From the heartbreak of the league’s two highest-ranked scorers ending the season in relegation, to Michael Atata’s rise from breakthrough talent to Super Eagles invitee, […]
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ANALYSIS: Can South Africa afford to keep Starlink out?
Achieving South Africa’s ambitious goal of 100 per cent broadband access by 2030 could require a trade-off between politics and connectivity. Starlink – the satellite […]
Odinkalu labels Chinda’s dual APC-PDP status as ‘organised crime’
Human rights lawyer Chidi Odinkalu has described the continued occupancy of Kingsley Chinda as House Minority Leader while flying the APC governorship flag in Rivers […]
Oyo School Abduction: Teachers stage solidarity rally in Lagos, demand rescue of pupils, colleagues
Videos from the rally showed protesters displaying messages such as “End the religion of fear in our schools” and “Let teachers teach in peace.”
NAICOM, Abia partner to enhance investors’ confidence, mitigate risks
The Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of NAICOM, Olusegun Omosehin, said this when he led a delegation to Governor Alex Otti of Abia […]
Why I Can’t Support Atiku – Babachir Lawal
Mr Lawal stated this while explaining his decision to leave the African Democratic Congress (ADC) after Atiku’s nomination as the party’s presidential candidate. Former Secretary […]
CBS News boss Bari Weiss accused of ‘murdering’ 60 Minutes by correspondent Scott Pelley
Scott Pelley, a long-serving presenter of CBS News’s 60 Minutes, trashed the network’s editor-in-chief Bari Weiss at a staff meeting and accused her of “murdering” […]
US to reduce embassies, consulates that process visas in Nigeria, other African countries
Under this policy, the US would cease visa-processing operations in Abuja and restrict visa services to the Lagos consulate. The US government is planning to […]
EU strikes migration deal for more deportations and detention centers abroad
The European Union has moved forward with a vast overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to ramp up deportations and ink controversial deals to build […]
Former senator whose wife breached airport security emerges governorship candidate
PREMIUM TIMES published reports exposing how he repeatedly aided his wife to serially breach restricted airside security protocols at Yola Airport. Former Adamawa North senator […]
Toddler fighting for life after inflatable house thrown into air by violent storm
A three-year-old child is in a critical condition in Canada after a violent thunderstorm launched an inflatable house into the air with a number of […]
Israel kills 8 in southern Lebanon, a day after Trump said Israel and Hezbollah to de-escalate
Israeli drone strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed eight people, including a father and his son and daughter, a day after U.S. President Donald […]
Inside the Trump money machine: How the president and his family are cashing in on his return to the White House
Donald Trump attempted to establish a nearly $1.8 billion fund, potentially benefiting his supporters, as part of a resolution of a lawsuit he initiated against […]
Gunman kills six members of his own family in ‘evil’ Iowa shooting spree: cops
A gunman shot dead six people believed to be his own family before turning the weapon on himself, police in Iowa have said. Cops said […]
Abia doctors threaten indefinite strike over surgeon’s abduction
The NMA called on the State Security Service, Inspector General of Police, and commissioners of police in Abia and Imo to intensify efforts to secure […]
Supreme Court annuls order freezing Nestoil, Neconde assets
A five-member panel of the court on Monday in Abuja ruled that the appeal court exceeded the limits of its power when it issued an […]
Supreme Court upholds Providus, Unity banks’ merger
Beyond dismissing the appeal, the Supreme Court invoked Section 22 of the Supreme Court Act to directly sanction the merger, effectively clearing the way for […]
Dems battle for shot at missing GOP congressman in crucial NJ showdown
Democrats in a pivotal New Jersey battleground district are set to choose their U.S. House nominee on Tuesday, aiming to challenge Republican incumbent Tom Kean […]
An applicant to Trump’s South Africa refugee plan is a right-wing politician who admits he’s never faced persecution
SJ Du Venage, a provincial council member for a right-wing party in South Africa, is seeking refuge in the United States under a program initiated […]
Gunmen kill Plateau traditional ruler
“The death of the monarch is barbaric, unfortunate and unacceptable,” Langtang South Chairman Nanfa Alhassan Nbin said. The traditional ruler of Timshat in Langtang South […]