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Ultimate Championships: Ajayi finishes as fastest African in 100m final, wins $25,000

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- Nigeria's Kayinsola Ajayi narrowly missed out on a podium finish in the men's 100m at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest on Saturday, but emerged as t... Read More


Soldiers arrest three suspects after 17-year-old was killed in Plateau

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- Soldiers have arrested three suspects following the killing of a 17-year-old boy, Peter Gyang, at Kafi-Abu village in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The arre... Read More


NPFL: Decade later, Lagos derby returns as Inter Lagos, Sporting Lagos battle for bragging rights

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- Lagos football gets a fresh chapter on Sunday when Inter Lagos and Sporting Lagos meet at arguably the most-used turf in the nation, the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, in what will be th... Read More


How I discovered my wife was sexually molesting our daughter - Husband

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- Ikechukwu Onyeanyusi, husband of Anulika Onyeanusia, the 36-year-old woman arrested for using a sex toy on her underage daughter, has shed light on the sexual molestation incident... Read More


Xenophobia: Two more Nigerians killed in South Africa, toll rises to seven

Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- Two more Nigerians have been killed in South Africa as the violent attacks and harassment of black foreigners continue. This brings the total number of Nigerians killed due to th... Read More


Pay compensation for school takeover or lose it, court tells Akwa Ibom govt

Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- An Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo has given the state government three months to "assess and pay adequate compensation" for taking over a private school or return it to its ori... Read More


Xenophobia: Over 30 Nigerians killed by South African police since 2022 - Ambassador

Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- Over 30 Nigerians have been killed by the South African police in the last four years, the Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, says. In a Facebook post on Frid... Read More


Man arrested over alleged arson named mother as instigator - Police

Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- The police in Cross River State arrested a 41-year-old man, Bassey Ekpo, for allegedly setting fire to a house at 8 Miles, Calabar. The police said Mr Ekpo was arrested on Saturd... Read More


CAFCLQ: Rangers survive SOBEMAP scare as Rivers United await San Pedro test

Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- Rangers International have survived a nervy CAF Champions League preliminary-round tie against AS SOBEMAP of the Benin Republic, edging the Beninese champions 5-4 on penalties aft... Read More


INTERVIEW: How we erroneously employed sodomy convict as lecturer - AUN President Dwayne Frazier

Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- In June, PREMIUM TIMES published a story that exposed how a former military officer, Bello Magaji, convicted of sodomy, avoided jail, got a pardon, and landed a job at the America... Read More