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Arsenal began the 2026/27 season in style with a 3-0 win over Manchester City to lift the Community Shield at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Sunday. The Gunners took the lead just 24 seconds into the game through Riccardo Calafiori before Kai Havertz doubled the advantage in the 28th minute. Martin Odegaard then added a third…
Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has urged election officials to use the front camera on the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) when the device’s other camera is not working. Davido advised in a tweet on his X handle on Saturday, as voting was underway in the Osun governorship election. “If your BVAS…
Tomi Falade, a Nigerian journalist and writer, has released two new historical plays as she returns to storytelling. Ms Falade’s Alayemore: The Twice-Crowned King and Orompotoniyun: 12 Nights For A Crown are her third and fourth books, respectively. The books were launched at The Tomi Falade Book Party 2.0: A Cocktail Affair, hosted by comedian…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a man, Nuhu Dahiru, for allegedly impersonating an operative of the commission and obtaining N3 million from unsuspecting members of the public under false pretences. The EFCC disclosed this in a statement by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Monday. According to the…
Peter “Mr P” Okoye has recorded significant growth across his music, social media and fashion platforms amid a wave of public support over the renewed P-Square family feud. The 44-year-old singer has crossed one million subscribers on YouTube, surpassed 500,000 monthly listeners on Spotify for the first time in his solo career, and said nearly…
China and Nigeria have strengthened cultural and media relations with the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement between China Movie Channel (CMC) and the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), aimed at promoting film co-production, technology transfer, professional training and wider global distribution of creative content. The agreement was signed during the China–Nigeria Film and Literature Symposium…
The long-running feud involving P-Square singers Peter and Paul Okoye and their elder brother and former manager, Jude Okoye, has taken another turn, with another member of the Okoye family publicly weighing in on the dispute. Henry Okoye, who identified himself as the brother directly older than Jude and senior to Peter and Paul, has…
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 15-year-old boy, Kelvin Faga, and his teenage accomplice for allegedly staging a fake kidnapping in an attempt to extort N200,000 from Kelvin’s father. The command said Kelvin, who reportedly left home for church on July 20, 2026, did not return, prompting concern among family members. According to…
Lara Kudayisi Don-Momoh, the wife of renowned radio presenter Teddy Don-Momoh, has died. She was 42. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Teddy Don-Momoh married Lara, a certified relationship expert, in 2023, nine years after his wife, gospel music star, Kefee, died at a hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, in June 2014. Lara’s…
Another celebration has taken place in the House of Oduduwa as the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has welcomed a baby girl with one of his wives, Olori Oluwatosin. The traditional ruler announced the birth on his official social media pages on Sunday, saying both Olori Oluwatosin and the newborn princess were in excellent…
