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Police in Akwa Ibom arrest two over alleged machete attacks, robberies

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- The Nigeria Police Force in Akwa Ibom State has arrested two men over alleged machete attacks and robberies targeting women in Uyo. The arrest occurred less than 24 hours after the... Read More


Nigeria's raw commodity exports will be under focus as agribusiness leaders meet in Uyo

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- Nigeria's drive to move beyond exporting raw agricultural commodities toward local processing and industrial production will come under focus as agribusiness leaders, investors and ... Read More


Edo varsity lecturer dies after hotel encounter with sex worker

Nigeria, Oct. 7 -- A senior lecturer at the Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, Matthew Uwuigbe, has died after allegedly collapsing in a hotel room following an encounter with a 21-year... Read More


African groups seek international tribunal for corporate abuses in Niger Delta

Nigeria, Oct. 7 -- African civil society organisations (CSOs) have cited the decades-long environmental devastation in Nigeria's Niger Delta as part of the evidence underpinning their call for an inte... Read More


Fake Professorship: Michael and Cecilia Ibru University suspends Anthony Kila

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- The Michael and Cecilia Ibru University (MCIU), Delta State, has asked its Pro-Chancellor, Anthony Kila, to "step aside" from his responsibilities pending an investigation into ques... Read More


DATA: What North-eastern states allocated to education in their 2026 budget

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- Six states in Nigeria's North-east have collectively allocated N546.1 billion to education in their 2026 budgets, but none meets the 26 per cent education spending benchmark recomme... Read More


Police in Akwa Ibom probe alleged extortion of operatives by commanders

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- The Nigeria Police Force in Akwa Ibom State has ordered an inquiry into allegations that police officers returning from a counter-insurgency deployment in Borno State were made to p... Read More


ICPC constitutes team to probe Kila over fake professorship

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has constituted a team to investigate Anthony Kila following revelations by PREMIUM TIMES that he is a... Read More


Ex-senator challenges Kila to provide proof of professorship

Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- Former senator, Babafemi Ojudu, has challenged Anthony Kila to provide documentary evidence of his academic and professional history following PREMIUM TIMES' investigation into alle... Read More


Vice Chancellor speaks on Anthony Kila's fake professorship

Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- The investigation, published on Saturday morning, examined Mr Kila's academic credentials and found that contrary to his claims, he does not hold the rank of professor and was never... Read More