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Crowdfunding campaigns rescue hostages – but the visibility they generate is becoming part of how ransom demands are set.

Rights group, Amnesty International, alleged that at least 100 civilians were killed in the incident, but the military disputed the...

In a rare show of toughness against a corrupt official, the judge ordered that the sentences attracted by each of...

Ebonyi State under Governor Francis Nwifuru obtained a N20 billion loan in the first quarter of 2026, but PREMIUM TIMES...

Before the police arrived at the scene, the man's "Lexus RX 330 SUV had already been set ablaze by the...

In his testimony in the trial-within-trial, the witness told the court that the defendants were calm, unagitated and fully aware...

The funeral rites, held in accordance with Islamic tradition, drew a large gathering of sympathisers, including high-profile political associates and...

Cases of police brutality, extortion, extrajudicial killings and other unprofessional activities in Nigeria have continued despite sanctions by police authorities,...

If formally recognised, unarmed civilian protection and community-based early warning can offer a path to sustaining stability and security amid...

The court also ruled that the panel’s report should be tabled in parliament for processing and interrogation by an impeachment...

Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, who chairs both the PGF and serves as Director-General of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, delivered...

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) is fast emerging as a major opposition platform ahead of the 2027 elections, drawing key...

In its latest Lassa Fever Situation Report for Epidemiological Week 17, covering 20 to 26 April 2026, the agency said...

Mr Sani, a Zaria, Kaduna State-based Islamic cleric, said this in a video recording tendered by the prosecution and played...

The court issued the order after the prosecution sought to tender extra-judicial statements attributed to the coup suspects and accompanying...

This is the second warrant of arrest issued against Mr Mammman in days, since 7 May when another court -...

In his statement, Mr Ramaphosa said his government would clamp down on the perpetrators.

The FRSC said the fatal accident occurred on Sunday night, involving a gold Toyota vehicle with registration number GGE 722...

The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Monday at this year’s annual admissions and policy meeting with heads...

“Residents now live in constant fear,” group says after coordinated attacks on Plateau communities.

Mr Uzodimma's entry into the Senate race comes two years and four months after his inauguration for his second term...

Siminalayi Fubara appeared before the APC governorship screening committee in Abuja but left the venue visibly upset and refused to...

The unfortunate insularity being advocated by South Africans misses the essential point of a globalising world

This adds to many cases of unresolved accidental military airstrikes on many rural communities in Nigeria's conflict zones.

Last month, President Donald Trump said he expects to have “the honour of taking Cuba.” He bragged about his capacity...