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Three dead as gunmen invade another police facility in southeast

Gunmen have invaded the Njaba divisional police headquarters in Imo State, southeastern Nigeria. The criminals, operating in three all-terrain vehicles, invaded the police station on Sunday night and opened fire. Police spokesman in the state, Henry Okoye, announced this in a...

The Tinubu administration and the need for real and efficient economic reforms

PREMIUM TIMES believes in the need for genuine and holistic reform of the Nigerian economy, so that it delivers greater value to the people. At the very least, by easing pressure on public spending, the reforms should improve the...

Ribadu stands firm against accusations of electoral fraud and threatens to sue

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has demanded the retraction of the allegation levelled against him by the Chairman of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Anthony Aziegbemi, regarding the upcoming governorship election in...

Nigeria Immigration releases me after a brief detention

Human rights activist and editor of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has raised the alarm over his arrest and brief detention by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) upon his arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday. Mr...

How Ukraine's Superhuman Center Helps War Heroes Walk Again

Oleksandr (he declined to give his full name for security reasons and due to military restrictions), an aviation engineer, was a member of the 250-member Ukrainian contingent of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of...

Labour Party threatens to boycott Anambra local elections

The Anambra State Labour Party (LP) has threatened to boycott the upcoming September 28 local elections in the state. The LP spokesperson in Anambra State, Theo Egbe, disclosed this during a press conference in Awka, the state capital, on Saturday. PREMIUM...

Group trains Nigerian journalists on media laws and regulations

One group, Media Rights Agenda, has trained journalists on media laws and regulations in Nigeria. Media Rights Agenda is an independent organisation committed to promoting and protecting the right to freedom of expression, freedom of the press and access to...

Nigerian businesses and citizens under pressure

Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) Chairman Niyi Yusuf has highlighted the severe economic pressures facing Nigerian businesses and citizens, citing rising costs, inflation and a sluggish economy. On Friday, during a press conference announcing the start of the 30th Nigeria...

Wike vows not to support Fubara again

FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has vowed not to support Governor Siminalayi Fubara again in his political life. "I will never again support Fubara in my political life. It is not about me. The people worked hard to build a structure,"...

A man dies after taking an herbal tea

A 26-year-old man died in Ogun State after reportedly taking a herbal mixture. On Monday, Edereno travelled from Ijebu Ode to Asa Elegbada, a village near Owode Egba, to consult a 28-year-old traditional healer, Ifakunle Olanrewaju, for a pain in...

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Edo: NSCDC arrests 15 illegal private security operators

The Edo State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, on Friday said 15 suspects were...