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Nigerian Army accused of detaining community leaders for one year without trial

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- Indigenes of the Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State have lamented the continuous detention of their leaders by the Nigerian Army without trial, ... Read More


Man allegedly stabs girlfriend to death

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- A man has allegedly stabbed his girlfriend to death over infidelity in Rivers State, South-south Nigeria. Punch newspaper reported that the incident occurred on Sunday in Okereke ... Read More


15,000 applied for 3,000 Akwa Ibom civil service jobs - Eno

Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State said that 15,000 youths in the state have applied for 3,000 civil service jobs in the state. Mr Eno, who disclosed this on Saturday at a monthl... Read More


Police arrest suspected fake doctor administering olive oil for eye treatment

Nigeria, Aug. 15 -- The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested a suspected fake doctor parading himself as an ophthalmologist. In a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Friday, the police spokesperson... Read More


Petroleum marketers suspend strike in Akwa Ibom

Nigeria, Aug. 15 -- The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Akwa Ibom State has suspended its strike in the state. The association had embarked on the strike because of ... Read More


Police arrest cleric for allegedly camping children in church for "spiritual cleansing'

Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- The police in Rivers State have arrested a cleric for allegedly camping some children in a church and "dehumanising" them under the guise of "spiritual cleansing." In a statement ... Read More


Wike consolidates control of PDP, APC in Rivers

Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has made further steps to consolidate his control of the political structure in Rivers State, with the flag off of campaigns for local electio... Read More


Akwa Ibom govt reacts to claims of local production of 'AI phone'

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- The Akwa Ibom State Government has refuted claims that a young lady in the state has locally created an "AI phone". In a statement on Monday, the Commissioner for Science and Digi... Read More


BREAKING: Keyamo asks airlines, regulators to withdraw cases against KWAM 1, Comfort Emmanson; issues other directives

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- The aviation minister, Festus Keyamo, has asked the two airlines whose officials were involved in separate controversies with two passengers to withdraw their complaints against th... Read More


Peter Obi, others accuse aviation minister of 'double standard' over Ibom Air incident

Nigeria, Aug. 12 -- The arraignment of Comfort Emmanson, the Ibom Air passenger who allegedly assaulted a flight attendant at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Sunday, has triggere... Read More