July 25, 2022
Nigeria: World Championships - Nigeria's Tobi Amusan Sets World Record Twice
The duo produced jaw-breaking performances on the final day of action at the World Championships Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorists Plotting More Prison Attacks in Three States - Military Intel
The attacks are planned to be carried out successively, first, in Gusau, then Birnin Kebbi, and finally Katsina, the military told the correctional service Read more »
Nigeria: Train Attack - Gunmen Free More Hostages
The terrorists are still holding 39 hostages Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Residents Protest At INEC Office As Registered Voters Reach 6 Million
The protesters feared that they may not get the chance to vote during the 2023 election as the Independent National Electoral Commission announced July 31, 2022 as the deadline for… Read more »
Nigeria: Train Attack - Buhari, APC Have Irretrievably Failed Nigeria - PDP
PDP criticises Mr Buhari while reacting to a video released by the terrorists showing bandits torturing some male victims among the captives captured during Abuja-Kaduna train… Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Peter Obi Replies Atiku, Says He's Hopeful for Another Miracle
Atiku, had in an interview, dismissed Mr Obi's presidential ambition, saying it would take a miracle for the former Anambra State governor to win the 2023 presidential election. Read more »
Nigeria: Evans - How Police Tortured Me to Sign Statement Implicating Me in Kidnapping - Dismissed Soldier
"I saw the corpse of three men on his phone, including the picture of Nwosu. I was forced to sign the papers because I was scared." Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity - Nigerian Govt Shuts Unity School Amid Ongoing Exam
The ministry said it would communicate to the students how and when they would sit their papers they may miss as a result of the abrupt shutdown. Read more »
Nigeria: Unicef Laments Decline in Funding of Education By Niger Govt
The UNICEF official disclosed that in 2017, N5 billion was allocated to education by the Niger government and only N1.7 billion was released. Read more »
Nigeria: Panic As FGC Kwali Directs Parents to Evacuate Wards Over Fear of Terror Attack
The Chairman, Parent Teachers Association (PTA), Suleiman Idajili, said the decision followed a terrorist attack on a nearby village on Sunday morning. Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Warns Aspirant to Stop Legal Action Against Adeleke
The party said the aspirant is a tool being used by the APC to truncate the PDP's victory at the polls Read more »
Nigeria: Osun Governorship Election: Encouraging Signals but No Time for Complacency
PREMIUM TIMES agrees that there is a reasonable basis to adjudge the Osun election as credible, and indeed, an improvement over the previous off-cycle governorship elections held… Read more »
Nigeria: It's Tears of Joy for World Champion Amusan in Oregon
Amusan revealed she knew it was a matter of time before she broke the 100m hurdles record Read more »
July 24, 2022
Nigeria: Tems Featured On 'Black Panther - Wakanda Forever' Soundtrack
Barely hours after she got songwriting credit on Beyonce's soon-to-be-released album, 'Renaissance', Tems scored another big one. Read more »
Africa: WAFCON 2022 - South Africa's Bayana Bayana Are African Champions
South Africa won all six matches in Morocco en route to becoming African Champions. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Train Attack - New Video Shows Terrorists Manhandling Captives
The Nigerian president in June ordered the security agencies to secure the release of the train passengers Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Four Travellers, Abduct Many On Katsina's "Safest Road"
With over 17 security checkpoints and a military barrack, the 38 kilometres road has been described as the safest road in Katsina Read more »
Nigeria: Train Attack - Buhari Repeats Promise to Rescue Hostages, Warns Against Promoting Terrorists' Propaganda
The president said they will not succumb to the demand of the terrorists. He said security forces are making efforts to rescue the victims unhurt. Read more »
Nigeria: APC Senate Aspirant Denies Receiving Cash, Car to Step Down for Umahi
Mrs Agom-Eze has been having a running battle with the governor's family for the Ebonyi South District ticket of the party. Read more »
Nigeria: About Seven Million Voters So Far Registered in Lagos - INEC
The INEC boss said there would not be any extension of the CVR because the commission had lots of work to do on the voters' register before printing the Permanent Voter's Cards… Read more »
Nigeria: Train Attack - Terrorist in New Video Claims to Be Boko Haram Member Who Escaped From Kuje Prison
Earlier this month, terrorists used explosives to breach the correctional facility in Kuje, freeing over 800 of the 994 inmates including Boko Haram detainees. Read more »
July 23, 2022
Nigeria: Data Analysis - Osun Governorship Election Offers Hope Ahead 2023 Polls
The Osun turnout in 2022 was 42.37 per cent, down from 45.7 per cent in the 2018 governorship election in the state but higher than the statistics from the previous elections… Read more »
Nigeria/Zambia: Super Falcons Finish Without Medal in Nations Cup
The Super Falcons despite creating a myriad of chances failed to score against the resolute Zambians Read more »
Nigeria: World Championships - Nigerian Team Qualifies for Relay Final
This is the first time in 11 years Nigeria will qualify for the final of the 4x100m women's final Read more »
Nigeria: Peter Obi Visits Gov Ikpeazu in Abia
The LP presidential candidate has been visiting prominent political figures and clerics, apparently to solicit political support. Read more »