By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has sacked all the government appointees from Amasiri community in Afikpo Local Government Area, following the gruesome killings of four persons from Okporojo village in Oso Edda community in Edda…
PREMIUM TIMES has obtained exclusive details of arms, ammunition, vehicles and cash recovered from military officers and civilians suspected of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government last year. An inter-agency probe panel, constituted by the government and led by…
Aryna Sabalenka said she was “really upset” with herself for failing to take her chances in defeat to Elena Rybakina in the Australian Open final having led 3-0 in the deciding set. The Belarusian world number one crashed 6-4, 4-6,…
The Rivers State Government has clarified that the government did not deny the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and his supporters access into the Yakubu Gowon Stadium for their political rally. The rally was tagged Renewed Hope…
Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has joined the Fela Anikulapo-Kuti family at the GRAMMY Honors Party in Los Angeles, held in celebration of the late Afrobeat pioneer. The event marked Fela’s posthumous receipt of the GRAMMY Lifetime…
The Nigerian Army says its troops have recorded fresh gains against bandits and terrorist groups in parts of Kwara State following sustained offensive operations under a new campaign tagged Operation Igbo Danu, also known as Operation Forest Flush. According to…
By Ayobami Okerinde Grammy-nominated Afrobeat legend, Femi Kuti, has expressed concerns over the growing comparisons between his late father, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, and afrobeats star, Wizkid, describing the debate as unnecessary and distracting. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television on…
Okomu Oil Palm Company recorded a 63.6 per cent improvement in net profit last year, compared to 2024, helped by a surge in domestic sales, according to its latest unaudited earnings report issued on Friday. Revenue for the agro-processing company,…
By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor It is no longer news that Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has left the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and landed in the ruling All Peoples Congress, APC. But the implication of the historic move for him, the…
A compliance officer with Access Bank Plc, Olomotane Egoro, on Friday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that inflows from Kogi State local governments were deposited into multiple private bank accounts. The seventh prosecution witness, who began his testimony…