Youths in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, this morning took to the streets to protest the abduction of 45 students and teachers in Ogbomosho, Oyo state. The protesting youths carried a banner with the photos of the school principal and one of the teachers. The banner had on it ‘’Bring Back our children”, a message…
Major General Abubakar Rabe (rtd), who was abducted in Katsina State exactly two weeks ago, is de@d. Confirming his passing in a statement issued on Saturday, June 13, the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr. Nasiru Muazu, said the retired senior military officer d!ed from complications arising from diabetes and hypertension…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has obtained a warrant for the arrest of Uche Nnaji, a former minister of innovation, science and technology. A federal high court in Abuja granted the arrest order following an ex parte motion filed by the ICPC in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1160/2026. President Bola Tinubu had…
An armed group believed to be Boko Haram has overrun Pissa, a village in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State that has endured repeated attacks, killing an unknown number of residents and taking others hostage, including women and children. Local sources told PREMIUM TIMES that the assault began in the early hours of Saturday,…
A former Nigerian head of state has disclosed how he was tricked and locked inside a room on the morning the country’s military ruler died, before later being chosen as his successor. Retired General Abdulsalami Abubakar made the revelation in his autobiography ‘Call of Duty’, which is being launched today in Abuja to mark…
Toyin Adewale, mother of singer, Mayorkun, has shared how her son first connected with Davido before his rise to fame. Speaking on a podcast interview with colleague, Biola Adebayo, she narrated that Mayorkun had visited his cousin’s house where he recorded a cover of Davido’s hit song and posted it online. She said…
An elderly man from Komu community in Oyo State has appealed to authorities to release a group of hunters who were arrested while allegedly trying to assist in a rescue operation following a recent kidnapping incident in the area. According to him, local hunters and vigilantes mobilised after some residents were kidnapped and pursued the…
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has called for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, saying he sees no valid reason for the continued imprisonment of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Obi made the remarks while speaking with Nigerians during a recent meeting in Washington, D.C., in the United States. During…
He is doing well by me and has enrolled me in the trade I am currently learning. Whenever he talks about the future, he mentions my name and tells me the role I will play in it, especially as his wife. Even while I am learning this trade, he keeps promising me, “I will make…
My mom chose a boyfriend for me. He wasn’t the kind of man I wanted, and I was also in a relationship. I was honest with him. I told him I would have considered him if I hadn’t already been dating someone. He tried everything he could. He got my mom on his side to…