Former PDP chair Bamanga Tukur buried in Yola - Premium Times Nigeria
The remains of the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur, have been laid to rest at his residence in Yola South, Adamawa State.
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Ex-PDP deputy chair mourns Tukur, says Nigeria lost a colossus - Punch Newspapers
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chibudom Nwuche, on Tuesday described the death of former PDP National Chairman, Dr Bamanga Tukur, as a major loss to Nigeria. Nwuche, who served as Deputy National Chairman of the PDP under Tukur between 2012 and...
Stakeholders tie port modernisation to cargo efficiency - Punch Newspapers
Maritime stakeholders have demanded that port modernisation must be measured by improvements in cargo movement, vessel turnaround time, logistics costs and export capacity, rather than money spent on infrastructure. This is even as they said that Nigeria can only emerge as the le...
Olympic authorities sign off on controversial rowing and canoeing venue - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Olympic authorities sign off on controversial rowing and canoeing venue ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Trump threatens to cut trade with EU if Canada association proposal is ‘at all a hostile act’ - National Post
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 16, 2026. Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty ImagesArticle contentU.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to cut trade with the...
Trump criticizes Canada over drugs but leaves it off list of drug-producing countries - Toronto Star
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Shannon Airport, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Shannon, Ireland. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Trump says Kennedy Center could be 'ripped down' if he doesn't get 'recognition'
The president's comments come after a federal judge on Tuesday blocked the performing arts center's board from adding a tribute to Trump on the building or site.
UK’s Burnham, Canada’s Carney discuss AI risks, defence cooperation
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney held their first bilateral meeting to advance cooperation on defence and artificial intelligence, capped by an evening watching a football match together at Everton’s stadium in Liverpool.
Modi @76. And he never had it easy
A war in the Middle East, and the one between Russia and Ukraine continuing, punitive tariffs by the US, soaring oil prices, inflation due to supply constraints and an uncertain world order. For Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 2026 has brought together a big set of challenges, with...
Zelensky's Former TV Studio Warehouse Destroyed In Russian Strike
The studio has produced some of Ukraine's most popular television shows including a comedy series about a fictional president that propelled Zelensky to fame.
Trump threatens EU with further sanctions over Canada
The EU had signaled that Canada is poised to become the bloc's first associate member. Trump called the idea both "laughable" and a "hostile act."
The next UN Secretary-General: Who would want ‘the most impossible job on earth’?
In April 1953, Norwegian UN secretary-general Trygve Lie was at New York’s Idlewild Airport to meet his successor. "Welcome, Dag Hammarskjold, to the most impossible job on this earth," he greeted the Swedish diplomat.
Trump bans Canadian goods from US government purchases
The order is the latest escalation by US President Donald Trump in a trade fight that ramped up over the summer of 2026.
Wike, APC govs clash, Lagos gridlock: Top Nigerian stories - Punch Newspapers
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and All Progressives Congress governors have clashed over the Rainbow Coalition, with the governors rejecting any alliance that could undermine President Bola Tinubu’s re-election. Motorists on the Lagos-Ibadan Expresswa...
The new US visa restrictions targeting South Africa explained - IOL
The United States has announced a new visa restriction policy targeting foreign nationals it says are responsible for, or complicit in, policies involving race-based discrimination, incitement of imminent violence and uncompensated land seizures in South Africa.
Partial victory in lawsuit over French-only Quebec election voting mailouts - CTV News
Partial victory in lawsuit over French-only Quebec election voting mailouts CTV News
AJK arms network dismantled: Talal
Minister alleges weapons supplied to JAAC through network
Mark Carney was offered a historic EU ‘membership’ for Canada. Can he sell it?
Mark Carney will have to sell the notion to Parliament and the wider public amid difficult political realities.