Nigerian controversial movie critic, Tolu Fagbure has stated that actress Tayo Sobola, famously known as Sotayogaga cannot be cast as a responsible housewife or child in movies. He stated this while discussing the impact of professional training in actors’ careers. Citing an exam...
The police said the victim was released after his relatives paid a ransom of ₦10.3 million. The post Police arrest suspected kidnappers who collected ₦10.3 million ransom appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Nigeria has selected ‘Dear Ajayi’ as its official submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards in 2027. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-selects-dear-ajayi-movie-for-2027-oscars/...
A timeline of major Nigerian Air Force crashes since 1980, including fatal incidents involving military aircraft in Lagos, Kaduna, Benue and other states. Read More: https://punchng.com/timeline-10-major-nigerian-air-force-crashes-since-1980/...
Villagers in Ondo state recount the moment a Nigerian Air Force plane crashed into a swamp, killing all 25 people on board in a deadly air disaster. Read More: https://punchng.com/villagers-recount-how-air-force-plane-crashed-in-ondo/...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles fought back from a two-goal deficit to secure a dramatic 3-3 draw against Russia in an international friendly in Nizhny Novgorod. Read More: https://punchng.com/super-eagles-come-from-behind-twice-to-draw-russia-3-3/...
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has questioned the implementation of defence budgets for the maintenance of Nigerian Air Force aircraft following Monday’s crash of an ATR-42 aircraft at Igbokoda, Ondo State. The opposition party said the traged...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is yet to provide further clarification on the promised nationwide reduction in transportation fares, as many Nigerians continue to await the broader impact of the initiative. Recall that President Tinubu, at a meeting with state gover...
Former political office-holders in Ogun State’s 20 local government councils and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) have hailed the state government for clearing ₦3.503 billion in outstanding severance allowances owed them. The beneficiaries spoke on Tuesday during the prese...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intensified its fight against illicit drugs with the opening of a new outpost in Olorunda, a border community in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The facility was commissioned on Tuesday under the leadership ...
The governorship candidate of the Allied People’s Movement, APM, in Ogun State, Babajide Matthew, has urged the Federal Government to continue to provide the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, with the necessary independence and institutional space to conduct the 20...
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has expressed profound sorrow over the aircraft crash involving a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft near Igbokoda, Ondo State. Archbishop Daniel Okoh, President of CAN, in a statement on Monday, extended condolences to the families of t...
Rivers United technical adviser, Finidi George, says the club’s focus is to win all their home matches in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, this season. Finidi pointed out that dropped points in home matches cost his team the title last season. Rivers United have won all...
Nigerians on social media have reacted to the Super Eagles’ 3-3 international friendly draw against Russia. The Super Eagles came from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 against Russia at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod. Goals from Kelechi Iheanacho, Peter Edokpolor and Akor Ada...
Sporting Lagos have named Sodiq Ayoade Yusuf as their Player of the Month for September, DAILY POST reports. The club announced Yusuf as the winner of the award on its X account. The defender has been a key figure in Sporting Lagos’ defence since the start of the season. Yusuf ha...
Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Alia, has expressed profound grief over the death of 32 military personnel in a Nigerian military aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State. Governor Alia described the incident as a painful national tragedy and a significant loss to the N...
By Efe Onodjae Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, Seyi Makinde, has urged Nigerians to collect their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, ahead of the 2027 general elections, irrespective of their preferred candidates. Makinde made the call...
In a statement on Tuesday by Ferdinand Ekeoma, his special adviser on media and publicity, Mr Otti described Squadron Leader Man-Ugwueje’s death and those of other military personnel aboard the Nigerian Air Force plane as painful and devastating. The post Otti mourns Abia-born Sq...
Read the evening news recap: The Nigerian Air Force has named the 25 victims of the Ondo aircraft crash. Also, INEC claims its staff are the least paid. Read More: https://punchng.com/evening-recap-naf-names-crash-victims-inec-staff-least-paid-in-nigeria-why-jamb-took-utme-to-can...
According to the president, his administration is reducing Nigeria’s dependence on crude revenue while expanding non-oil sectors and using gas to support power and industrial development. The post Nigeria has reduced reliance on oil revenue – Tinubu appeared first on Premium Time...
The Nigerian equities market has extended its losing streak to five consecutive trading sessions, with investors losing another N256 billion on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. The post NGX sheds N256 billion as five-day losing streak deepens appeared first on Nairametrics ....
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, HCSF, Olumuyiwa Enitan Abel, has expressed condolences to the families, colleagues and loved ones of Nigerian Air Force personnel who lost their lives in a military aircraft crash in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. DAILY POST repo...
The Minister for Education, Dr Maruf Alausa, has highlighted the Federal Government’s interventionist policies aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s education s Read More: https://punchng.com/minister-highlights-fgs-education-reforms-in-rivers/...
The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has warned Nigerians, particularly job seekers, against fraudsters using fake recruitment advertisements and forged appointment letters to deceive members of the public. The warning was contained in a public notice issued by the Fun...
By Gift ChapiOdekina,Abuja The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has issued a seven-day final summons to officials of the six Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Councils over outstanding audit queries involving about N100 billion. The committee’s action f...
A 54-year-old Nigerian, Aliyu Abdulmalik, who has drug-resistant Parkinson’s disease, is seeking public support to raise N65m for brain surgery in Turkey. Read More: https://punchng.com/54-year-old-parkinsons-patient-seeks-n65m-for-brain-surgery/...
The US Mission in Nigeria has expressed condolences to the families of the 25 victims of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State. Read More: https://punchng.com/us-mission-mourns-victims-of-ondo-air-crash/...
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has issued a public warning over the spread of fraudulent employment advertisements and forged appointment letters being used by scammers to deceive job seekers. The warning was contained in a public n...
Nigerian singer Charles Onyeabor held the second edition of his concert, The Charles Onyeabor Show, at Hard Rock Cafe in Florence, Italy, on Saturday, October 3. The event, which returned to the venue after its inaugural edition, attracted a sold-out audience for performances fea...
Kaduna State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has described Senator Uba Sani as a Pensioners-Friendly Governor who has wiped its members’ tears in the last three years. Presenting an award to during a courtesy call on Tuesday, the union noted that the Governor has...
By Adegboyega Adeleye Twenty-one Super Falcons players have arrived in camp in Ikenne, Ogun State, as preparations intensify for Nigeria’s 2028 Olympic qualifying double-header against Comoros, with star forwards Asisat Oshoala and defender Ashleigh Plumptre among the notable abs...
The committee set up by the Nigerian government to probe the deaths of 37 arrested miners in the custody of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Minna, Niger State, has identified ‘elements’ of institutional gaps in the agency, and overzealousness on the part ...
She shared details in an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES in Lagos on Tuesday. The post What I’ll do with my ₦90m cash prize — BBNaija season 11 winner Temi Nkem appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The naira appreciated against the United States dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Tuesday. Central Bank of Nigeria data showed that the naira strengthened for the first time this week on Tuesday, rising to N1,330.87 per dollar from N1,331.69 on Monday. This means ...
Nigeria looked set for another disappointing result after Russia established a 3-1 lead early in the second half, but the Super Eagles produced a spirited late comeback to rescue a draw. The post Russia 3-3 Nigeria: Late Akor Adams goal rescues Super Eagles appeared first on Prem...
Despite supportive care, the patient died on the night of 5 October and was buried on Tuesday in line with Kenya’s Ebola safe and dignified burial protocol. The post Kenya confirms first imported Ebola case linked to DRC outbreak appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By Jimitota Onoyume The Sole Representative of the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and its Joint Venture partners, Prince Collins Edema, has dismissed as untrue claims that the monarch receives N2.7 trillion annually f...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has said the commission’s staff are the “least paid in Nigeria”. Amupitan said this on Tuesday during a press conference and a national stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja. &l...
Nigeria rounded off this international window with a 3-3 draw with Russia in a friendly match on Tuesday night. The Super Eagles were looking to bounce back from a 3-0 loss to Guinea-Bissau in a 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. And it was Eric Chelle’s men who took the lead ...
The National Pension Commission has expanded its Contributory Pension Scheme to include Nigerians in the diaspora, self-employed persons, and informal work Read More: https://punchng.com/pencom-widens-pension-net-to-diaspora-self-employed-nigerians/...
Glovo, the global on-demand delivery platform, has appointed Reni Onafeko as its new Country Managing Director for Nigeria, replacing Lamide Akinola, who stepped down after more than three years in the role. Onafeko, who has steered Glovo’s Nigerian operations since the beginning...
By Emmanuel Iheaka The Igbo Heroes and Icons Foundation (IHIF) has predicted a landslide victory for the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, in the South-East in the 2027 general election. The foundation made the prediction in reaction to a...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has expressed sadness over the death of an Abia-born pilot and 24 others in the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Ondo. Read More: https://punchng.com/otti-mourns-victims-of-ondo-air-crash/...
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has said he would fulfil his anti-corruption pledge if elected president in the 2027 general election. Obi spoke in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) African Service published o...
The Foundation for Digital Justice has sued TikTok Inc. at the Federal High Court in Abuja, alleging that the social media platform is responsible for the widely reported restricted access that millions of users in Kaduna, Kano, Kebbi and Sokoto states continue to experience. The...
The Christian Association of Nigeria has backed President Tinubu’s directive for a thorough and transparent probe into the NAF aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Read More: https://punchng.com/ondo-air-crash-can-backs-tinubus-call-for-probe/...
Four people have sustained critical injuries after a multiple-vehicle crash at First Gate, inward Mile 2, Lagos, involving a Mack truck, another truck, a commercial bus and nine commercial motorcyclists. A statement by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, said th...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja said Nigeria has significantly reduced its dependence on crude oil revenue, as he vowed to push the diversification drive further while making gas the centrepiece of the country’s energy plans. Tinubu, who was represented by Vice Presiden...
Governor Eno said teachers must continue to appear neat and smart to inspire confidence among pupils and students in their various classrooms. The post Akwa Ibom approves N50,000 ‘wardrobe allowance’ for 20,000 teachers appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor NIGERIA’S pro-democracy movement has lost one of its notable voices, Chief Ralph Obioha, a businessman, politician, elder statesman and founding member of the National Democratic Coalition, NADECO, who died on October 3, 2026, aged 80. His dea...
Super Eagles forward Akor Adams scored a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser as Nigeria fought back to draw 3-3 with Russia in an entertaining international encounter. Adams struck in the 90+4th minute, finishing off a counter-attack that was started by Emmanuel Fernandez and assist...
Drivers arrested for plying restricted route By Ogochukwu Agha LAGOS — Four persons sustained critical injuries on Tuesday in a multiple road crash involving two trucks, a commercial bus and nine motorcycles at First Gate, inward Mile 2, on the Mile 2-Seme Expressway, Lagos. The ...
When this newspaper reported last Saturday that the Pro-chancellor of Michael and Cecilia Ibru University has called himself a professor for years without ever being awarded the rank, the reaction online was shock that the claim had survived for so long. It should not have surpri...
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — National Deputy Coordinator (South) of the One Nigeria Movement, Hon. Engr. Francis Nnoli, has urged the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, to rein in the party’s state chairmen over statements he said c...
TenTrade is bringing traders and mentors together in Lagos to build connections around a shared goal: developing the next generation of online traders. Its “One Community, One Future” gathering on November 7th will create a space for traders to learn directly from experienced pro...
The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), has withdrawn the operating licences of six Private Sector Participation (PSP) operators over their lack of capacity to effectively deliver waste collection services in their respective areas. The p...
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has established a dedicated Artificial Intelligence (AI) Division and begun integrating AI tools into its election results verification and cybersecurity systems ahead of the 2027 general election. INEC ...
The Republic of Türkiye has expressed deep sadness and extended condolences over the loss of lives in the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Ondo State. Read More: https://punchng.com/turkiye-mourns-victims-of-military-aircraft-crash-in-ondo/...
The university said the decision was taken in line with its commitment to “academic integrity, transparency, and the highest standards of institutional governance.” The post Fake Professorship: Michael and Cecilia Ibru University suspends Anthony Kila appeared first on Premium Ti...
Two amphibious excavators have arrived at the crash site of the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft that went down in a swampy area of Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Monday, as part of the rescue and recovery operation. The heavy-duty equip...
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