Twin explosions, suspected to be from grenades, killed one person and injured about eight others at a scavenging site in Taiwo Street, Idi-Araba community, Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State. Multiple sources in the community told PREMIUM TIMES that the incident happened on Thursday. A witness, Jegede Taiwo, said the first explosion occurred around…
Temporary ceasefires announced by warring groups in Myanmar in the wake of last week’s devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake represent a rare de-escalation of a conflict that since 2021 has taken thousands of lives and uprooted more than 3 million people. Experts suggest that if the ceasefires — announced first by the opponents of military rule…
The Supreme Court has nullified the Court of Appeal’s judgment that recognized Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), marking a significant shift in the ongoing legal battle over the party’s leadership. In a unanimous decision, a five-member panel of the apex court ruled that the Court of Appeal in Abuja…
Suspected assassins have k!lled a member of the First Aid group of the Jama’atulzalatilBid’ahWalqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS) in the Federal Capital Territory, Khalid Adamu. The deceased, who until his d3ath was the financial secretary of the aid group in the Lugbe community, was k!lled by the assailants who broke into his house at Zamani village,…
Few billionaires, including those in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, wield as much influence as the tech moguls who shadowed him at his inauguration. Elon Musk, now one of the president’s closest allies, is overhauling the federal government at Trump’s request, which will no doubt secure future government funding for Musk’s companies. Trump’s recent dismissals of Federal Trade…
