Image by Sahand Babali. I read the news today, oh boy. About a lucky man named Elon Musk. But he lost out on one thing: he didn’t get a top secret briefing on Pentagon war plans for China. And the news people breathed a sigh of relief. With apologies to John Lennon and The Beatles, a day in…
A leading civil society coalition in Guinea, Forces Vives, has rejected the transitional government’s proposed September 21 constitutional referendum, citing concerns over transparency and inclusivity. The Guinean authorities argue that the referendum will give citizens the opportunity to decide on a new constitution, a crucial step in the country’s transition back to civilian rule. However,…
The Managing Editor of PREMIUM TIMES, Idris Akinbajo, will speak at the Africa-China Engagement webinar, scheduled for Friday. The online event, organised by the Africa-China Initiative (ACI) at Georgetown University, USA, is themed: “New African Research on China-Africa Engagement and Impacts on Peace & Security.” It will explore various research findings by African scholars on…
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called on Thursday for increased Arctic defense collaboration with the United States during a visit to Greenland, and firmly dismissed the U.S. desire to annex the semi-autonomous Danish territory. Frederiksen’s visit follows months of tension between Washington and Copenhagen over U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated declarations that the Arctic island…
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has issued a restraining order against the Nigerian Police and the Department of State Services (DSS), preventing them from arresting or summoning Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to the suspended Rivers State Governor. The ruling, delivered by Justice I.P.C. Igwe on Thursday, followed a lawsuit filed…
