Our Best Days Are Still Ahead, APC Chair Yilwatda Marks One Year in Office The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, has reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening the ruling party, promoting internal democracy and supporting President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda as he marked one year in office. Yilwatda…
Trump Warns China, Russia Over Arms Sales to Iran United States President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to China and Russia on Friday against selling weapons to Iran, emphasising that any military aid would carry severe consequences for both powers. Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump declared that transferring arms to Tehran would…
Atiku to Obasanjo: Don’t Use the Dead to Settle Political Scores Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has faulted former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s latest allegations against him, describing them as a desperate attempt to rewrite history and confer political advantage on his preferred candidate ahead of the…
Police arrest four officers over alleged extortion in Ondo The Ondo State Police Command says it has arrested four police officers seen in a viral video allegedly engaging in unprofessional conduct during a stop-and-search along the Lagos-Benin Expressway. Spokesperson of the command, Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Akure, the state capital, on…
US Condemns Deadly Attack on Plateau Pastor’s Family The United States has condemned the killing of members of the family of Plateau-based cleric, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, describing the attack as horrific and urging Nigerian authorities to ensure those responsible are brought to justice. In a statement shared on X on Thursday, the US Department of…
US-Saudi sign nuclear deal, then Trump introduces new condition The US-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal is falling apart almost as quickly as it was unveiled, due to President Donald Trump’s new condition. Mr Trump, on Thursday, said the deal, which allows the kingdom to develop a civilian nuclear programme, was subject to Riyadh joining the Abraham…
Return home, Tinubu pleads with diaspora health workers President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian medical professionals practising outside the country to return home and contribute their quota to national development. Tinubu made the appeal at the State House on Friday when he received members of the Nigerian Diaspora Medical Associations. The Director-General of the Nigerians…
Gov Mbah reacts to Enugu Air runway incident in Benin Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has sympathised with passengers of the Enugu Air airplane which suffered a runway excursion in Benin City, Edo State. Join the Premium Times WhatsApp Community For Quick Access To News and Happenings Around You.Open in WhatsAppPREMIUM TIMES earlier reported…
‘I’ve never seen N1bn cash, let alone N5bn’, says Ndume, denies ransom allegations Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has dismissed allegations that he received ransom money or served as a go-between in negotiations between kidnappers and the government, insisting he has never handled N1 billion in cash. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, on…
.Says no region’ll be left behind under Tinubu’s industrialisation agenda .Assures FG will replicate Benin Republic’s Glo Djigbe industrial zone model in Nigeria History Deji Elumoye in Abuja Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday declared that the time is nigh for African nations to take their rightful place in the control of global resources and trade…
