2027: ‘Nigeria sitting on time bomb’ – Sam Amadi warns INEC
The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Sam Amadi, has warned that the declining credibility of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, could push Nigeria into electoral violence. Amadi, who stated this on Friday in an Read more…
Driver Linked To Bishop’s Killing 3 Weeks After Employment
A driver, Uchenna Nicholas Obiagwu, has been accused of murdering his employer, Bishop Clarence Chinedu Okonkwo. The driver, who allegedly killed the bishop three weeks after employment, has been linked to the case by the owner of the agency that Read more…
Tinubu booed at Abuja mosque after Friday prayers
Several video clips obtained by PREMIUM TIMES showed people chanting slogans against the president as his convoy left the mosque. President Bola Tinubu was booed by some aggrieved Nigerians at the Shehu Shagari Central Mosque in Abuja on Friday shortly Read more…
Police probe death of four UNN students during house party
PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the four students were found dead in a lodge on Wednesday. The police in Enugu State say they have begun an investigation into the death of four students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) Read more…
Bakassi Deep Seaport will redefine Nigeria’s maritime economy – Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the groundbreaking of the Bakassi Deep Seaport as a defining milestone in Nigeria’s economic diversification and said it was a strategic national investment. Represented by his Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima at the ceremony Read more…
Ebola: NCDC clears 62 contacts, records zero secondary transmission
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has announced that all 62 contacts linked to the country’s imported case of Bundibugyo Virus Disease, a form of Ebola disease, have completed the mandatory 21-day monitoring period without developing the Read more…
NILOWV Mobilises Women Against Gender-Based Violence, Empower GBV Victims in Anambra
By Uzo Ugwunze The Chairperson of the Nigeria League of Women Voters (NILOWV), Anambra State Chapter, Dr. Anuli Aguiyi, has called on women to unite against gender-based violence and become more actively involved in leadership and politics to build a Read more…
Putin lets Europe join Ukraine peace talks, Zelenskiy welcomes prospect of European participation
President Vladimir Putin agreed on Thursday to let European representatives join the next round of Ukraine peace talks, a US envoy said, though the Russian leader said Washington must work with its European allies to understand if they want peace Read more…
2027: ‘Arrest perpetrators’, Senate condemns political violence nationwide
AHEAD of 2027 Presidential and general elections, the Senate has condemned in very strong terms, cases of political violence, attacks and disruption of political activities across the country. The Senate has thus taken a swipe at acts of violence, intimidation, Read more…
Makinde’s campaign group demands probe of Tinubu’s N11.2trn crude oil-backed loans
The campaign group demanded that the federal government disclose the identities of the lenders, the amounts borrowed, interest rates, management fees and repayment schedules, as well as the precise volume of crude oil committed under each arrangement. The presidential campaign Read more…
Amupitan Faces Protesters Outside Chatham House In London
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, was heckled by protesters during a visit to London on Thursday, November 12. The protesters surrounded a vehicle conveying him outside Chatham House, shouting accusations against him Read more…
Attack Obi with statistics, not insults, NDC campaign council tells Shettima
The National Campaign Council of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has challenged Vice President Kashim Shettima and the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government to counter the economic statistics presented by its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, with verifiable data rather than Read more…
Putin once laughed at Iran’s missile threat to Europe—now he could use it
In an interview for a 2012 documentary, Russian President Vladimir Putin broke his characteristic composure when a German journalist referenced the threat of Iranian missiles as NATO‘s pretext for deploying missile defense systems in Europe. “You really made me laugh,” Read more…
2027: ‘Nigeria sitting on time bomb’ – Sam Amadi warns INEC
The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Sam Amadi, has warned that the declining credibility of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, could push Nigeria into electoral violence. Amadi, who stated this on Friday in an Read more…
Tinubu booed at Abuja mosque after Friday prayers
Several video clips obtained by PREMIUM TIMES showed people chanting slogans against the president as his convoy left the mosque. President Bola Tinubu was booed by some aggrieved Nigerians at the Shehu Shagari Central Mosque in Abuja on Friday shortly Read more…
NILOWV Mobilises Women Against Gender-Based Violence, Empower GBV Victims in Anambra
By Uzo Ugwunze The Chairperson of the Nigeria League of Women Voters (NILOWV), Anambra State Chapter, Dr. Anuli Aguiyi, has called on women to unite against gender-based violence and become more actively involved in leadership and politics to build a Read more…
Crediting Falconets’ victory to Tinubu insult to female players, coaches’ sweat – NASS candidate
By Chukwudi Ebele The Labour Party Senatorial Candidate for Anambra Central, Ven. Tochukwu Ikezue, has congratulated Nigeria’s Under-17 women’s football team, the Falconets, on their historic victory over Japan to clinch the country’s first U-17 Women’s World Cup title. He Read more…
How I was prevented from meeting Flamingoes at airport – Peter Obi
Former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has accused officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) of preventing him from meeting Nigeria’s Under-17 women’s football team, the Flamingos, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Read more…
Ronaldo Calls Time On Portugal Career As 5-Time World Cup Dream Ends
Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from international football, bringing an extraordinary Portugal career to an end and ending his hopes of featuring at a record sixth FIFA World Cup. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s decision marks the end of Read more…
Ukrainian air alert app hacked with fake nuclear warnings
Users received bogus radiation and chemical attack alerts before the authorities disabled the app over a suspected cyberattack Ukraine’s government-backed mobile air alert app sent out false warnings of nuclear and chemical attacks on Sunday night, Ukrainian media reported. At Read more…
Bakassi Deep Seaport will redefine Nigeria’s maritime economy – Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the groundbreaking of the Bakassi Deep Seaport as a defining milestone in Nigeria’s economic diversification and said it was a strategic national investment. Represented by his Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima at the ceremony Read more…
Makinde’s campaign group demands probe of Tinubu’s N11.2trn crude oil-backed loans
The campaign group demanded that the federal government disclose the identities of the lenders, the amounts borrowed, interest rates, management fees and repayment schedules, as well as the precise volume of crude oil committed under each arrangement. The presidential campaign Read more…
Ireland faces pressure to stop sending Russia an ingredient vital to its war on Ukraine
The Karin, a 400-foot-long (120-meter-long) cargo ship, sat moored this week on Ireland’s boggy River Shannon estuary. Soon it set sail for Russia laden with a white powder that can be forged into weapons vital to Moscow’s war on Ukraine. Read more…
Tinubu asks Reps to approve ₦10.79tn external borrowing plan
President Bola Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to approve the implementation of the Federal Government’s ₦10.79tn external borrowing plan contained in the 2026 Appropriation Act. The request, which was conveyed in a letter read by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas Read more…
World fights costly petrol, Tinubu defends it
Something extraordinary is happening across the world. Governments are losing sleep over the intolerably rising prices of petrol and diesel. They are cutting taxes, subsidizing fuel, capping prices, releasing strategic reserves, relaxing regulations and strong-arming oil companies. Where relief has Read more…
Anambra Declares October 3 Statewide Clean-Up Day
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Anambra State Government has declared Saturday, October 3, 2026, as a statewide sanitation and clean-up exercise to commemorate the World and National Clean-Up Day. The Commissioner for Environment, Dr Clem Aguiyi, said the exercise is aimed at Read more…
OBI-SOLUDO FEUD: CLO DECLARES PRESS WAR UNHEALTHY, CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE AND ELDERS’ INTERVENTION*
By Uzo Ugwunze The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), Anambra State Branch, has expressed deep concern over the escalating war of words, vitriolic attacks and unsubstantiated accusations between two of Anambra’s most respected sons and former Governors, His Excellency Mr. Peter Read more…
Iran says it’s ready for new U.S. sanctions, has 2-year plan
What to know about the Iran war today: Iranian Economy Minister Ali Madanizadeh said Monday that Tehran has been preparing for the new sanctions announced by the U.S. “for a long time” and that it is ready to face them. U.S. Treasury Secretary Read more…