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Tinubu appoints Rinsola Tinubu to new position

Nigeria, Aug. 12 -- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Rinsola Abiola as Director-General of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (CLTC). Ms Abiola, an expert in strategic communicat... Read More


Embattled goalkeeper demands fair hearing in NPFL betting allegation row

Nigeria, Aug. 11 -- As the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) tightens its stance on betting ahead of the 2025/26 season, Super Eagles and Plateau United goalkeeper Adewale Adeyinka has called for... Read More


Nigerian airlines ban passenger over violent assault on Ibom Air Crew

Nigeria, Aug. 11 -- The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has imposed a lifetime flight ban on Comfort Emmanson, a female passenger accused of violently assaulting crew members on an Ibom Air flight ... Read More


Fayemi denies forming new ADC coalition with Amaechi, says he remains in APC

Nigeria, Aug. 11 -- A former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has denied claims circulating on social media that he co-founded a new African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition alongside former... Read More


Father of boy in organ trafficking case against Ekweremadus is dead

Nigeria, Aug. 11 -- Felix Ukpo, father of a Nigerian boy in the UK organ trafficking case against Nigerian senator, Ike Ekweremadu, is dead. The man's son, Boniface, confirmed his death to PREMIUM TI... Read More


Passenger who assaulted Ibom Air staff remanded in Kirikiri

Nigeria, Aug. 11 -- Comfort Emmanson, the passenger accused of assaulting airline officials on an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos, has been remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Facility in Lagos St... Read More


NPFL: Shooting Stars Assistant Coach Akin Olowokere is dead

Nigeria, Aug. 11 -- Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) have confirmed the sudden death of their Assistant Coach Akin Olowokere, who collapsed during a training session on Monday morning. While efforts ... Read More


Nigerian police operatives allegedly involved in abduction, extortion of $20,000

Nigeria, Aug. 11 -- Some police operatives from the Zone 16 headquarters in Bayelsa State allegedly abducted a Nigerian, extorted $20,000 before "dumping" him in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, a human r... Read More


Group asks Nigerian govt. to ensure loan, debt transparency

Nigeria, Aug. 11 -- A civil tech platform, Citizen Monitors on Sunday, called on the federal government to ensure transparency, enhanced debt-risk controls and citizen-level tracking of project result... Read More


Police arrest suspected IPOB member over stolen vehicle

Nigeria, Aug. 11 -- The police in Anambra State, South-east Nigeria, have arrested a suspected member of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Charles Chinonso, in the state. The police sp... Read More