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Glasgow 2026 Day 4: Team Nigeria eyes more medals as athletics, weightlifting take centre stage

Nigeria, July 27 -- Team Nigeria will continue its quest for medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Monday, with athletes competing across athletics, weightlifting, swimming, para athleti... Read More


Xenophobia: Another Nigerian killed in South Africa

Nigeria, July 27 -- Another Nigerian has been killed in South Africa as the violent attacks and harassment of black foreigners continue. The Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg disclosed in a statemen... Read More


Asake's M$NEY concert film debuts exclusively on Spotify

Nigeria, July 27 -- Nigerian Afrobeats star Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has released the concert film for his latest album, M$NEY, exclusively on Spotify. PREMIUM TIMES reported in June ... Read More


Bandits abduct high court judge in Kebbi

Nigeria, July 27 -- Suspected armed bandits have abducted a Kebbi State High Court judge, Justice Faruku Hassan, in the Bunza Local Government Area of the state. The judge was reportedly seized from ... Read More


Around Africa, elections have become too inconvenient, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Nigeria, July 27 -- Jose Eduardo Van-Dunem dos Santos was 37 when the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola, (better known by its Portuguese acronym, MPLA) chose him to succeed its foun... Read More


Archery: Nigeria win historic team gold, seven medals at African Championships

Nigeria, July 26 -- Nigeria recorded its best-ever outing at the African Archery Championships, returning home with seven medals - one gold, five silver and one bronze at the just concluded 15th editi... Read More


WAFCON 2026 Preview: Super Falcons eye historic 11th crown, World Cup ticket

Nigeria, July 26 -- The stage is set for the biggest Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in history as 16 of Africa's finest national teams converge on Morocco for the 2026 edition of the continent... Read More


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


EXCLUSIVE: How coup suspect mocked Tinubu 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


Inside Nigeria's unregulated taser market where legal loopholes allow unchecked sale, use

Nigeria, July 26 -- Sometime in February 2025, a criminal gang held Mary Aderemi after she boarded a taxi in Abuja, Nigeria's federal capital. "Call your boss, call anyone you know to give us money o... Read More