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“We raise our hands for our brother, Kanu, and others in detention, in silence of love."

The late Ibadan monarch was described as a master craftsman versed in making both native and English dresses.

The priest denies asking Nigerians to vote for Buhari in 2015.

The deceased monarch was crowned 41st Olubadan on March 4, 2016.

President Muhammadu Buhari says he will not allow the insecurity across Nigeria to derail his government's programmes.

As of December 31, 2021, the country’s infection toll reached 242,341, while 3,031 fatalities had been recorded.

Several Nigerian firms appear to have been bitten by the bug of deal-making during the year, with the number of...

The Senate, Nigeria’s highest law-making body, did not only break its own rules, it repeatedly undermined the nation’s constitution, which...

The 2019 audit report raises issues of misapplication, diversion, misappropriation of public funds, non-remittance of taxes, and payment of contractors...

Between 2020 and 2021, over five thousand inmates escaped from Nigeria's overcrowded prisons across at least 11 states.

The economic year started with the confirmation that Nigeria had exited recession amid worries about inflation.

The Nigerian judiciary was paralysed for over two months due to the strike embarked upon by workers fighting for the...

A PREMIUM TIMES review of the November oil spill in Bayelsa State, one of the worst in recent years, finds...

Police said the gunmen were suspected armed robbers.

The return was miles away from the 50 per cent reported for last year.

On average, each of the lawmakers inserted 14 projects into the law guiding Nigeria's income and expenditure for 2022.

Despite the continuing pandemic, some Nigerian athletes caught the eye with outstanding performances and results.

‘‘Provisions made for as many as 10,733 projects were reduced while 6,576 new projects were introduced into the budget by...

Ebuehi, Ajayi, Onyekuru, and Olayinka have been called up as replacements

Over N700 billion was added to the initial budget proposed by the Executive.

South Africa’s Constitutional Court gave former South African president Jacob Zuma a 15-month jail term on June 29 for refusing...

About 73 per cent of Nigeria's 64,642 prison population as of last December were awaiting trial.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how several NDDC projects were abandoned or non-existent despite the release of millions of naira for them.

Nigerian sports lost quite some notable actors from football to badminton, and to weightlifting

Sirajo Saidu changed his stance on the president after five of his brothers were kidnapped.