The prime minister of Sweden has condemned as “deeply disrespectful” weekend burning of the Koran in Stockholm, which raised tensions with Turkey as the Nordic countries court Ankara through a NATO offer. Far-right politician Rasmus Paludan burned a copy of…
The main candidates in the presidential race have ramped up their campaigns since we entered an election year. However, the images emerging from the rally in Nigeria seem to invalidate some of the assumptions made about the race. Since campaigning…
Moscow forces are driving into two towns in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, where fighting intensified this week after months of lulls, Russian state media reported Sunday. Russian stationed official in the region Vladimir Rogov said the offensive was centered on two…
The average retail price paid by consumers for gasoline increased by 24.38 percent in December, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said. The bureau said this in its “Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch” for December 2022 released on Saturday.…
A woman suspected of killing a Paraguayan anti-mafia prosecutor was deported from El Salvador on Friday and handed over to Colombian authorities, Colombian prosecutors said. Margareth L Chacon Zuniga is accused of participating in the “planning, financing and logistics of…
At Kano State Government has confirmed the outbreak of Diphtheria in 13 local government areas of the country.The state Commissioner for Health, Aminu Tsanyawa, stated this in a briefing on the outbreak of Diphtheria and Lassa fever in the state…
• Experts Seek Security Sector Reform• ‘Decentralization of Police, Restructuring of Armed Forces, Retirement of Redundant Senior Officials to Restore Sanity’• ‘We Must Create Jobs, Avoid Citizens From Poverty’• Amachree Canvasses Keep Safety From Politics• Said Independent Police, Equal Justice,…
As part of efforts to facilitate the circulation of its new naira notes, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has launched a cash exchange program in local government areas in Nigeria. The apex bank made the announcement on Friday in…
Michael has problems with everyone around him. He always finds fault in everyone, no matter how well the person behaves. Wherever he goes, he must see what needs to be corrected, criticized or warned; no one can get around him.…
Kidnappers have released two remaining members of the Baptist Church in IwoOsun State where they were kidnapped. Five members of the church were kidnapped but three were released on Wednesday after paying a ransom of N6 million. PREMIUM TIMES has…