The Igbo Heroes and Icons Foundation (IHIF) has called on the opposition parties’ committee to unanimously adopt the Nigeria Democratic Congress’ (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as the consensus candidate for the 2027 general election. In a statement issued yesterday, IHIF Read more…
By Ifeoma EjioforThe Anambra State Government has intensified its Operation Zero Shanties campaign, demolishing shanties and illegal structures in strategic parts of Nnewi, Ozubulu and Onitsha as part of efforts to restore order and enforce physical planning regulations across the Read more…
The bloc’s members are increasingly treating the Far North as another arena for containing Moscow and its partners NATO is seeking to turn the Arctic into a new “hotbed” of tensions with its active military buildup in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Read more…
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over an alleged attempt to prevent the release of records concerning his past, saying the Presidency must exemplify integrity, accountability and transparency. Obi Read more…
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede on Monday said the commission recovered N1.233 trillion between October 2023 and June 2026 as part of its sustained campaign against economic and financial crimes. Olukoyede also disclosed that Read more…
Tension has continued to mount in Port Harcourt following the reported police shooting that claimed the life of 22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate Anthony Obodo. The incident has sparked protests and raised questions about the circumstances surrounding the young Read more…
• Says humiliation of citizens in S’Africa no longer acceptable Barely a day after Nigeria formally reported recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks in South Africa to the African Union (AU), the Federal Government has again talked tough, declaring that it Read more…
The incident, PREMIUM TIMES gathered, occurred on Sunday within the Amaenyi Area and S.M. Okeke Street, both in Awka. Gunmen, suspected to be cultists, have killed two persons at separate locations in Awka, the Anambra State capital. The incident, PREMIUM Read more…
The victims are believed to be members of the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream II and had reportedly concluded their orientation camp activities before beginning their journey. The 15 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members kidnapped last Wednesday in Kogi State have been freed, President Read more…
By Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor(Dunu-Ezeugosinachi) The recent revelations arising from investigations by the Nigeria Police Force, particularly the IGP Special Tactical Squad, (STS) concerning a syndicate involved in the illegal harvesting of human organs, particularly kidneys, from vulnerable young Nigerians, are Read more…
Iran and the United States traded attacks for the first time in over a month overnight into Monday, in an exchange that risks reigniting the damaging conflict after weeks of relative military calm. Iran fired missiles toward US military targets Read more…
The Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Sunday met with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike at his Port Harcourt residence. The Minister’s media aide, Lere Olayinka disclosed this in a post he shared on his Facebook page. Read more…