AN AWARD OF GRATITUDE, A MOMENT OF REFLECTION, AND A RENEWED CALL TO SERVICE There are moments in one’s professional journey when a simple visit, a handshake and a modest token of appreciation become far more profound than the material Read more…
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At least 11 tankers have been attacked in and around the Strait of Hormuz since last Monday, threatening a recovery in Persian Gulf oil exports as fighting spreads across the region. Four of the attacks occurred in the past two Read more…
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has pledged to tackle corruption if elected president in the 2027 general election. Obi made the commitment in an interview with the BBC African Service, where he said former President Read more…
PREMIUM TIMES contacted UNICEF to verify Governor Bago’s claim. UNICEF told PREMIUM TIMES it did not conduct or commission a study on the impact of artisanal mining on children’s school attendance in Shiroro or other Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Read more…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has unveiled the number of registered voters from various states going into the 2027 general election. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan revealed the figures during the commission’s World Press Conference in Abuja on Tuesday. Read more…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he believed Russia may have shared jet-drone technology with its longstanding ally North Korea. In recent weeks, Russia has sharply increased its use of jet-drones against Ukraine, which so far has no effective Read more…
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 general elections, Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to prioritise national unity and elect a leader capable of bringing the country together. Obi said a divided nation could not Read more…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress has dismissed allegations that its National Leader, Senator Seriake Dickson, is secretly working with the ruling All Progressives Congress to undermine the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, ahead of the Read more…
Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bauchi State Council, has said its members will not give bulk votes to any presidential candidate in the 2027 general elections unless its national leader, Bello Bodejo, is released from detention. The organisation also appealed to Read more…
Moscow says its forces also struck military targets across the country, including supply ships off Odessa, while air defenses downed more than 1,200 drones The Russian military has struck a data center and a logistics hub in Ukraine, the Defense Read more…
THE aim of a leader should be the welfare of the people whom he leads. I have used ‘welfare’ to denote the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of the people—Chief Obafemi Awolowo in his 1967 address to Western leaders of Read more…
The Supreme Court has restored key provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 on party membership registers and candidate nominations, creating fresh grounds for challenges to the 2027 tickets of the APC, PDP, NDC and other parties. The ruling does not Read more…