, has rejected allegations by legal scholar Chidi Odinkalu, published in PREMIUM TIMES, that he shielded fraudsters and entered i... Read More