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Gunmen kill two police operatives in fresh Imo attack

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Gunmen have killed two police operatives in Imo State, Nigeria's South-east. The incident, PREMIUM TIMES gathered, occurred on Sunday along Okigwe Axis in Okigwe Local Government A... Read More


Okello Oculi's last safari, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Professor Okello Oculi was a cat with many lives. He outlived the several dictators who would have been delighted to roast him, but he has left a long trail of inconsolable mourners... Read More


The Selectorate: When the people vote but the judges choose, By Abdul Mahmud

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- One month ago, in Abuja, a small circle of friends, literary enthusiasts, human rights activists, politicians, public intellectuals and thinkers gathered to listen to Chidi Odinkalu... Read More


BREAKING: WASSCE 2025: WAEC releases results, records sharp decline in performance

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. A total of 1,9... Read More


WASSCE 2025: WAEC releases results, records sharp decline in performance

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. A total of 1,9... Read More


BBNaija: Thelma Lawson is first female Head of House

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- In the second week of Big Brother Naija Season 10, Thelma Lawson has emerged as the first female interim Head of House (HoH). Thelma secured the title after winning Sunday's HoH ch... Read More


Nigerians will enjoy uninterrupted electricity before Tinubu administration ends - Minister

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has assured Nigerians that the country will enjoy full and uninterrupted electricity supply before President Bola Tinubu leaves office. Bola... Read More


Custodian Investment, Wema, NEM Insurance top stock pick this week

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Nigerian stocks recorded one of its sharpest weekly gains last week, adding 5.1 per cent, largely supported by strong half-year corporate results, which helped create positive senti... Read More


The sixth floor and reminiscences of time past, By Uddin Ifeanyi

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- The "6th Floor" is how current usage describes it. And I can only imagine that the association with the upward movement of the lift in many modern high-rise buildings is intended. I... Read More


Popular Catholic priest weighs in on Soludo-Peter Obi verbal war on single term

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- A popular Nigerian Catholic priest, John Oluoma, has defended Peter Obi's single four-year term pledge amid a war of words between Mr Obi and Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra Stat... Read More