Nigeria, Nov. 29 -- A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced a man to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Justina Otuene, in 2023. The convict, Damian Oko... Read More
Nigeria, Nov. 28 -- Gunmen have abducted a couple in Aviele Community near Auchi, the headquarters of the Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria's South-south. The couple has been id... Read More
Nigeria, Nov. 19 -- Tega Oghenedoro, a Nigerian journalist popularly known as Fejiro Oliver, has been released from a correctional centre in Delta State, Nigeria's South-south. One of his lawyers, In... Read More
Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- Some parts of Imo State were plunged into darkness on Monday, following the withdrawal of services by electricity workers in the south-eastern state. The withdrawal of services by... Read More
Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- Five men have been arrested by the police in Imo State, Nigeria's South-east, for allegedly assaulting a woman who aided a police investigation. The police, on 4 November, said th... Read More
Nigeria, Nov. 4 -- Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He was formally received into the APC on Monday Vice President Kashim Shettima r... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State is back in office after the six months' emergency rule declared by President Bola Tinubu in the state elapsed. The emergency rule follow... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- The police in Delta State, Nigeria's South-south, said they have taken a police officer into their custody for shooting at a vehicle. In a viral video clip seen by PREMIUM TIMES o... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- The Cross River State Government has shut down a total of 69 unapproved schools across the state. In two separate statements on 21 and 22 October, the state's education ministry s... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 7 -- The Bayelsa State Government said it has procured two aircraft to commence commercial flights at the state's international airport. In a statement on Tuesday by Daniel Alabrah, the... Read More