Nigeria: Breaking - One Killed As Yoruba Nation Agitators Hold Rally in Lagos

An unknown man has been killed in the fracas, the police confirmed in an interview with PREMIUM TIMES. Read more »

Nigeria: Security Forces Rescue Six Victims After Terror Attack On Nigerian Train - Official

The official who disclosed this did not say where and how the rescue happened. Read more »

Nigeria: 31 People Confirmed Missing After Terror Attack On Nigerian Train

A suspect has been arrested, according to a government official. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Shuts Down Train Station After Terror Attack

Some of the train passengers also sustained gunshot injuries, the police said in a Sunday statement. Read more »

Nigeria: Uncompleted Projects, Dilapidated Classrooms Litter Ogun Despite N10.2 Billion Rehabilitation

PREMIUM TIMES visited schools that the state government claimed to have rehabilitated and found decrepit and inadequate facilities. Read more »

Nigeria: Gunmen Attack Nigerian Train Station, Kidnap Many Passengers

The spokesperson of the police in the state, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the gunmen were armed with AK-47 rifles. Read more »

Nigeria: Elections 2023 - Senate President Lawan Pledges 98 Percent Yobe Votes to Tinubu

Mr Lawan, who was defeated by Mr Tinubu at the APC Presidential primary, also wants the Yobe State governor to be reelected with the highest number of votes in Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Army Redeploys Top Generals

Mr Nwachukwu said that the officers affected are Major Generals and Brigadier Generals amongst several other senior officers across army formations and units. Read more »

Nigeria: Hundreds of Motorists, Travellers Stranded On Abuja-Keffi Expressway

The Abuja-Keffi highway is a major entry point into Abuja from Nasarawa State. It is currently being dualised. Read more »

Nigeria: Eha Amufu Crisis - Gov. Ugwuanyi's Remarkable Interventions, Challenges

I was miffed, if not disenchanted, at the way a section of the media has been muddling the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate crisis between the Fulani herders operating… Read more »

Nigeria: One Person Injured As Tank Farm Explodes in Delta

The cause of the explosion at the tank farm is yet to be confirmed. Read more »

Nigeria: APC, PDP Structures Crippled Nigeria - Peter Obi

Mr Obi, who spoke at a campaign rally in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, urged Nigerians to vote out the major political parties. Read more »

Nigeria: APC Rejoices As Buhari Agrees to Campaign for Tinubu in 10 States

The President had, on 15 November 2022, attended the flag-off of the presidential campaign in Jos. He thereafter stayed away from campaign activities. Read more »

Nigeria: Delta State to Host 7th National Youth Games in February

The NYG has, since its inception, become a veritable ground for harvesting the huge talents that abound within the country Read more »

Nigeria: Ayu, Atiku Absent As Wike, Others Storm Ibadan for Makinde's Re-Election Campaign

The National Chairman of the party, Iyorcha Ayu and the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar, were conspicuously absent at the rally. Read more »

Nigeria: Police Rescue 15 Abducted Victims, Arrest Six Militants in Zamfara

The victims were abducted on the Funtua-Gusau highway. Read more »

Nigeria: Threat to Impeach Buhari, Other Key Events in Nigeria's Senate in 2022

For most of 2022, the attention of senators was divided and mostly focused on party activities Read more »

Nigeria: Major Shake-Up With Redeployments In Air Force

NAF said the new postings and the redeployment were part of a routine aimed to ensure operational efficiency and effective service delivery. Read more »

Nigeria: How Pfizer Disaster Is Discouraging Some Kano Residents From Taking Covid-19 Vaccines

About 26 years after, the memory of the Pfizer disaster in Kano looms over the COVID-19 vaccine as some residents are sceptical of accepting any vaccine jab. Read more »

Nigeria: They Are Frustrating Moves to Reconcile Me With Tinubu, Aregbesola Cries Out

Rauf Aregbesola says fifth columnists are frustrating moves to reconcile him with Bola Tinubu. Read more »

Nigeria: INEC Takes Delivery of Last Consignment of BVAS Machines

INEC says with the arrival of the last consignment in Abuja it has now taken delivery of the required number of BVAS machines for all polling units in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Son of Assassinated Couple Buried in Abeokuta

The corpse was discovered in the early hours of Tuesday in a river Read more »

Nigeria: PMI Rises At Second-Fastest Rate Amid Surging Inflation

Employment levels in firms jumped as workload expanded Read more »

Nigeria: 2023 - Tinubu Meets N'West Muslim Leaders, Pledges to Be Fair, Just to All

Mr Tinubu asked the Islamic scholars to vote wisely, pledged to be fair, just and consistent within the tenets of Islamic faith Read more »

Nigeria: Special Report - How Religion Inspired High Covid-19 Vaccination in Kano

Vaccinators say although the majority of those coming for vaccination had no plans of going to hajj in 2022, they do not want to miss out whenever the opportunity comes. Read more »