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The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) notified the Commissioner of Police in Benue State ahead of the scheduled visit of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, a document has shown. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that suspected political thugs disrupted Mr Obi’s visit to Benue on Tuesday after blocking his convoy from gaining access into the north-central state. Some Nigerians have accused the Benue State Government of sponsoring the attack and obstructing Mr Obi’s visit to the state. This newspaper earlier reported that the Benue State Government suggested it did not protect Mr Obi during the disrupted visit on Tuesday because it was unaware the NDC candidate was…

The Kano State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the death of a popular political commentator, Ibrahim Khalil Danshagamu, who was allegedly attacked with sharp objects at his residence in Gaida Quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area. The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori. According to the statement, the incident occurred on Monday at about 11:30 pm after the command received a distress call from the Vigilante Group Commander in Gaida, reporting that unknown hoodlums had…

Good morning. If you live in the UK, you have probably heard about the Bayeux tapestry exhibition, which opens today, and you probably haven’t got a ticket. The digital queue was nine-hours long when they first went on sale in July, and the exhibition has already broken the British Museum’s record for the number of tickets sold in a single day.Some lucky individuals, including King Charles and aspiring overlord Peter Thiel, have been treated to early previews of the medieval tapestry. Guests staying at One Aldwych, a hotel where rooms go for £1,000 a night, can partake in the “Bayeux…

Stories by Emma Okonji The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON), has promised to launch a National Software Industry Registry within the next six months that will further promote software development in Nigeria. The registry, which will document software achievements and celebrate software developers in the country, is expected to add value to Nigeria’s software industry, and make it globally visible. President of ISPON, Mr. James Agada, who disclosed this in Lagos during the inauguration of the 2026/2028 National Executive Council (NEC) of ISPON, frowned at the situation where milestones achieved by brilliant minds in the software industry were…

The Palestinian presidency welcomed the UK’s decision, saying it was “an important step towards confronting Israel’s colonial system and its violations against the Palestinian people”.There has been mixed reaction within the UK Jewish community on the sanctions and possible implications for security.The chief rabbi called the government’s announcement “little more than political flag bearing for mendacious anti-Israel rhetoric”.Sir Ephraim said: “Gesture politics of this kind feeds into an increasingly hostile discourse about Israel, and the cumulative effect of such punitive policies is to further embolden those, at home and abroad, who use hatred as a weapon against Jews.”Asked about Mirvis’s…

Comet 3I/ATLAS is continuing to surprise astronomers. New observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), of which the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) is a partner, show that the interstellar visitor contains an unusually large amount of methanol. In fact, its methanol abundance exceeds that seen in almost all known comets from our own solar system. “Observing 3I/ATLAS is like taking a fingerprint from another solar system,” shares Nathan Roth, lead author on this research, and a professor with American University, “The details reveal what it’s made of, and it’s bursting with methanol in…

Team USA are determined to overcome ‘heart-breaking’ near-misses in away Solheim Cups and successfully retain their trophy on European soil this week, live on Sky Sports.Angela Stanford’s side arrive at Bernardus Golf as defending champions, following their 15.5-12.5 win over Team Europe in Virginia two years ago, leaving Team USA chasing back-to-back wins for the first time since 2017. It’s 11 years since the United States last won in Europe, when a record final-day comeback overturned a 10-6 deficit and snatched a one-point win in Germany, with Team USA falling agonisingly short in both the last two away editions. Image:…

Rita Daniels, mother of Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, has dismissed speculation that her daughter reconciled with her estranged husband, Delta North senator Ned Nwoko, following her recent visit to his residence. Rita said the actress was invited to the residence to see her children, adding that the visit did not indicate that the estranged couple had reunited. Rumours about Regina and Mr Nwoko resurfaced on social media over the weekend after the actress was spotted at his residence, months after their widely publicised marital crisis and separation. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the estranged couple traded allegations during their separation,…

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has backed citizens’ right to record police officers performing their duties in public as recently affirmed by a court judgement, but called for clearer rules to protect officers’ privacy. Mrs Badejo-Okusanya made the remarks on Tuesday in Abuja during a meeting with the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, and members of the NBA executive committee at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. The meeting focused on improving relations between lawyers and the police amid recurring disagreements between members of both professions. Responding to concerns raised by the police over citizens’ use…

The Lagos Waste Management Authority has arrested a resident of Meiran, Lagos State, for allegedly dumping refuse into a drainage channel during rainfall. The arrest was carried out by a joint enforcement team comprising the LAWMA Enforcement Team, the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, popularly known as KAI, and mobile police officers attached to the team. The suspect, a resident of No. 13, Lanre Adefiranye Street, Baale Bus Stop, Meiran, was arrested following a tip-off received by the enforcement team. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed this in a post on his official X account on…