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By Vincent Ujumadu Former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has alleged that there are efforts by the Federal Government to prevent him from participating in the 2027 presidential election, expressing confidence that such attempts would not succeed. Obi made the remarks while speaking at Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State. According to him, despite the challenges facing his political ambition, he remains determined to pursue his presidential bid. “If I tell you about what I am going through today, I won’t be here. Today, everything is being done to ensure that Peter…

The presidential candidate of the The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has expressed disappointment with a court ruling reversing an earlier order to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the NDC as a political party.  PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Friday, set aside its earlier judgement directing INEC to register NDC as a political party. The ruling followed an application by the Peace Movement Party (PMP) in which it asked that the December 2025 judgement be set aside because it was not joined in the suit. The judge, Isah Dashen,…

FILE: Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk reacts after defeating Netherlands’ Rico Verhoeven (off frame) by TKO during their WBC World Heavyweight Championship ‘Glory in Giza’ boxing match at the Pyramids of Giza on May 23, 2026. Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP. Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk said on Friday that he was vacating his three boxing world title belts but is not retiring. The 39-year-old Ukrainian, who is unbeaten in his professional career, said that he wanted “to make them free so that the guys who are in line for them can box”. Usyk’s announcement came just a month after he came…

For years, Madonna’s younger brother was one of her closest confidantes. He was a background dancer on her first UK TV appearance, and later become her tour director.But they fell out when Madonna appointed a different director – the choreographer Jamie King – for her Drowned World tour. Things got worse when Christopher wrote a tell-all book, Life With My Sister Madonna, in 2008.The star has previously said that “for a really long time” she had perceived Christopher as one of her “biggest enemies” – but they reconciled before his death.”It was him being ill and reaching out to me…

Renowned gospel music ministry MrM & Revelation is set to receive the Music Icon of the Year award at the upcoming Anambra Man of the Year Award in July this Year. Organisers said the Music Icon of the Year award recognises MrM & Revelation’s remarkable impact on gospel music, their commitment to promoting peace, love and unity, and their role in projecting African gospel music to audiences across the continent and beyond. The honour celebrates a music ministry that has grown from a small collective led by Mr Miracle (MrM) into one of Africa’s most celebrated gospel ensembles, using music…

Pentagon says US ‘conducted strikes against Iran’ on Friday in response to strait of Hormuz ship attackUnited States Central Command, which directs US military forces in the Middle East, said US forces “conducted strikes against Iran, June 26, as a powerful response to yesterday’s attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz”.The Pentagon statement posted on social media continued: double quotation markU.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites after Iran hit M/V Ever Lovely on June 25 with a one-way attack drone. The Singapore-flagged cargo ship was exiting the Strait…

In early January, Secretary of State Marco Rubio huddled with President Trump and U.S. generals to oversee a nighttime assault on Venezuela that resulted in the ouster of the country’s autocratic leader, Nicolás Maduro.On Thursday, Mr. Rubio found himself explaining how the United States would help Venezuela after a devastating double earthquake left many citizens trapped under rubble.The United States, he said, would provide a “whole-of-government response.”“We’re already deploying search and rescue teams from Fairfax County, Virginia, and Los Angeles,” he told reporters. “There’ll be some others we’ll add. That’s their most immediate need right now, is search and rescue…

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa The European Union, EU, has donated a 200kW solar PV power system to the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony in Lagos, Head of Cooperation, EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Massimo De Luca, said the EU and Germany have been working closely with SON to deliver the solar project. According to him, the EU has been supporting SON to develop innovations that improve energy performance in Nigeria, adding that the donation reflects its continued partnership with the agency. Luca said that SON is a critical partner in domestic trade and reaffirmed the EU’s…

The European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed that this weekend, asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 will make its closest approach to Earth in 400 years. There’s no risk it will hit Earth, but it will be visible through commercial telescopes and astronomical binoculars from various parts of the world.The closest approach will occur on Saturday, June 27, when the asteroid will pass 2.56 million kilometers (1.59 million miles) from Earth—a distance equivalent to 6.6 times the distance between Earth and the moon. The object—with a diameter estimated to be between 700 meters and 1.6 kilometers—will not come this close again until 2133,…

Governor Biodun Oyebani of Ekiti state has lauded President Bola Tinubu for making governance easier for all the 36 state governors through the allocation of more resources to the subnationals. Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has said that he owes President Bola Tinubu a debt of gratitude for making governance easier for him, as well as other governors. Speaking in Ado- Ekiti at an interactive session with newsmen, Oyebanji narrated how his administration had struggled for almost six months to attend to the State’s wage bill and capital projects until the emergence of Tinubu as president. The Governor stated…