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Governor sacks traditional rulers council chair, reverses decision five days later

Nigeria, June 24 -- Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State fired the chairman of the state Traditional Rulers Council and then reversed it in less than a week, triggering widespread criticism and qu... Read More


Viral Video: Secondary school students filmed smoking weed inside classroom

Nigeria, June 24 -- Outrage has trailed a viral video showing a group of students wearing uniforms believed to be those of Community Comprehensive Secondary School, Four Towns, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, s... Read More


Femi Otedola, Paul Enenche named among Nigeria's 10 'Models of Exemplary Fatherhood'

Nigeria, June 22 -- Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola and renowned cleric Paul Enenche have been named among 10 "Models of Exemplary Fatherhood" in Nigeria. The Men of Valour, a Christian group based... Read More


Nigeria's security crisis rooted in governance failures, poverty, scholars say

Nigeria, June 20 -- Nigeria's political and security crises are deeply rooted in decades of governance failures, poverty, institutional weaknesses and unresolved structural imbalances, participants at... Read More


Cross River suspends transport levies, ticket sales on inter-city operators

Nigeria, June 20 -- The Cross River State Government has ordered the immediate suspension of ticket sales, levies, and all related charges imposed on inter-city transport operators across the state fo... Read More


Eno builds home for deceased police officer's family, gives scholarship to daughter - Official

Nigeria, June 17 -- The Akwa Ibom State Government has provided fresh details of Governor Umo Eno's intervention for the family of a deceased police officer, saying the support package includes a new ... Read More


Court sentences 41-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping 11-year-old girl

Nigeria, June 17 -- A state high court in Calabar, Cross River State, has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping an 11-year-old child. The convict, Endurance Sandy, 41, PREMIUM TIMES gathere... Read More


Police refute skit maker's claim over Eno's N10m donation to deceased officer's family

Nigeria, June 16 -- The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, Baba Azare, has dismissed allegations by a skit maker known as Local Man concerning the posting of the governor's Chief Security Offi... Read More


Ex-Rivers commissioner named among 50 global 'crucial thought leaders' in media communications

Nigeria, June 16 -- Nigerian scholar, public policy expert and strategic communication specialist Austin Tam-George has been named among the 2026 world's 50 most influential thought leaders in media c... Read More


Police arrest suspected drug dealer in Akwa Ibom

Nigeria, June 15 -- The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested two suspects over the theft and unlawful possession of a stolen tricycle. In a separate raid, operatives recovered suspected hard drugs... Read More