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Nigeria arrested suspected terrorists returning from Hajj. But several questions are unanswered

SPECIAL REPORT: How soaring cooking gas prices are squeezing Nigerian households, businesses

EXCLUSIVE: 36 students still missing after Borno school attack

SPECIAL REPORT: IPOB-linked attacks, killings reduce since Simon Ekpa’s jailing

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside details of farmer-herder clashes in Abuja community

How mob brutally assaulted woman accused of witchcraft at church crusade

INVESTIGATION: Commissioned But Locked: How an idle hospital is failing women in Akwa Ibom
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UNN: When the lion’s roar fades, By Osmund Agbo

What the Iyabo Obasanjo-Yayi friction reveals about Ogun’s political realignment, By Adeola Akinremi

₦210 trillion: Nigeria’s numbers problem, By Mahmud Nasir Jafar

Friday Sermon: The power of the noble Qur’an!, By Murtadha Gusau

Oriire rescue: Why Yorubaland is not Arewanistan, By Majeed Dahiru

Collapse after a landslide: Starmer’s fall may not be the last, By Azu Ishiekwene
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Headline Stories

EXCLUSIVE: Inside suspected coup plotters’ secret transition note, attack plan on Villa, military bases, airports

byYakubu Mohammed

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President Bola Tinubu, Minister Mohammed Idris

EXCLUSIVE: ICPC probes permanent secretary who blocked funds approved by Tinubu for agencies

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar [PHOTO CREDIT: ]

2027: Atiku challenges Obasanjo to be transparent, declare his support for Tinubu

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar

Atiku denies bribing ex-Speaker Na’Abba to impeach Obasanjo

Adeniyi Adeyemi

Fake Agency Scandal: Budget Office speaks on budgetary allocation

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of IPOB.

US lawmaker seeks Nnamdi Kanu’s release, hints at cutting aid to Nigeria

Alleged coup plot against Tinubu administration

PREMIUM TIMES to bring rare, intriguing details of 2025 alleged coup plot against Tinubu administration

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Chinagorom Ugwu

PREMIUM TIMES reporter wins 2026 Solution Journalism Award

General Abdulsalami Abubakar

Abdulsalami urges INEC to maintain impartiality ahead of Osun polls, 2027 general elections

University gate

Varsity expels two students over gay practice

Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria Limited used to illustrate the story. [Photo credit: Daily Mail]

Abuja-bound Aero Contractors flight makes emergency return to Lagos over ‘technical issue’

Tunji Disu and Lateef Fagbemi

Nine years after businessman’s disappearance, IGP releases police abduction casefile to AGF

Inside suspected coup plotters’ secret transition note, attack plan on Villa, military bases, airports

EXCLUSIVE: Inside suspected coup plotters’ secret transition note, attack plan on Villa, military bases, airports

council chairman, Nura Abdullahi

Zamfara: Bandits abduct local govt chair, kill four securitymen

Vaginal discharge (PHOTO CREDIT: Freepik)

PT Health Watch: Tissue paper is safe for intimate hygiene, but these common habits may trigger infections- Expert

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The corpse of the whellbarrow pusher

Police investigate as unidentified pusher dies in wheelbarrow during nap

Glasgow 2026

Glasgow 2026: Nigerian swimmers, boxers target strong Day Two performances

to former senator, Alaba Obende.

EFCC hands over recovered N24 million to former senator

Federal University of Technology Akure Teaching Hospital (FUTATH)

Strike: FUTATH workers shun meeting with FG officials

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state

Lagos seals over 20 properties over planning infractions

Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar

2027: Ex-minister Tuggar denies backing Bauchi APC governorship candidate

Special Reports

Image illustration of how scammers use AI for deceptive ads (PHOTO CREDIT: ChatGPT)

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside AI scam ads exploiting TikTok’s advertising system to defraud Nigerians

FACT-CHECK: Army’s video evidence for killing of ‘ISWAP media operator’ is seven years old

Headline Stories

FACT-CHECK: Army’s video evidence for killing of ‘ISWAP media operator’ is seven years old

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua International Airport, Katsina

Headline Stories

Nigeria arrested suspected terrorists returning from Hajj. But several questions are unanswered

Queue waiting to buy gas at AA Rano Gas station, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: How soaring cooking gas prices are squeezing Nigerian households, businesses

Government Day Secondary School, Lassa

Investigation/Special Reports

EXCLUSIVE: 36 students still missing after Borno school attack

A collage of IPOB flag, attacked police station and Simon Ekpa

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: IPOB-linked attacks, killings reduce since Simon Ekpa’s jailing

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The Enugu State Government

Enugu govt begins revalidation, digitisation of survey records

Smart schools

Otti’s gradual but steady push into the future of basic education in Abia, By Ururu Aja

Governor Alex Otti (c) acknowledging cheers from the people of Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State on Tuesday

Reception of Appreciation: Gov Otti promises to do more for Umunneochi people, By Ferdinand Ekeoma

NCDMB commends Brentex on $50m steel pipe facility, assures of industry patronage

NCDMB commends Brentex on $50m steel pipe facility, assures of industry patronage

Governor Alex Otti (centre) surrounded and cheered by an appreciative audience in Abia State

Abia State Leadership Academy: A governor’s bold investment in the soul of a nation, By Kenneth Kalu

Features and Interviews

Signing out in styles, three finalists on their Sign-out Day

Features And Interviews

Beyond T-Shirt: How ‘Final Year Brethren’ became exciting but costly campus tradition for finalists

Governor Kefas of Taraba signing an executive order

Features And Interviews

Despite governor’s executive orders, illegal mining denies Taraba State billions of naira annually

byChuwang Dungs

Illustration representing Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, Kylian Mbappé, and Rodri

Features And Interviews

World Cup: Rodri, Mbappé, Vozinha and other heroes who defined 2026 tournament

byOgalah Dunamis

Vice President Kashim Shettima and other dignitaries at the launch of the Niger Delta Agricultural Development and Investment Fund

Features And Interviews

Nigeria launches new push for Niger Delta agri-development

Governor Mohammed Bago and Assembly Speaker Abdulmalik Sarkindaji

Features And Interviews

Niger Assembly has no website, limiting residents’ access to information

byYakubu Mohammed

Primate Henry Ndukuba

Features And Interviews

TRIBUTE: Inside Primate Henry Ndukuba’s legacy of raising global Christian youth movement, By Folu Olamiti

Business

News Reports

Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria Limited used to illustrate the story. [Photo credit: Daily Mail]

Abuja-bound Aero Contractors flight makes emergency return to Lagos over ‘technical issue’

Governor Alex Otti of Abia state [PHOTO CREDIT: Alex C. Otti]

Otti backs establishment of $13.1m CNG project in Abia

Cyberattack and a system is hacked.

What Nigerian companies, regulators, others must do to prevent prevailing cyber attacks – Experts

Enugu Air

Benin runway excursion not crash or emergency landing – Enugu Air CEO

Executive Secretary, Joint Revenue Board, Olusegun Adesokan, President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, Tax Ombud/Chief Executive, John Nwabueze, Deputy Vice President, Chartered Institute of Taxation (CITN), Nigeria, Titilayo Fowokan, Vice President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Etofolam Osuji, Chairman Committee of Finance Experts, Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), Olumuyiwa Adebayo, during a stakeholder engagement in Lagos on Thursday.

Tax ombud, experts seek fairer, transparent tax system to boost compliance

Financial Inclusion

Financial Inclusion

Nigeria’s tax reform may strain Financial Inclusion gains

February 8, 2026

Robert Ochola, CEO of the AfricaNenda Foundation

Instant payment transactions in Africa hit $1.9trn in 2024 — Report

November 16, 2025

The launch of the State of Instant Payment Systems (SIIPS) 2025 report

Financial Inclusion: Nigeria’s NIBSS emerges as the only African Payment system to reach matured inclusivity level

November 13, 2025

Instant Payment Systems (SIIPS) 2025 report

Payment Systems: Central bankers, regulators, converge on Eswatini for SIIPS launch

November 12, 2025

L-R: Munir Bello - Nigeria Country Lead, Inclusive Financial Systems at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Angela Wambugu - Director, Advisory Services Africa at Women's World Banking, Uche Uzoebo - Chief Executive Officer, Shared Agent Network Expansion Facilities Limited, Dr Nurudeen Zauro - Technical Advisor to the President on Economic & Financial Inclusion, Elizabeth Gathai - Regional Head, Africa at Women's World Banking, Dr Stephen Ambore - Policy Director, Africa, Women's World Banking.

Group seeks financial inclusion for women in Nigeria

August 29, 2025

Analysis & Data

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CREDIT: CBN X handle)

Why some bank dividends are paused and what it means for investors

Logos of Zenith Bank, First HoldCo, Access Holdings Plc, UBA, FCMB Group, Stanbic IBTC, Wema Bank, Sterling Holdco, and Ecobank

Banks grow earnings and income streams despite impact of 2025 provisions

Lagos City (PHOTO CREDIT: Lagos Insider)

ANALYSIS: Is Lagos the New Silicon Valley of Africa?

October 26, 2025

A photo of Nigerians using their phones (Subscribers)

Nigeria’s digital payment boom faces rising cybersecurity threats

October 22, 2025

A towering six-meter sculpture—the thinker’s burden, designed by Benjamin Von Wong, to challenge negotiators in Geneva.

Recycle or Cut Production: The Politics of Plastics Economy

September 8, 2025

Regional

South West

to former senator, Alaba Obende.

EFCC hands over recovered N24 million to former senator

Federal University of Technology Akure Teaching Hospital (FUTATH)

Strike: FUTATH workers shun meeting with FG officials

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state

Lagos seals over 20 properties over planning infractions

Police operatives

Police arrest four officers over alleged extortion in Ondo

South South

Obudu Ranch Resort

Cross River concessions Obudu Ranch Resort for 25 years

NDDC receives Council on Establishment

NDDC completes 600km of roads in three years – MD

INGENTIA Energies inaugurates PML 66 HCDT board, pledges transparency

Akwa Ibom on the Nigerian map

Pastor found dead inside church

South East

The corpse of the whellbarrow pusher

Police investigate as unidentified pusher dies in wheelbarrow during nap

University gate

Varsity expels two students over gay practice

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu

Gov Mbah reacts to Enugu Air runway incident in Benin

APC flag

Nigerian governor files N5 billion lawsuit against APC spokesman

North West

council chairman, Nura Abdullahi

Zamfara: Bandits abduct local govt chair, kill four securitymen

Man and a woman fighting

Court sentences man to death by hanging for murder of Kano housewife

Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf and Kano state former anti-corruption chief, Muhuyi Magaji.

Kano Governor appoints former anti-corruption chief to lead drug war, explains why

Mohammed Bello

Top El-Rufai ally quits Kaduna ADC days after party’s reconciliation

North East

Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar

2027: Ex-minister Tuggar denies backing Bauchi APC governorship candidate

President Bola Tinubu, Ambassador Babagana Kingibe and Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum during a Thank You Visit to President Tinubu by North-East Stakeholders for retaining Vice President Kashim Shettima on the All Progressives Congress Presidential ticket at the State House, Abuja, on Thursday, July 23, 2026

Tinubu asks governors to consolidate administration’s economic reforms, says Nigeria in golden era

Governor Kefas of Taraba signing an executive order

Despite governor’s executive orders, illegal mining denies Taraba State billions of naira annually

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU)

PhD student petitions ICPC, SSS over alleged sabotage

North Central

General Abdulsalami Abubakar

Abdulsalami urges INEC to maintain impartiality ahead of Osun polls, 2027 general elections

Governor Alia and Inspector-General of Police

Amidst Benue Insecurity, IGP’s visit, Governor Alia renews call for state police

Nigerian Soldiers

Nigerian soldiers rescue 11 kidnap victims, arrest 21 terrorist suspects

The deceased, Khalid Wahid (filmmaker)

Slain filmmaker’s family demands justice; victim survived previous attacks

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Tinubu asks governors to consolidate administration’s economic reforms, says Nigeria in golden era

President Bola Tinubu, Ambassador Babagana Kingibe and Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum during a Thank You Visit to President Tinubu by North-East Stakeholders for retaining Vice President Kashim Shettima on the All Progressives Congress Presidential ticket at the State House, Abuja, on Thursday, July 23, 2026

Tinubu asks governors to consolidate administration’s economic reforms, says Nigeria in golden era

Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official X handle of the Defence ministry]

Nigeria’s defence minister dismisses resignation reports, threatens legal action

First Lady Remi Tinubu with Gov Alex Otti and wife, Priscilla

First Lady donates N2bn to promote Akwete weaving heritage in Abia

PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU

One year after death, Buhari’s life still ‘speaks’ to Nigerians – Tinubu

Senator Ali Ndume (PHOTO CREDIT: Official Facebook @Sen. Muhammad Ali Ndume]

Ndume urges Tinubu to sustain security offensive on terrorists

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International

Justice Edward Asante

Former ECOWAS Court President Asante nominated to Ghana’s Supreme Court

United States President Donald Trump

US-Saudi sign nuclear deal, then Trump introduces new condition

Iran missile

Trump weighs ‘massive attack’ on Iran after two weeks of consecutive strikes

Iran MAP

Trump says Iran will be held responsible for Houthi attacks in Red Sea

A damaged site due to the ongoing war in Iran

US continues attacks on Iran, Houthis strike two Saudi oil tankers

Sports

Glasgow 2026

Glasgow 2026: Nigerian swimmers, boxers target strong Day Two performances

Tyson Fury (Credit: The_Pattayanews on X)

Tyson Fury knocks out Mariusz Wach in Thailand ahead of long-awaited Anthony Joshua super fight

Toni Payne (Credit: WoliG Òlùyá)

Toni Payne sets Super Falcons’ sights on back-to-back WAFCON glory

Nigeria dominated the Para Powerlifting events Credit: World Para Powerlifting Facebook Page

2026 Commonwealth Games: Nigeria makes bright start with six medals

Esther Nworgu (PHOTO CREDIT: MakingofChampions)

2026 Commonwealth Games: Nworgu wins Nigeria’s first gold as Oyema adds silver in Glasgow

Arts & Entertainment

Kwam 1, Ogechi Eleana and her daughter, Azizat (PHOTO CREDIT_ YouTube@Feel Right News TV)

Kwam 1 responds to woman’s claim that he fathered, abandoned 12-year-old

Nigerian comedian, Kennyblaq

Kennyblaq set to host sixth Oxymoron Comedy Concert in Lagos

Ailing actress Ngozi Nwosu (PHOTO CREDIT_ Instagram@officialngozinwosu)

“Don’t let me die” — Ngozi Nwosu appeals for ₦30m for surgeries

Hanks Anuku

How I lost my children’s mum, nearly became recluse — Hanks Anuku

Uzee Usman

Kannywood struggles despite potential — Uzee Usman

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Osmund Agbo writes about the myth of the self-made man.

Columns

UNN: When the lion’s roar fades, By Osmund Agbo

The University of Nigeria remains one of Africa’s great institutions. Its decline was neither inevitable nor irreversible... But restoring its...

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Why silence from Tinubu on Adeniyi and Gbajabiamila carries risk, By Adeola Akinremi

What the Iyabo Obasanjo-Yayi friction reveals about Ogun’s political realignment, By Adeola Akinremi

₦210 trillion: Nigeria’s numbers problem, By Mahmud Nasir Jafar

₦210 trillion: Nigeria’s numbers problem, By Mahmud Nasir Jafar

Imam Murthada Gusau

Friday Sermon: The power of the noble Qur’an!, By Murtadha Gusau

Majeed Dahiru writes about the Uromi killings and need for holistic justice.

Oriire rescue: Why Yorubaland is not Arewanistan, By Majeed Dahiru

Azu Ishiekwene writes about Muhammadu Buhari and his legacy.

Collapse after a landslide: Starmer’s fall may not be the last, By Azu Ishiekwene

Editorial

School pupils used to illustrate the story

EDITORIAL: Reconsidering the rash dismantling of Nigeria’s 6-3-3-4 system

Electronic voting iREV copy

EDITORIAL: Enhancing the integrity of the 2026 Electoral Act

National Youth Service Corps members (PHOTO CREDIT: X @officialnyscng)

EDITORIAL: For a repurposed NYSC, we need a national dialogue

A collage of Trump and Iran President

EDITORIAL: US-Iran war: For global peace, let this rapprochement be

FILE: Court and justice symbols used to illustrate the story

EDITORIAL: Party deregistration: Judicial rascality must stop!

Super Eagles (Credit: NFF Media)

EDITORIAL: Another World Cup without Super Eagles

Health

News Reports

Vaginal discharge (PHOTO CREDIT: Freepik)

PT Health Watch: Tissue paper is safe for intimate hygiene, but these common habits may trigger infections- Expert

Lassa Fever: Rats used to illustrate the story.

Lassa fever death toll hits 224 as fatality rate rises despite fewer new infections

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in a group photograph with a delegation of Nigerian Diaspora Medical Association Worldwide in the State House. July 24, 2026

Tinubu urges Nigerian doctors abroad, other medical professionals to return home

Picture illustrating Ebola

CEPI begins first human trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine

Investigations

INVESTIGATION: Commissioned But Locked: How an idle hospital is failing women in Akwa Ibom

INVESTIGATION: Commissioned But Locked: How an idle hospital is failing women in Akwa Ibom

A group of volunteer staff at Damare PHC (1)

In Adamawa, rural PHCs rely on volunteers due to staffing shortages

A group of VCMs at Primary Healthcare Centre Kofar Rini, before going out for outreach. Picture_ Qosim Suleiman

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Sokoto’s fight against polio vaccine hesitancy

Postpartum haemorrhage

PT HEALTH WATCH: Why fibroids, multiple pregnancies raise risk of postpartum haemorrhage – Expert

Health Specials

An image showing the difference between good and bad cholesterol in the artery

PT Health Watch: Why high cholesterol is easy to miss but dangerous to ignore

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official X handle of Mr Pate | via https://x.com/muhammadpate/status/1812790729107816486/photo/1]

FG donates ₦10 billion in medical equipment to Bauchi State

Suya by Glover Suya

PT Health Watch: The hidden health risks in suya, how to enjoy it safely

Rate of infants born with sickle cell disease annually. Infographics (PHOTO CREDIT: Fortune Eromonsele)

PT HEALTH WATCH: Sickle cell disease persists in Nigeria despite decades of awareness

Features

Ebola (Photo Credit: ABC News)

Delayed containment of Ebola could cost DRC and Uganda billions

The shop compartment where Mr Loyoous’s children sleep

How poverty affects childhood development in Nigerian capital

Eva Chukwunelo is a creative and disability inclusion advocate

Limb Loss Awareness: Why Nigeria must move beyond kindness to real inclusion — Eva Chukwunelo

A health worker collects a blood sample from a suspected Lassa fever patient at the MSF-supported treatment centre in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi. (CREDIT: MSF)

Misdiagnosed as Malaria: The hidden cost of delayed Lassa Fever detection in Nigeria

Data & Infographics

President Muhammadu Buhari

2022 Budget: Despite losing major international funding, Nigerian govt refuses to fund Family Planning

November 12, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine vials [PHOTO CREDIT: BioWorld]

Want to know about vaccine rollouts in Africa? Click on a country here and find out

October 2, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari on arrival to London [PHOTO CREDIT: @TheAsoVilla]

INFOGRAPHICS: Buhari has spent 200 days in UK for treatment since assuming office

Children waiting for treatment at a treatment centre in Ringim LGA.

INFOGRAPHICS: Despite govt actions, 4,000 children died from malnutrition in Jigawa

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