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Kemi Badenoch's Stanford admission claim faces scrutiny

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- There are growing concerns about the validity of Kemi Badenoch's claim to have been offered admission to study medicine at Stanford University, one of the US's most prestigious uni... Read More


Dangote Group reacts to Phyna's sister's death

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- Dangote Group has reacted to the death of Ruth Otabor, the sister of Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Josephine "Phyna" Otabor, who was crushed by the company's cement truck. PR... Read More


NPFL Roundup: Bayelsa United, Warri Wolves take early lead

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- The 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season continued at the weekend with Matchday 2 fixtures producing a mixed bag of results. In Yenagoa, Bayelsa United maintained... Read More


Mob lynch food seller in Niger State for alleged blasphemy

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- A female food vendor identified as Ammaye was on Saturday evening lynched by a mob in Kasuwan Garba in the Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State. The police said she was acc... Read More


No region playing second fiddle under Tinubu - FG

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- The federal government on Sunday defended President Bola Tinubu against allegations of favouring some regions over others in the distribution of projects and appointments, insistin... Read More


Benue traditional ruler demands withdrawal of soldiers over alleged complicity in herders' attacks

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- The cattle herders-crop farmers' crisis in Benue State has taken a new twist as a prominent traditional ruler openly accused the Nigerian military of complicity and demanded the wi... Read More


PREMIUM TIMES' journalist shortlisted for Isu Elihle journalism award

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- Mariya Shuaibu, a PREMIUM TIMES' aviation, climate change, and agriculture reporter, has been shortlisted alongside five other finalists for the Isu Elihle journalism award. The f... Read More


The limits to airplane-driven trade policymaking, By Uddin Ifeanyi

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- The purpose of the "airplane-driven trade policymaking" that the federal government embarked upon last week was to underscore Nigeria's growing allure as an investment destination.... Read More


North-on-north violence, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- Who is keeping the people of northern Nigeria down? How can the people of the region be rescued from the vice grip of poverty suffocating their social, political and economic life?... Read More


Ondo varsity ASUU begins indefinite strike

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- The Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU), Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko branch, says it is withdrawing services from the institution over the failure of the Ondo ... Read More