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SSS quizzes governor's aides over alleged cyberbullying of Kwankwaso

Nigeria, April 12 -- The State Security Service (SSS) in Kano has interrogated Governor Abba Yusuf's media aides over a complaint of cyberbullying former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso and several oppositio... Read More


Patrick Doyle welcomes seventh child with third wife

Nigeria, April 12 -- Broadcaster and actor Patrick Doyle has welcomed a child with his third wife, Funmilayo. In June 2025, PREMIUM TIMES reported that the 65-year-old married Funmilayo, who was 27. ... Read More


Justice Aikawa and questions of NJC's authority, By Abubakar Usman

Nigeria, April 12 -- Do judicial officers take the authority of the National Judicial Council (NJC) seriously? This is one of the many questions raised by an update the NJC recently sent to Mallam Nas... Read More


Former Kano federal lawmaker dumps APC for ADC

Nigeria, April 12 -- Aminu Goro, the former member for the Fagge Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and announced his intention... Read More


Catholic bishop dies at 60

Nigeria, April 12 -- The Catholic Bishop of Abakaliki Diocese in Ebonyi State, Peter Chukwu, is dead. The Vicar General of the diocese, Donatus Chukwu, announced this in a statement on Saturday. Mr ... Read More


The insecurity triad: Money, land and mind - the capstone, By Max Amuchie 

Nigeria, April 12 -- A nation does not collapse all at once. It erodes - layer by layer, system by system - until what once appeared unshakable begins to give way under the weight of forces it can no ... Read More


Operation Safe Corridor: Inside Nigeria's controversial effort to deradicalise, integrate former terrorists

Nigeria, April 12 -- When participants first encountered the preaching, it sounded like the truth. But reality soon diverged sharply from the promises the leaders of the terror groups made to them. T... Read More


Gunmen abduct council chairperson, shoot vigilante commander

Nigeria, April 12 -- Gunmen have abducted the Chairperson of Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, South-south Nigeria. Sources told PREMIUM TIMES that the victim, Bright Abeke, was abducted f... Read More


Okoye shines at San Siro as Udinese stun AC Milan

Nigeria, April 12 -- Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye delivered a standout performance on Saturday, playing a decisive role as Udinese Calcio stunned AC Milan 3-0 at the iconic San Siro. The emph... Read More


Ripples as Zamfara Assembly suspends two local government chairpersons

Nigeria, April 12 -- The suspension of the chairmen of Bukkuyum, Umar Faru, and Kaura Namoda, Mannir Haidara, by the Zamfara State House of Assembly on Wednesday has continued to generate reactions in... Read More