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The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, says the federal government is working to “resolve” the issue of the detained journalist, Ojukwu. Mr Idris stated this on Saturday night at the NUJ Press Freedom and Good Governance Awards in Abuja. Mr Ojukwu,...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his cabinet has unanimously voted to close broadcaster Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel. The move came after Israeli lawmakers recently approved a new media law widely referred to as the “Al Jazeera law” that gives...

Controversial Nigerian Pastor Ofuche Ukoha, popularly known as Sign Fireman, has made a comeback to the media spotlight after a relative absence. From 2013 to 2014, Fireman rose to fame for his unconventional and controversial sermons focusing on money-spinning services...

Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Uju Kenneth-Ohanenye, took office in August 2023. In an interview with PREMIUM TIMES’ Ameh Ejekwonyilo at her office in Abuja, Ms Kennedy-Ohanenye talks about how President Bola Tinubu is responding to...

Kidnapped fast-rising Nigerian singer Emuemu Goodnews, aka Gnewzy, has been released after six-day captivity by kidnappers. PREMIUM TIMES reported that Gnewzy was kidnapped in Delta State on Monday after performing at a nightclub. His abductors demanded $200,000 (over N220 million) as...

To improve Nigeria’s fight against malaria morbidity and mortality, Nigeria’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Friday hosted key health players and experts to reevaluate its approach and strategies. The event themed: “Ministerial Roundtable Meeting: Rethinking Malaria Elimination in Nigeria,”...

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Saturday in Benin said that there would be power outage in its Amukpe substation for two weeks. This is according to a statement signed by the General Manager, Public Affairs TCN Ndidi Mbah. Mrs...

A journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Daniel Ojukwu, has been abducted by the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Inspector General of Police, the platform reported on Friday. He is currently being held incommunicado at the State...

On Friday, Oba Saheed Elegushi, the 21st Elegushi of the Ikate-Elegushi Kingdom, showed off his romantic side by celebrating his second wife, Hadiza Yakasai, on his official social media handles. The 48-year-old monarch married Olori Hadiza, a Kano indigene, at...

A fresh order by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) will, in the next 30 days, create the Nigerian Independent System Operator of Nigeria Limited (NISO), leading to a split of the Transmission Commission of Nigeria (TCN). The order, marked...