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NPFL: Kwara United condemn post-match violence after Rivers United draw

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Kwara United have publicly condemned the violence that followed their rescheduled Nigeria Premier Football League encounter against Rivers United, distancing the club from the acti... Read More


Rep dumps PDP for APC in Gombe

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- The political landscape in Gombe State witnessed a significant shift on Thursday as Governor Muhammadu Yahaya received Inuwa Garba, the lawmaker representing Yamaltu-Deba Federal C... Read More


Northern leaders on peace mission to Rivers after inter-ethnic clash

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Leaders of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) have paid a condolence visit to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as part of their peace mission following a violent clash at Oil Mill Market i... Read More


Okpebholo appoints Mercy Johnson SA on Public Engagement and Advocacy

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has appointed actress and film director Mercy Johnson-Okojie, a Kogi State native, as Special Adviser on Public Engagement and Advocacy. The ... Read More


EPL: Arokodare features as Wolves dent Arsenal's title push with dramatic draw

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Nigerian forward Tolu Arokodare was introduced in the first half as Wolverhampton Wanderers fought back to hold Arsenal to a dramatic 2-2 draw at Molineux, dealing a blow to the Gu... Read More


EDITORIAL: Kaiama kidnappings and the need to root out intelligence sabotage

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- The siege of terrorists in the North-central part of Nigeria, characterised by serial kidnappings and the killings of citizens, appears to have put the security chiefs at their wit... Read More


'You see my videos and ask me to campaign for Tinubu?' - Governor Anuneke on partisan pressure

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Nigerian content creator, Kevin Chinedu Arua, popularly known as Governor Amuneke, has said he would not lend his platform to partisan political campaigns. The Enugu State-born co... Read More


Nigerian senator, Barinada Mpigi, is dead

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- The Senator representing Rivers South East Senatorial District, Barinada Mpigi, is dead. Mr Mpigi passed away in the early hours of Thursday at the age of 64 after a prolonged ill... Read More


Two steps to make PREMIUM TIMES your "preferred source" on Google

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Popular search engine, Google, has made a slight change to how readers consume news articles. It has introduced a feature that lets readers select which news platforms appear in th... Read More


Biodun Jeyifo: The giant who shaped how we understand African literature, ByToyin Falola

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- I read the news early in the morning of 11 February. The activist for African intellectual freedom, Biodun Jeyifo, had passed away at the age of 80. I had just seen him one month e... Read More