The Kano State Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Amb. Abdu Zango, has adjudged the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency bye-election as peaceful and hitch-free. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Zango stated this while speaking with newsmen at Waraw…

…additional postgraduate courses for the University of Benin (UNIBEN), effective from the 2026/2027 academic session. Dr Benedicta Ehanire, Public Relations Officer of the university announced this in a statement on Saturday in Benin. The university's spokesperson said the approval followed the successful resource asses…

…As efforts on-going to rescue, apprehend other gang members The Oyo State Police Command has arrested one Yahaya Auta, male,

…proving that Falz's role as the conscience of the culture remains entirely intact in 2026. Listen to Ole here.

Hajiya Asia El-Rufai, the second wife of the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has raised the alarm that she and her co-wife, Aishatou El-Rufai, are being tracked and monitored. Asia El-Rufai raised the public alarm via an update shared on her Facebook account. According to her, their personal communicat…

The West African investigative journalism network has joined growing calls for accountability over the controversial ejection of journalists from a magistrate court in Akwa Ibom, asking the state Chief Judge to order an independent inquiry into the incident.

…(INEC) achieved a “marked and significant improvement” in election logistics for the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. Samson Itodo, Executive Director of the civil society organisation, noted a dramatic shift in efficiency compared to the state’s previous poll in 2022. […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) recorded a landslide victory at the polling unit of former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, in Saturday’s governorship election. Results announced at Ward 11, Polling Unit 9 (Ogilolo) in Isan-Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area, showed the APC candidate, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, do…

When Nuhu Ribadu stood at the podium of the Ladi Kwali Hall in January 2006, he was still the celebrated chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. His voice carried the moral urgency of a man who genuinely believed Nigeria could still be rescued through the disciplined application of law. "Let us speak …

In this exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Mr Weir speaks about tracing his Nigerian roots, obtaining Nigerian citizenship, and also about the recent innovations by FIFA

Practitioners in the food sector have called on businesses, investors and policymakers to recognise gastronomy not merely as culinary art

…Dimson said he was thinking about how "Google vanity searches are the wrong objective in 2026 as more traffic moves to LLMs" and about the fact that "so many lives are encoded somehow in a bunch of floating point numbers inside the AI brain." He also said the direction of the site was "sealed" by a tongue-in-cheek blog…

…on INEC IReV are as follows: APC: 78,979 votesPDP: 10,736 votesADC: 2,964 votes Ekiti 2026: Gov Oyebanji takes early lead as results trickle in [PHOTO]

…and party agents, with collation of results continuing across the state. Ekiti Decides 2026: Oyebanji wins Fayose's polling unit with 448 votes

…the legality of the inquiry, with a hearing scheduled at the Court of Appeal on June 29, 2026. The former governor also said the Benue state government had approached the Supreme Court to challenge an earlier Appeal Court ruling that nullified the constitution of previous probe panels. “It is therefore astonishing that…

The Netherlands put one foot in the World Cup knockout rounds with a stylish 5-1 demolition of Sweden on Saturday. Sweden, themselves 5-1 winners against Tunisia in their opening Group F match, went into Saturday’s showdown with the Dutch in Houston knowing that a victory would guarantee their passage out of the group …

Real Madrid on Saturday released a statement on Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise amid the ongoing summer transfer window. The Los Blancos denied any agreement on personal terms with the France international, pointing at relationship with Bayern Munich. This comes after reports recently suggested that both Madrid and …

…the ongoing FIFA World Cup tournament, while Ronaldo is yet to score a goal. World Cup 2026: Players play for him – Petit identifies main difference between Ronaldo, Messi

Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) recorded a resounding victory at the polling unit of former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, in Saturday’s governorship election, polling 448 votes to defeat his closest rivals by a wide margin. Results from Polling Unit 001, St David’s Primary School…

The PDP candidate won with 113 votes at his polling unit.

…invoicing is complete. He said the flight was Ireland's fourth deportation charter of 2026, following three earlier operations that removed 130 people from the country, among them 67 EU citizens deported on criminality grounds.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate did not score any votes at the unit. Oyebanji, after casting his vote at the unit on Saturday, said the turn out was impressive and the exercise peaceful.

A rare and remarkable wedding celebration took place in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Saturday, as twin brothers exchanged vows with twin sisters in a joint ceremony that has attracted widespread attention on social media. Oguntoye Taiwo Oye married a bride who shares his name, Taiwo, while his twin brother, Oguntoye Kehinde O…

…Barcelona winger Raphinha has suffered another injury setback, raising fears that his 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign could be over and adding further uncertainty to his future at club level. The 29-year-old was forced off in the 40th minute of Brazil's 3-0 victory over Haiti after experiencing discomfort in his right thi…

Speaking with PT Health Watch to commemorate World Sickle Cell Day, medical and maternal health experts identified critical gaps across Nigeria's healthcare system, including inadequate newborn screening, poor access to treatment, weak primary healthcare services and persistent misconceptions about the disease.