Immediate Past President of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN), Mr Steve Babaeko, has expressed the delight that his EXCO was able to make the association far stronger than it has ever been. Babaeko, who served out his tenure at the 51st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the association, held in Abeokuta, over […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to hold state governors, their deputies and others to account over cases of electoral violence, bribery, vote-buying, and conspiracy during the 2023 elections. The court ordered INEC to ensure the appointment of independent counsel to investigate cases of electoral violence […]
Arsenal and Manchester United are among five clubs interested in signing Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig this summer. The three other remaining clubs are Manchester City, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, according to Fabrizio Romano. Olmo’s move could happen within the next few weeks. Olmo will be allowed to leave RB Leipzig for around £50.6million. The […]
Manchester United have given a condition to make midfielder, Sofyan Amrabat’s contract permanent. Amrabat joined Man United on a season-long loan from Fiorentina last September after excelling for Morocco at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Ma United’s loan deal included the option to make Amrabat’s move permanent this summer which the Red Devils […]
With the exit of Nigeria international, Victor Osimhen, looking likely, Napoli are reportedly close to finalising a transfer for Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku as a potential replacement for the Nigerian striker. Osimhen, who has been linked with a move away Tom the Naple-based club, is on Paris Saint-Germain’s radar and is expected to move, whether to […]
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, is expecting fresh reports to confirm the real sulphur content of the diesel produced by the Dangote refinery as the company debunked claims of inferior fuel production. The NMDPRA spokesman, George Ene-Ita, in an interview on Sunday, said the agency had done its […]
More than 500 people, including some opposition leaders, have been detained over days of clashes in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka sparked by protests against job quotas, police said Monday. “At least 532 people have been arrested over the violence,” Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesman Faruk Hossain told AFP. “They include some BNP leaders,” he added, referring […]
Severe flooding in Liberia has led a group of senators to propose relocating the capital city away from overcrowded and poorly managed Monrovia, a suggestion met with a mixture of enthusiasm and hesitancy in the West African country. Flash floods triggered by torrential rains between the end of June and early July left nearly 50,000 […]
The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has made an offer to sell the Dangote Refinery to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Premium Times on Sunday, the businessman expressed his willingness to sell the refinery to address allegations of monopoly in the industry. He stated that if the […]
A New Zealand coroner has formally linked four deaths to the sale of “suicide kits” bought online from a former Canadian chef, according to findings published Monday. Coroner Alexandra Cunninghame found that three students, aged 18 to 21, and one 40-year-old personal trainer killed themselves after buying kits from businesses linked to Canadian Kenneth Law. Canadian […]
