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Police kill suspected armed robber, recover arms

Nigeria, Aug. 9 -- The police in Enugu State, south-east Nigeria, say they have killed a suspected armed robber terrorising residents of the state. The police spokesperson in Enugu State, Daniel Nduk... Read More


Court remands Enugu native doctor who allegedly buried people alive

Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- The Enugu North Magistrate Court 1 in Enugu State has remanded Onyeka Obu, a native doctor who allegedly buried several people alive in a sewage pit. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported... Read More


I've never been involved in election rigging - Peter Obi

Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has said he has never been involved in thuggery or participated in any form of electoral malpractice in his poli... Read More


Nigerian lawyer sheds light on Soludo-Peter Obi verbal war on single term

Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- A Nigerian lawyer and public affairs analyst, Darlington Agomuo, has shed more light on the war of words between Peter Obi and Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State. In June, Mr... Read More


Imo reacts to CJID's ranking as most dangerous state for journalists

Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- The Imo State Government has faulted a recent report which ranked Imo State as the most dangerous place for journalists to operate in Nigeria. The state's Commissioner for Informat... Read More


JUST IN: Ebonyi governor lifts suspension on 81 govt officials

Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has lifted the suspension on 81 government officials in the South-eastern state. Monday Uzor, the spokesperson to the governor, disclosed t... Read More


Police kill five kidnappers - Official

Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- The police in Abia State, South-east Nigeria, say they have killed five suspected kidnappers during a heavy gun battle in the state. The police spokesperson in Abia State, Mauren C... Read More


NUJ reacts to CJID's ranking of Imo as the most dangerous state for Nigerian journalists

Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- A faction of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Imo State has said a recent report, which ranked the state as the most dangerous place for journalists to operate in Nigeria,... Read More


Gunmen kill two police operatives in fresh Imo attack

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Gunmen have killed two police operatives in Imo State, Nigeria's South-east. The incident, PREMIUM TIMES gathered, occurred on Sunday along Okigwe Axis in Okigwe Local Government A... Read More


Popular Catholic priest weighs in on Soludo-Peter Obi verbal war on single term

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- A popular Nigerian Catholic priest, John Oluoma, has defended Peter Obi's single four-year term pledge amid a war of words between Mr Obi and Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra Stat... Read More