Ismail Alaba and his sibling, drowned in the Katcha River while returning from a shopping trip in the early hours of Thursday, April 10.     The pair had reportedly traveled to a nearby town to purchase bags of rice and were returning home when the boat they boarded capsized mid-river, plunging them into the…

Hassana Maina wears many hats—lawyer, poet, gender consultant, businesswoman—but her most defining attribute may be her commitment to changing narratives around women’s leadership in Nigeria. In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, the Executive Director of ASVIOL Support Initiative and Managing Director of HUMA Laundry and Linen shares how she turned activism into enterprise and passion…

The Presidency on Thursday issued a public apology following widespread criticism of an error-laden list detailing appointments made by President Bola Tinubu since he assumed office on May 29, 2023. The list, which was released by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, was intended to counter allegations of…

Soldiers of Operation Whirl Stroke have been accused of torturing Ernest Owoicho, a 35-year-old resident of Ugbokpo community in the Apa Local Government Area of Benue State, to death.    His family claimed that Ernest was mistaken for another individual, Victor Otache, and violently detained.    Apochi Owoicho, Ernest’s elder brother, told SaharaReporters on Thursday…

Heavy thunderstorms in Obidi, Agwa, in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State have k!lled three people and left four injured.    The incident which occurred on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 has caused tension community over the incident as most of the indigenes said the thunderstorm seemed mysterious as it was not accompanied by…