There was tension in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, on Tuesday, when police operatives allegedly shot dead a private motorcyclist in the area. The incident reportedly occurred at about 9:00 p.m. along the Abakaliki-Enugu Expressway in the state capital. A witness told PREMIUM TIMES that the incident occurred when some police officers attached to the Central…
China has executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family criminal gang, who were sentenced to death in September 2025 for homicide, illegal detention, and internet fraud, in Myanmar. The Wenzhou City Intermediate People’s Court announced the executions in a statement on Thursday. The suspects, among whom are Ming Guoping, Ming Zhenzhen, Zhou Weichang, Wu…
A child who went missing from their family home in November has been safely recovered, with a neighbour arrested as the main suspect in the case. The child, who had been missing for several months, was located following police investigations and tips from the community. Videos shared online showed the child in good health, providing…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old woman for allegedly stabbing her younger sister to death during a domestic dispute in Agege area of the state. Sources disclosed that the incident occurred on Jan. 27 at about 8:20 p.m. at No. 22 Anikulapo Street, Pen Cinema, Agege. According to the source, one Ikechukwu…
The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has said she hopes to serve as a case study for young girls, noting that there is a growing lack of such figures in the present generation. Mrs Tinubu made this known on Thursday at the inauguration of the Sen. Oluremi Tinubu Dream Centre at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife,…
Dr Chris Okafor, Televangelist and Founding Pastor of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministry, has decried what he described as cyberbullying and sought regulation of the nation’s cyberspace. Okafor made the call at a news conference on Thursday in Lagos, calling to explain his displeasure with most bloggers and online influencers in Nigeria. The…
Mexican voice actor of Spider-Man, Alexis Ortega, has died at 38, according to a report on Tuesday by World Dubbing News. In a statement confirming the development, the platform said: ‘We regret to announce the sensitive passing of voice actor Alexis Ortega, we send our condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues in this difficult…
Bandits ambushed a police patrol team on the Guga–Bakori road in Katsina State on Tuesday, killing three officers, including an assistant superintendent of police (ASP), and injuring two others, police authorities have confirmed. The attack occurred around 12:30 p.m. near Guga in Faskari Local Government Area as a five-member team from the 27 Police Mobile…
The Presidency has tackled the former Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi over recent comments credited to him where he described Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) as a wasteful venture. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Student Engagement, Hon. Sunday Asefon, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, faulted Obi claims, saying his…
The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Thursday, granted an application by a former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for lesser hajj to observe the last 10 days of Ramadan in the Holy Land. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the application after the ex-governor’s lawyer, Joseph Daudu, SAN, moved…
