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Four injured as gas tanker collides with fuel tanker in Zaria

Nigeria, Aug. 12 -- Four people were injured on Monday morning when a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) laden tanker collided with an empty fuel tanker along the busy Zaria-Kaduna Expressway. The crash o... Read More


EFCC detains ex-Sokoto Governor Tambuwal

Nigeria, Aug. 12 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained former Sokoto State Aminu Tambuwal over corruption allegations. EFCC sources, who asked not to be named to discuss... Read More


The pre-2027 party gold rush, By Dakuku Peterside

Nigeria, Aug. 12 -- The 2027 general elections are fast approaching, and Nigeria's political landscape is undergoing a rapid transformation. New acronyms, and freshly minted party logos are emerging, ... Read More


Tinubu appoints Rinsola Abiola to new position

Nigeria, Aug. 12 -- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Rinsola Abiola as Director-General of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (CLTC). Ms Abiola, an expert in strategic communicat... Read More


Tinubu appoints Rinsola Tinubu to new position

Nigeria, Aug. 12 -- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Rinsola Abiola as Director-General of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (CLTC). Ms Abiola, an expert in strategic communicat... Read More


Embattled goalkeeper demands fair hearing in NPFL betting allegation row

Nigeria, Aug. 11 -- As the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) tightens its stance on betting ahead of the 2025/26 season, Super Eagles and Plateau United goalkeeper Adewale Adeyinka has called for... Read More


Nigerian airlines ban passenger over violent assault on Ibom Air Crew

Nigeria, Aug. 11 -- The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has imposed a lifetime flight ban on Comfort Emmanson, a female passenger accused of violently assaulting crew members on an Ibom Air flight ... Read More


Fayemi denies forming new ADC coalition with Amaechi, says he remains in APC

Nigeria, Aug. 11 -- A former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has denied claims circulating on social media that he co-founded a new African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition alongside former... Read More


Father of boy in organ trafficking case against Ekweremadus is dead

Nigeria, Aug. 11 -- Felix Ukpo, father of a Nigerian boy in the UK organ trafficking case against Nigerian senator, Ike Ekweremadu, is dead. The man's son, Boniface, confirmed his death to PREMIUM TI... Read More


Passenger who assaulted Ibom Air staff remanded in Kirikiri

Nigeria, Aug. 11 -- Comfort Emmanson, the passenger accused of assaulting airline officials on an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos, has been remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Facility in Lagos St... Read More