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Governor Dauda Lawal has reiterated his administration’s commitment to fully support security operatives in Zamfara State. On Thursday, the governor chaired the weekly State Security Council meeting at the Government House in Gusau. According to a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, the meeting brought together all heads of security agencies in the state. The statement noted that the council focused on enhancing security presence in volatile areas. “Governor Dauda Lawal chaired the weekly security council meeting with renewed commitment to strengthening support for the troops.” “He assured the heads of the security agencies of his readiness to…

The US military ⁠conducted strikes ⁠against Iran ​on Friday, ⁠Central Command said in ⁠a statement, ​adding ‌that ‌US aircraft ‌struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and ‌coastal radar sites ​after Tehran’s attack on a ⁠commercial ship ​in the ​strait ​of ​Hormuz.The US strike was in response to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the strait, a provocation that President Donald Trump said violated the ceasefire.The strikes came shortly after Trump told reporters, “You’ll find out,” whether the US would respond to the drone attack.

Sora Shirai of Japan during the Men’s Finals at the Street Skateboard World Cup in Rome, Italy. (Photo by: Nano Calvo/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesThe first World Skateboarding Tour (WST) events of the LA28 qualification cycle have concluded in Rome, where the world’s best street and park skateboarders earned the first points in what will be a two-year journey to the next Olympics.The World Cup in Rome marked the first official qualifying stop for LA28, with World Skate’s rankings now beginning to take shape across all four Olympic disciplines: men’s and women’s…

We’ve arrived at the final day of Prime Day, which at this point should probably be called “Prime Week.” We’ve found discounts on all manner of gadgets, including TVs, smart home tech, chargers, headphones, and more. Some of the best deals have started selling out at some retailers, so if you’ve been craving a popular upgrade like the AirPods Max 2, time is running low.The good news is that our team is still hard at work, and in addition to the deals that remain in stock, the retailers sometimes save up a few extras for the last day (like this…

Left-wing Democrats have exulted after democratic socialists emerged victorious from House primaries in deep-blue New York districts this week.But centrist Democrats have reacted with a very different tone. Alarm.“We are capitalist, not socialist,” reads a letter, titled “The Promise to America,” signed by a group of moderate House Democrats two days after the primaries.With four months until the midterm elections, the outcomes in New York have deepened divisions in the Democratic Party, threatening to unleash a renewed internal debate about electability and how Democrats speak about capitalism. In Congress and elsewhere, some moderates have quickly distanced themselves from the victorious…

Sierra Leone’s John Thomas ‘Jay Tee’ Kamara scores during a penalty shoot-out against Azerbaijan in March 2026.Credit: Aziz Karimov/FIFA via GettyTaking a penalty kick in a World Cup football shoot-out means performing an action under extreme pressure. The binary nature of the outcome, the importance of the shot for the game’s result, the drama surrounding penalties and the abundance of video evidence from every angle also make shoot-outs a fertile real-world laboratory for understanding human behaviour under pressure.Lessons from penalty shoot-outs can reveal a lot about how people handle other stressful situations, such as important exams or job interviews.I began…

More than 4,000 fans poured into Stormont on Friday hoping to witness a slice of cricket history under the Belfast sun. In the end, that’s exactly what they got.But it wasn’t the “I was there” moment they had anticipated.The build-up to Ireland and India’s opening T20 was dominated by the possibility of the world champions handing a record-breaking debut to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.At 15 years and 91 days old, he appeared set to become India’s youngest international after an impossible-to-miss ascension to the national squad following his stunning exploits in the Indian Premier League.But the batting sensation’s surprise absence from the…

Award-winning British-Sierra Leonean journalist and former CNN International anchor Isha Sesay has spoken about her decision to become a single mother through in vitro fertilisation (IVF), revealing that years of career dedication, personal heartbreak and her mother’s prolonged illness shaped one of the biggest decisions of her life. PREMIUM TIMES reported in 2022 that she publicly documented the emotional and physical challenges of fertility treatment, revealing that she underwent multiple IVF cycles, hormone injections, fibroid surgery and the difficult process of selecting a sperm donor. Speaking with Larry Madowo on African Voices, Ms Sesay explained that although motherhood had always…

The people in charge of the Royal Spanish Football Federation wanted the 26 members of Spain’s national team to thrive while training so far from home between first-round games of the World Cup.So they bought signs. So many signs. All of them in Spanish. And they installed them across the team’s practice facilities on a quiet campus in Chattanooga, Tenn.“We want them to feel at home,” Aitor Karanka, the technical director of development for the Spanish team, said in an interview.Some signs are emblazoned with team mottos like “Vamos España” (“Let’s Go, Spain”). Others are bedecked with motivational messages reaching…

new video loaded: Why Lebanon Is Celebrating Brazil’s WinOur correspondent Abdi Latif Dahir visits a Brazil national team World Cup watch party in Tripoli, Lebanon. Brazil is especially popular here as it’s home to the world’s largest Lebanese diaspora.By Abdi Latif Dahir, Christina Thornell and Coleman LowndesJune 26, 2026