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PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU’S MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF THE 2025 NATIONAL CHILDREN’S DAY, TUESDAY, 27TH MAY 2025 1. My Dear Children, the pride and future of our great nation, I join you to celebrate the 2025 National Children’s Day with immense pride and profound joy. On this special day, let me reaffirm our commitment to nurturing and protecting you as …

In Speech to the Throne delivered by King Charles, Canada sought to define its place in an uncertain world and its relationship to the US. It also laid out priorities for Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney, whose Liberals won the country’s general election in April – from building new trade ties to bolstering its military and developing major infrastructure …

Conservatives cast doubt on the future of Trump’s major bill The White House is directing federal agencies to cancel all remaining contracts with Harvard University – about $100 million in all, two senior Trump administration officials told CNN – the latest barb against the school as it refuses to bend to the White House’s barrage of policy demands amid a broader politically …

By Williams Adesoji Abuja, Nigeria – Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the Nigeria’s House of Representatives has been challenged to urgently initiate a new bill, which will comprehensively sanitize the Electoral Act in Nigeria. Prominent Nigerian social critic, human rights and pro-democracy advocate, Comrade Igbotako Nowinta, made the call was made in  a press release titled:”Tajudeen Abbas Stop Being A Lackey …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has withdrawn the Compulsory Voting Bill, which aimed to make voting mandatory for all eligible Nigerians. The bill, co-sponsored by Hon. Daniel Adama Ago, was introduced to bolster civic engagement and strengthen democracy by encouraging higher voter turnout. The Speaker stated that the decision to withdraw the bill was …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has labelled the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, as the “architect” of the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).  In his statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday, Mr Wike highlighted specific allegations against Mr Makinde, which he said contributed to sustaining the crisis in the largest opposition party. The minister, …

The Labour Party (LP) has declared that its presidential ticket for the 2027 general election remains open and that no candidate, including former flagbearer Peter Obi, will be granted an automatic ticket. The party’s leadership made the clarification following media reports suggesting that the LP was celebrating Obi’s recent declaration of interest to contest the presidency again under its platform. …

CNN — President Donald Trump said Sunday that Vladimir Putin “has gone absolutely CRAZY,” after the Russian leader launched the largest aerial attack of Moscow’s three-year full-scale war on Ukraine. “I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY! He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I’m not just talking …

World record holder Tobi Amusan sent a powerful message to the athletics world on Sunday night as she stormed to victory in the women’s 100m hurdles at the 2025 Rabat Diamond League. Amusan clocked a stunning 12.45 seconds. The time not only marked a Meeting Record (MR) and her Season’s Best (SB) but also reaffirmed her status as one of the …

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has strongly condemned the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) over the closure of one of its offices in Abuja, calling the action “malicious” and “unprofessional”. In a statement released via X (formerly Twitter), Arabinrin Aderonke Atoyebi, Technical Assistant on Broadcast Media to the FIRS Executive Chairman, accused the FCTA of targeting the agency unfairly. …