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World Day Against Human Trafficking: Advocacy group warns of rising exploitation in Nigeria

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- In commemoration of the 2025 World Day Against Human Trafficking, an advocacy group, the Adinya Arise Foundation (AAF) has warned of Nigeria's rising cases of exploitation, particul... Read More


TRANSFERS: Osimhen opens up on record-breaking Galatasaray move

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- Victor Osimhen's meteoric rise in European football has taken another historic leap. After conquering Serie A with Napoli and finishing 8th in the 2023 Ballon d'Or rankings, the Sup... Read More


AfroBasket 2025: Abdulrahman to lead Nigeria's D'Tigers in Angola

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- As Nigeria's D'Tigers prepare to return to the continental stage for the 31st edition of the FIBA Men's AfroBasket Championship in Angola, interim head coach Mohammed Abdulrahman is... Read More


Reclaiming trust in identity: The quiet transformation of Nigeria's NIMC, By Lemmy Ughegbe

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- For many years, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) was a monument to bureaucratic inertia - a symbol of Nigeria's perennial struggle with public sector dysfunction. ... Read More


Tinubu approves N712.3 billion for Lagos Airport overhaul

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- President Bola Tinubu has approved N712.3 billion for the comprehensive upgrade of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos as part of effort to revamp the aviation secto... Read More


Police arrest suspected vandals, car thief

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- The police in Akwa Ibom State, South-south Nigeria, have arrested a man for allegedly stealing a car. In a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday, the police spokesperson in ... Read More


Woman who spent N3.6 million loan on bridal shower fakes her kidnap, receives N3 million ransom - Police

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- The Police in Delta State have arrested a woman for faking her kidnap and collecting N3 million ransom after spending N3.6 million loan she took for her bridal shower in a luxury ho... Read More


Tinubu endorses ward-based development strategy for Nigeria's 8,809 Wards

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has endorsed a new ward-based development approach aimed at accelerating grassroots development and lifting millions of Nigerians out of poverty. The in... Read More


Will your children know and serve your God? (1), By Ayo Akerele

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- "And there arose another generation after them, which knew not the Lord." (Judges 2:10) The children of this elderly man cried profusely as they watched their dad suffer in the han... Read More


D'Tigress crush Cameroon to reach AfroBasket 2025 semifinals

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- Nigeria's D'Tigress continued their dominance in African women's basketball on Thursday night with a commanding 83-47 victory over Cameroon to book a place in the semifinals of the ... Read More