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Ibom Air begins domestic operations at new Uyo international terminal

Nigeria, June 15 -- Ibom Air has kicked off domestic flight operations at the newly inaugurated international terminal at Victor Attah International Airport in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The airline annou... Read More


From PDP crisis to Accord deregistration, Adeleke's re-election bid faces fresh threat at critical time

Nigeria, June 15 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister five political parties including Accord on whose platform Osu... Read More


AUN suspends School of Law dean after PREMIUM TIMES story

Nigeria, June 15 -- The American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, has suspended the Dean of its School of Law, Bello Magaji, following a PREMIUM TIMES investigation detailing how the former military... Read More


Nigeria's Njideka Akunyili-Crosby paints Obama, Michelle portrait for Presidential Centre

Nigeria, June 15 -- Nigerian-born visual artist Njideka Akunyili-Crosby has painted the official portraits of former United States President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, for the Obama Presiden... Read More


2026 budget ambitious but unviable - BudgIT

Nigeria, June 15 -- Civic tech organisation BudgIT has raised concerns about the Nigerian Government's 2026 budget, calling it "ambitious, but unrealistic" and unviable. The organisation noted in a s... Read More


Mass Trial: Court jails three for links to Boko Haram

Nigeria, June 15 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced a farmer, a businessman and a father of 11 children to prison terms for offences linked to Boko Haram activities. They were con... Read More


Deregistration of ADC, others draws backlash as opposition vows legal fight

Nigeria, June 15 -- Opposition politicians, party leaders and activists have criticised Monday's Federal High Court judgement ordering the deregistration of five political parties, warning of possible... Read More


Buratai, Nigeria's former army chief under whom insecurity persisted, proposes solutions

Nigeria, June 15 -- Nigeria's former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, under whom terrorists and other armed groups killed thousands of people and displaced many more, has proposed strategies to tac... Read More


Blood Sisters 2: How I handled sex scene with Daniel Etim-Effiong - Kate Henshaw

Nigeria, June 15 -- Nigerian actress Kate Henshaw has opened up about how she navigated the most talked-about scene in Netflix's "Blood Sisters" Season 2 - an intimacy scene between her character Udua... Read More


INVESTIGATION: Toxic gas leaks threaten lives, livelihoods in Rivers community

Nigeria, June 15 -- In late 2025, residents of Bille, a riverine community in Rivers State, woke up to an unsettling sight and smell. From abandoned mono pumps and long-forgotten shallow wells, gas s... Read More