West Africa: We Will Not Tolerate Coups in West Africa - Tinubu

Between August 2020 and now, five coups have occurred in three West African countries - Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea with attempts in The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau foiled. Read more »

Nigeria: I Lived Recklessly, Please Forgive Me - Veteran Actor, Suebebe, Begs Nigerians

"Please forgive me, especially all the women I have offended. I know I have stepped on toes regarding the issue of women". Read more »

Nigeria: Taraba Governor Appoints 21 Commissioner-Nominees, Seeks House Approval for Screening, Confirmation

Last week, Mr Kefas reduced the state's ministries from 25 to 21. Read more »

Nigeria: Missing Former ASUU President Dipo Fasina 'Jingo' Found in Turkey

NIDCOM tweeted the development, even as it commended Nigeria's High Commission in Turkey for its collaborative efforts to locate the scholar. Read more »

Nigeria: Gunmen Attack Plateau Community, Kill Nine People, Raze Six Houses

"Last night, gunmen attacked my village, Sabon Gari in Mangu, burnt six houses and destroyed many other properties." Read more »

Nigeria: Ex-ASUU President, Dipo Fasina 'Jingo', Is Missing

Mr Fasina, 76, was travelling to Algeria when he was said to have missed his connecting flight from Istanbul, Turkey. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Interswitch in Talks With Equity Bank Over DRC Entry

The bank and Interswitch in June announced a partnership that will give Equity access to banking services at some 650 Interswitch-enabled ATMs in Uganda. Read more »

Nigeria: Air Peace, Max Air Top List of Cancelled Flights in Nigeria

In its report, the NCAA said the 11 domestic airlines operating in the country had 284 flight cancellations in the first quarter of the year. Read more »

Nigeria: Covid-19 - 67 Million Children Missed Immunisation in Two Years - Unicef

According to UNICEF, vaccination coverage dropped sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Nigeria: Forged UTME Result - Mmesoma's Father Apologises to JAMB, Nigerians

"My daughter did not open up to me on time," Mmesoma's father said. Read more »

Nigeria: Court Orders Nigerian Govt to Account for Abacha Loot

The court ordered the government of President Bola Tinubu to "disclose the exact amount of money stolen by General Sani Abacha from Nigeria." Read more »

Nigeria: 10 Airlines Most Culpable for Delayed Flights in Nigeria

Over half of the local flights in Nigeria were delayed in the first three months of 2023. Read more »

Nigeria: We Had No Files Implicating Tinubu, SSS Carted None Away - ICPC

"The commission hereby states unequivocally that there were no files implicating President Bola Tinubu or his close aides at its headquarters or offices across the states." Read more »

Nigeria: Shettima Visits Family of Late Cousin in Borno

Mr Shettima, who was accompanied to the family of the late Alkali by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno and other senior government officials, extolled the virtues of his cousin as a… Read more »

Nigeria: Gunmen Kidnap Ekiti's All Progressives Congress State Chairman

The Publicity Secretary of the APC in Ekiti, Segun Dipe, who confirmed the development to journalists, said the chairman was abducted on Saturday. Read more »

Nigeria: Premium Times' Titilope Fadare Wins Reporther Award, Receives UN Scholarship

Ms Fadare's scholarship to train at the BBC in the United Kingdom will be funded by Nigeria's office of UN Women Read more »

Nigeria: Premium Times, American University of Nigeria to Strengthen Collaboration

The AUN-PREMIUM TIMES Data Hub is a unique collaboration between higher education and the media to inject more data-driven analyses into the Nigerian civic space. Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Summit - Tinubu Arrives Guinea Bissau, Visits Nigerian Troops

The summit will be the first international engagement of the president on the African continent since his swearing-in on 29 May. Read more »

Nigeria: 39% of International Flights Operated in Nigeria in Q1 2023 Delayed - NCAA

Out of the 3,073 international flights operated within the first quarter of this year, the report says 1,193 flights were delayed. Read more »

Nigeria: Relief to Lagos Motorists As Eko Bridge Is Reopened - Sanwo-Olu Talks Tough

Governor Sanwo-Olu issues quit notice to traders and squatters as governor reopenes damaged Eko Bridge Read more »

Nigeria: Balogun, an Institution in Nigeria's Banking Sector - Shettima

Mr Shettima said the late FCMB founder was a banking icon who was everything the ailing world desired. Read more »

Nigeria: Fake UTME Result - Innoson Withdraws Scholarship Awarded to Mmesoma

A former minister, Festus Keyamo has asked the candidate to apologise to JAMB and Nigerians. Read more »

Nigeria: Asari Dokubo's Flaunting of Weapons Highlights Inequality Before Nigeria's Law

A spokesperson for the Nigerian police told PREMIUM TIMES he would find out why the former militant leader was yet to be arrested like others who committed similar offences. Read more »

Nigeria: Mmesoma Confirms She Forged Matric Result

Headed by Nkemdili Nnonyelu, a professor, the committee confirmed Miss Mmesoma forged the score of 362 as earlier claimed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. Read more »

Nigeria: Police Kill Four Gunmen Enforcing Biafra Group's Sit-At-Home Order

Since 3 July, there had been reports of shootings by gunmen enforcing the civil action across the five states in the region. Read more »