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"We demand an immediate and dispassionate investigation by an independent institution into the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate murder of Master ...

Messrs Amaechi and Hayatu-Deen have, in separate statements, rejected the results even before the collation began on Tuesday.

The outcome further consolidates the governor’s hold on the Benue APC following recent victories by his allies in the senatorial ...

He said HIV is a public health concern especially among young people in an already vulnerable population.

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

PREMIUM TIMES reports that the 20 governors, at an extraordinary meeting held Thursday night in Abuja, accused Mr Uzodinma of ...

Ms Ani-Osheku said N160 million was allocated to the Child Nutrition Fund for procurement of essential commodities.

Atiku argued that the proposal is a plot to suppress and disenfranchise voters in the states.

The attack occurred on Thursday night when gunmen riding on two motorcycles stormed the palace and opened fire on the ...

Worshippers were attacked during Easter services in Benue, Plateau and Kaduna. In Ngoshe and other North-east communities, violence struck shortly ...

The protesters, who thronged the commission’s office with placards and a formal petition, called on INEC to comply with subsisting ...

The Presidency has said the abduction of passengers on the Makurdi–Otukpo road in Benue State reflects a wider shift in ...

Mr Onanuga, in an article shared with PREMIUM TIMES, said it was intended to counter perceptions that "tend to downplay ...

Are Nigerian citizens in the US and at home guided by any travel advisory for their safety when visiting the ...

Security operatives rescued the remaining 13 victims abducted from a Benue Links bus in Otukpo, concluding days of search operations.

Police say seven suspects have been arrested and some victims rescued.

Two passengers abducted along the Makurdi–Otukpo road have escaped, while police intensify efforts to rescue remaining victims and investigate the ...

A family has raised fresh concern after two teenage brothers were identified among the passengers abducted along the Makurdi–Otukpo road, ...

This shows “a persistent and growing protection crisis”, the Executive of the NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, said on Thursday.

Cumulatively, 21 states and 82 local government areas have recorded at least one confirmed case in 2026.

The initial rollout will cover eight states, with expansion dependent on government action and domestic financing.

The rollout, which will begin in eight states - Anambra, Ebonyi, Gombe, Kwara, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Benue, and the ...

The NCDC said the case fatality rate currently stands at 23.2 per cent, higher than the 18.7 per cent recorded ...

International Women’s Day is observed every year on 8 March to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of ...

Factions loyal to Governor Hyacinth Alia and SGF George Akume held separate congresses in Benue on Tuesday, producing parallel state ...