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Two dead after machete attack at Lagos cinema

Nigeria, Aug. 30 -- Two people have been confirmed dead after a machete-wielding man attacked two security guards at the car park of Filmhouse Cinemas IMAX in Lekki, Lagos, in the early hours of Satur... Read More


Flooding: Anambra orders urgent testing of water sources

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- The Anambra State Government has ordered immediate testing of water from boreholes and wells in flood-affected communities across Onitsha, Ogbaru, Ogidi, Umusiome Nkpor and Obosi. ... Read More


Trump threatens to make Strait of Hormuz US territory

Nigeria, Aug. 15 -- US President Donald Trump has said he plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory after successfully defeating Iran. He said this to a rally crowd in Nassau County on Fri... Read More


Tinubu's reforms yielding results, GDP rises to $375bn - Yilwatda

Nigeria, Aug. 7 -- The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has defended President Bola Tinubu's economic reforms, stating that Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product ... Read More


Banks increase credit supply as loan defaults decline in Q2 - CBN

Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- Nigerian banks increased the supply of secured, unsecured, and corporate loans in the second quarter of 2026, while loan default rates declined across all lending categories, accord... Read More


"We weren't referring to anybody" - Kwam 1's saxophonist clarifies 'unnecessary pregnancy' song backlash

Nigeria, July 27 -- Olawale Adekoya, the saxophonist of Fuji music star Wasiu "Kwam 1" Ayinde, has apologised to Nigerians over his principal's viral remarks about his alleged baby mama, Ogechi Eleana... Read More


PREMIUM TIMES publisher, others to question ex-Abacha intelligence chief after decades of silence

Nigeria, June 19 -- For more than 30 years, Frank Omenka has remained one of the most talked-about yet least-heard figures of Nigeria's military era. Former detainees mentioned him in accounts of arr... Read More


Former military spokesperson dies in bandits' custody

Nigeria, June 13 -- The Katsina State Government has confirmed the death of Rabe Abubakar, a retired major general and former director of defence information. Mr Rabe died in the custody of armed ban... Read More