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Wife of late journalist Bagauda Kaltho hails Tinubu for honouring husband

Nigeria, June 13 -- The Wife of the late journalist, Bagauda Kaltho, has praised President Bola Tinubu for the posthumous national honour conferred on the deceased journalist. Mr Kaltho was an invest... Read More


Dekunbi Wuraola speaks on shaping policy, mentoring women, leading with purpose

Nigeria, June 13 -- Dekunbi Wuraola, founder of Women on a Mission, has spent decades championing women's leadership, equity, and empowerment. In this exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Mrs Wura... Read More


WAFCON: Nigeria's Yemisi Akintoye earns continental honour as CAF unveils record team of officials

Nigeria, June 13 -- The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially announced the list of match officials for the upcoming CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Morocco 2024, with Nige... Read More


Israel launches airstrikes on Iran

Nigeria, June 13 -- Sounds of explosions have been reported in Iran after Israel attacked the country's capital, Tehran, early Friday. The Israeli military officials said that the Israeli Air Force t... Read More


Democracy Day: Foreign envoys call for urgent review of Nigeria's Cybercrimes Act

Nigeria, June 12 -- In a joint message commemorating Nigeria's 26 years of uninterrupted democratic governance, ambassadors of five Western countries have urged the Nigerian government to urgently ref... Read More


Commuters stranded as fuel tanker fire causes gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

Nigeria, June 12 -- Traffic along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway came to a halt on Wednesday after a petrol-laden tanker overturned and caught fire near the NASFAT Camp, leaving thousands of commuters st... Read More


World Bank keeps Nigeria's 2025 growth forecast at 3.6%, cuts global outlook

Nigeria, June 12 -- The World Bank has maintained its projection that Nigeria's economy will grow by 3.6 per cent in 2025, even as it downgraded global growth expectations due to rising trade tensions... Read More


Uncle Sam at 90: Once "Offbeat", then "Sad", yet always on the bright side, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, June 12 -- I encountered the relic of his presence long before I met Sam Amuka, known as Uncle Sam. Inside a room in the far corner of the old Kudeti PUNCH building, predominantly constructed... Read More


Throwback: Twenty years later, Akanchawa still stands tall in Nigerian gospel music history

Nigeria, June 12 -- Believe it or not, there was a time when foreign music, regardless of genre, dominated the Nigerian airwaves. But all that changed in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with 'Akanchaw... Read More


FACT CHECK: Nigerian pastor's viral sermon promoting more salt intake is misleading

Nigeria, June 12 -- Claim: Nigerian pastor Chris Oyakhilome, during a live-streamed sermon, asserted that more salt consumption is essential for health, alleging that advice to reduce salt intake is p... Read More