November 18, 2025
Nigeria: Zulum Identifies Boko Haram's Hideouts, Calls for Military Joint Operations to Defeat Terrorists
The governor said a coordinated military offensive involving the Army, Navy, and Air Force to target insurgent strongholds in the Lake Chad area, specifically at Tumbus, Mandara… Read more »
Africa: Weak Institutions, Low Productivity Fueling Africa's Poverty - Paul Alaje
"Poverty thrives through weak or captured institutions." Read more »
Africa: Zamfara Governor in Tinubu's Delegation to G20 Meeting in South Africa
The summit, scheduled for 22nd to 23rd November, will be attended by six Nigerian governors as part of the President's delegation. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Tightens Tobacco Control, Imposes $110m Fine On Batn
The new findings, he said, reveal a notable decline in daily tobacco use among adults, reflecting the impact of national policies, enforcement actions and public health awareness… Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Move to Expand Youth Participation in Politics, Pass Age Reduction Bill for Second Reading
At present, the 1999 Constitution stipulates that candidates for the Senate and governorship must be at least 35 years old, while those seeking seats in the House of… Read more »
Nigeria: Four Women Killed in Jigawa Overhead Water Tank Collapse
Residents said the supporting pillars of the tank had weakened under the weight of the filled tank, leading to the collapse. Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Crisis Deepens As Wike-Backed Faction Expels Makinde, Bala Mohammed, Turaki, Others
The faction also ratified the dissolution of party state Eeecutive councils of Bauchi, Oyo, Zamfara, Yobe, Lagos, Edo, and Ekiti. Read more »
Nigeria: Four Vigilantes Killed, Four Soldiers Missing in Fresh ISWAP Attack in Borno
While retreating, the ISWAP terrorists burned two trucks belonging to the Borno State Ministry of Rehabilitation, Reconstruction, and Resettlement and killed four labourers. Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Vow to End Oil Revenue Leakages, Strengthen Export Oversight
"As parliamentarians, it is our constitutional duty to protect the integrity of the nation's revenue system and ensure that every dollar earned from our natural resources works for… Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-Presidential Aide Faults U.S. Lawmaker's Remarks On Abduction of Kebbi Schoolgirls
A former presidential aide has faulted a comment by a United States lawmaker on Monday's abduction of 25 schoolgirls in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Today Is Your Last Day!' - How Bandits Killed Vice Principal, Abducted 25 Students in Kebbi School Raid
A devastating episode of Nigeria's school kidnapping crisis unfolded on Monday, as bandits ambushed the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Warn of 'Massive Revenue Leakages', Say Nigeria At 'Economic Crossroads'
The lawmakers said Nigeria loses billions of dollars annually through unverified crude shipments, under-declarations by exporters, and non-repatriation of foreign earnings. Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity - Atiku Asks Tinubu to Resign
Mr Atiku also accused the military leadership of non-accountability in its operations by failing to state clearly how the Brigade Commander and his soldiers lost their lives. Read more »
Nigeria: Jigawa Governor Restores Electricity to LG Hqtr After 16-Year Blackout
Governor Umar Namadi has unveiled the long-awaited restoration of electricity to Taura town, the headquarters of Taura Local Government Area, ending 16 years of blackout. Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Chairman Appeals to Trump to Rescue Nigeria's Democracy
"I want to call on President Trump.... What is at stake is not just genocide against Christians, he should come and save democracy in Nigeria. Democracy is under threat. I am… Read more »
Nigeria: We're Prepared to Lay Down Our Lives to Defend PDP, Democracy, New PDP Chair Says
"For us in PDP, I have said it and I want to say it emphatically that if it means that we'll lay down our lives for democracy to strive and survive in Nigeria, we are prepared to… Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Worried About Mass Killings, Kidnappings, N100m 'Tax' Imposed On Zamfara Communities
The lawmakers asked the Ministry of Defence and the service chiefs direct a robust and well-coordinated operation in the affected areas. Read more »
Nigeria: Catholic Reverend Father Abducted in Kaduna
Suspected terrorists have abducted Bobbo Paschal, the parish priest of St. Stephen Parish of the Catholic Church in Kushe Gugbu, Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Read more »
Nigeria: Renowned Journalist Accuses Eno of 'Deceit', Demands Apology
A renowned journalist and a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Akwa Ibom State, Michael Bush, has accused Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom of "deceiving" the people with his… Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Crisis - Police Teargas Protesters As Bauchi Gov Struggles to Access NEC Meeting Venue
Armed police officers on Tuesday fired teargas at protesters at the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, in an attempt to prevent some party… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Jails Nigerian Professor for Five Years for Sexual Harassment
The professor was being prosecuted by the ICPC for sexually harassing female students in the University of Calabar where he worked. Read more »
Nigeria: Lead in Their Blood - How Battery Recyclers Are Killing Nigerians
Some of the factories in Ogijo, once symbols of job opportunities and communal progress, have become agents of quiet destruction, poisoning the soil, water, and people in the… Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Condemns Abduction of Kebbi School Girls, Mocks Tinubu's Renewed Hope Promise
PREMIUM TIMES reported that terrorists, armed with sophisticated weapons, stormed the school on motorcycles, abducted the students from their dormitory, killed the vice principal,… Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku Urges Military Occupation of Borno, Other Troubled States
Atiku says were he to be President, he would have handled Nigeria's current insecurity differently. Read more »
Nigeria: 21-Year-Old Emerges Best Graduate As Nigerian University Inducts 80 New Doctors
In his convocation lecture, Emeritus Professor Joseph-Ifeanyi-Brian-d Adimma urged the inductees to uphold the ethics and values of medicine in their relationship with patients and… Read more »
