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Nigerian university staffer allegedly involved in admission fraud

Nigeria, Sept. 7 -- Kenneth Nnaji, a staff member of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU) in Anambra State has been accused of engaging in admission fraud in the institution. NAU, popularly know... Read More


Police parade three ladies for assaulting, stripping their friend

Nigeria, Sept. 7 -- The police in Bayelsa State, southern Nigeria, have paraded three out of four suspects linked to the assault of a teenager, Nancy Wilfred. Nancy, who is from Imo State, resides in... Read More


BUA condemns killing of civil defence operatives, abduction of foreign national in Edo

Nigeria, Sept. 7 -- The BUA group has condemned the killing of eight personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers during an attack near its Ce... Read More


MOVIE REVIEW: 'Say Who Die': Compelling acting overshadowed by inconsistencies

Nigeria, Sept. 7 -- Cast: Oiza Abu, Meyi Abu, Abounce Fawole, Evaezi Nimyel, Baaj Adebule, Eve Bankong, Folaremi Agunbiade, Eva Ibiam, Riyo David, Dipsen, Joseph Onoja, Toju Peter, Princess Salaudeen,... Read More


Rhodes-Vivour alleges police complicity in attack during defection to ADC in Lagos

Nigeria, Sept. 7 -- The 2023 Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has accused the police of aiding hoodlums in attacking attendees at the venue for his defec... Read More


Ekiti 2026: Ex-senator urges aspirants to step down for Oyebanji

Nigeria, Sept. 7 -- A former senator from Ekiti State, Bode Ola, has appealed to governorship aspirants in the state, particularly Kayode Ojo, to shelve their ambitions to allow the incumbent governor... Read More


INTERVIEW: What we're doing to issue driver's licence within 48 hours - FRSC Corps Marshal

Nigeria, Sept. 7 -- The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, recently spoke with PREMIUM TIMES on the corps' challenges with providing driving licences to Nigerians i... Read More


Journalist's civic action prompts Lagos govt to cover dangerous manhole

Nigeria, Sept. 7 -- Less than 24 hours after broadcast journalist Deji Bademosi erected a billboard to highlight a deadly open manhole along the Ikeja axis leading to Murtala Muhammed International Ai... Read More


Article of Faith: Redemptive justice, By Femi Aribisala

Nigeria, Sept. 7 -- "Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, 'Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,' says the Lord. Therefore, 'If your enemy is hungry, feed h... Read More


20 predictions in 20 years: Nigeria at the edge of destiny, By Sunday Ogidigbo

Nigeria, Sept. 7 -- I have been away from writing my weekly op-ed for close to ten years. It is good to be back, and this time I am back to stay. I resume with this reflection because Nigeria itself s... Read More