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Shooting at US church leaves two dead, six others injured

Nigeria, Jan. 9 -- A shooting outside a church building in the United States has led to the death of at least two people, and injury to six others. The attack occurred on Wednesday in Salt Lake City,... Read More


Diri orders 'compulsory medical test' for cabinet members after deputy gov's death

Nigeria, Jan. 9 -- Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has directed the Commissioner for Health in the state, Seiyefa Brisibe, to carry out a "compulsory medical check-up" on every member of the stat... Read More


Nigerian governor orders 'compulsory medical test' for cabinet members after deputy gov's death

Nigeria, Jan. 9 -- Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has directed the Commissioner for Health in the state, Seiyefa Brisibe, to carry out a "compulsory medical check-up" on every member of the stat... Read More


Actress Allwell Ademola buried in Lagos (PHOTOS)

Nigeria, Jan. 9 -- Nollywood actress and film producer Allwell Ademola was laid to rest on Friday at Atan Cemetery, Yaba, Lagos State. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the actress died on December 27, 202... Read More


The path to a new imagination, By Ayodele Adio

Nigeria, Jan. 9 -- In 1979, Alhaji Lateef Jakande stood in this city, a few blocks from where we are gathered, and issued a warning that still haunts us today. He spoke of abject poverty beneath majes... Read More


Court orders arrest of SSS official over alleged abduction, rape, conversion of Jigawa muslim girl

Nigeria, Jan. 9 -- A magistrate's court in Jigawa State has issued an arrest warrant for Ifeanyi Festus, an official of the State Security Service (SSS), following allegations that he abducted a teena... Read More


JNI condemns terrorist massacre in Niger State

Nigeria, Jan. 9 -- The Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI), led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa'ad Abubakar, has condemned the recent massacre of villagers at a market in Kasuwar Daji, a community located in the ... Read More


Putting food at the centre of Nigeria's health reform, By Chinedu Moghalu

Nigeria, Jan. 9 -- .What Nigerians Eat Is Now a National Health Question Recently, the United States released its 2025 to 2030 Dietary Guidelines, with senior officials describing the update as a his... Read More


'Any test conducted anywhere will face court scrutiny' - Nwoko on Regina Daniels' negative drug result

Nigeria, Jan. 9 -- Ned Nwoko, the senator representing Delta North, has reacted to a drug test result undertaken by his estranged wife, filmmaker and actress Regina Daniels, to address the allegation ... Read More


Police kill bandit, arrest eight suspects over cult violence in Benue

Nigeria, Jan. 9 -- The Benue State Police Command has said its operatives killed a notorious bandit in Ukum Local Government Area and arrested eight suspects over a violent cult clash in Jato-Aka, Kwa... Read More