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President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, to participate in the Africa CEO Forum 2026. He was received by Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the Urugwiro Presidential Village. Videos of his arrival posted by the Nigerian Television Authority on Wednesday show Tinubu descending the stairs of a Nigerian Air Force aircraft onto a red carpet at Kigali International Airport. He was welcomed by senior Rwandan officials, inspected a guard of honour, and greeted Nigerian and Rwandan dignitaries before proceeding in a convoy. In a subsequent ceremony, Kagame personally received Tinubu. The two leaders walked together along a ceremonial red…

The Anambra State Police Command has raided a secessionist camp in Owerre-Ezukala, Orumba South Local Government Area of the state, recovering sophisticated arms and ammunition. The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu, disclosed this during a press briefing on Wednesday, saying the operation was part of ongoing security offensives across criminal flashpoints in the state. The latest operation comes amid sustained efforts by security agencies to curb rising incidents of violent attacks, cult-related killings, kidnappings and separatist-linked violence in parts of Anambra State and the South-East region. Orutugu said the command carried out strategic clearance operations on…

A former Minority Leader at the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Maria Nwachi, has declared interest in the 2027 National Assembly polls to represent Ebonyi South Senatorial District. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, she said the delay in her declaration was due to ongoing consultations to ascertain the most suitable platform to actualise her ambition of representing her people. The former female lawmaker, who represented Afikpo North-East between 2015 and 2019, said she would run on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. She said she was motivated to join the race in order to deliver effective representation for her…

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has identified fellow Nigerian defender Calvin Bassey and Cristian Romero of Tottenham Hotspur among the toughest defenders he has come up against in his career. Osimhen, who has built a reputation as one of Europe’s most dangerous forwards, praised the physicality, aggression, and defensive intelligence of both players while reflecting on difficult matchups during recent interviews. The Nigerian striker said Bassey’s strength and pace make him one of the hardest defenders to play against, especially because of their familiarity from international football. Speaking during a recent interview with River Rhodes and monitored by PUNCH Online…

No one paid attention to the gunshots that echoed through the convention center. They were real enough, and so were the screams that accompanied them, in the sense that they were recordings of real people who, like guest stars on Law and Order, reenacted scenarios that had clearly been plucked from the headlines: a kidnapping, a mass shooting in a church, a riot on a city street. The auditory terror punctured the otherwise banal din of an industry conference. This terror was, in fact, one of the products on display: the V-300 S-Screen Simulator, developed by VirTra, one of the…

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet reported first-quarter operating income Wednesday of 2.27 billion Japanese yen (roughly $14.38 million) on net sales of about $19.5 million, implying an operating margin of 73.6% as surging Bitcoin option income more than tripled revenue from a year earlier, according to the company’s Q1 fiscal year 2026 earnings release. The strong operating performance contrasted with an ordinary loss of around $728 million, driven mainly by non-cash valuation losses as Bitcoin’s price declined during the period, and the company marked its expanding Bitcoin (BTC) holdings lower. The price of Bitcoin fell around 24% during the quarter, from around $87,000…

Hayden Panettiere is claiming a major beauty brand ended its association with her amid her battle with postpartum depression. The Heroes actress details her mental health struggles after welcoming daughter Kaya in 2011 in her upcoming memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, an excerpt of which was published by The Cut on Tuesday, May 12. Panettiere, 36, writes candidly about abusing alcohol to cope with her depression and her various stints in rehab during her time on the hit show Nashville. “One day early in season 4, I arrived on set bleary-eyed, still shaking off the effects of my [insomnia]…

An air strike on Sunday by the Nigerian Air Force on a domestic animal market in Tunfa village of Zurmi, Zamfara State, killed many terrorists and civilians, residents have told PREMIUM TIMES. Rights group, Amnesty International, alleged that at least 100 civilians were killed in the incident, but the military disputed the claim. However, two residents spoken to by this newspaper said no one has ascertained the number of those killed or injured during the air strike, but they included both terrorists and civilian residents. Tunfa, an agrarian economy community, is on the Nigerian border with the Niger Republic, and…

Barely 24 hours after the news of his passing broke, tributes have flooded the Nigerian internet space for the late actor, Alexx Ekubo. PREMIUM TIMES reported that his manager, filmmaker Samuel Olatunji, first broke news of the late actor’s demise. According to reports, the late Alexx, 40, drew his last breath at a private medical facility in Lagos Before now, Ekubo had noticeably been absent from the Nigerian movie industry. In 2022, the late actor briefly trended after he chronicled his journey between Texas, Mexico, and the Bahamas, enjoying boat rides and ziplining. He wrote, “I’ve always wanted to be…

The Riyom Youth Council (RYC) of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Plateau State, has strongly condemned the recent attacks in Rim, Jol, Bachit, Fan, Nding, and parts of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, leading to the loss of innocent lives and destruction of property. RYC also condemned the senseless killings of innocent citizens, describing the actions as barbaric, painful, inhuman, and unacceptable. According to them, it is a great setback capable of threatening the peaceful coexistence that the people have laboured hard to sustain over the years. The chairman of the group, Pam Nuhu Daniel, and Secretary, Patience Chaimang,…