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Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court in Kano has ruled that while the court can subpoena a journalist to testify, the reporter retains the right to protect their sources unless those sources are directly linked to the case. The ruling followed a heated debate between prosecution counsel S.O. Ekwe and defence counsel Abubakar Mahmoud. The dispute arose from a suit filed by the Inspector-General of Police against Ahmad Rabiu, stemming from a PREMIUM TIMES investigative report on the ownership of Dala Inland Dry Port Limited. At the resumed hearing of the case (suit number FHC/KN/CR/378/2025) on Monday, the…
When France and Spain meet in the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final in Dallas on 14 July, the spotlight will inevitably fall on two extraordinary talents: Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal. Two generations, two superstars, but one place in the World Cup final. While this will be their first-ever meeting on football’s biggest stage, it is far from unfamiliar territory for the Real Madrid forward and the Barcelona sensation. In fact, Tuesday’s blockbuster will mark the 11th time they have faced each other in their careers. Surprisingly, it is the teenage Spaniard who has dominated the rivalry; Yamal has emerged…
The Lagos State Government has threatened legal action against an X user for reportedly sharing a misleading flood video falsely attributed to the state. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a series of posts on X on Tuesday, insisting that deleting the post after it had been debunked would not shield the user from legal consequences. “Taking down the post after misleading the public does not absolve you of the responsibility. Appropriate legal action will still be pursued, and this matter will be taken to its logical conclusion in accordance with the law,”…
Below Deck Mediterranean‘s Nathan Gallagher finally found out that Luke Brumer soiled his sheets with his bodily fluids — and the bosun did not take it well. During the Monday, July 13, episode of the show, Nathan developed a cold after unknowingly sleeping in a soiled bed for three days. It wasn’t until Genevieve Lillie told Cooper Dawson who told Joe Bradley who informed his boss that Nathan caught wind of what happened. Luke, for his part, expressed frustration with Joe for telling Nathan. The lead deckhand defended his decision by pointing out that it was a “health issue” that…
A Nigerian military spokesperson has contradicted the claim made by a top US official that a ‘large haul’ of electronic materials was seized from terrorists in Nigeria and extracted from the country by US forces. Nigeria’s Director of Defence Information, Samalia Uba, told PREMIUM TIMES that the intelligence cache was not seized by US authorities from terrorists but voluntarily released to the US by the Nigerian government as part of an ongoing security cooperation. Mr Uba, in an interview with our reporter, said the materials, which contained declassified information on previous counter-terrorism operations by the Nigerian Armed Forces, were voluntarily…
Brighton & Hove Albion‘s summer signing, Zadok Yohanna, has been included in the latest 2026 Golden Boy rankings, securing a place among the top 100 young footballers in the world. The 19-year-old forward completed a high-profile move to the Premier League club this summer, signing a five-year contract that will keep him at the Amex Stadium until June 30, 2031. Yohanna joined the Seagulls following an impressive spell with Swedish Allsvenskan side AIK Stockholm, where he established himself as one of the brightest emerging talents in European football through a series of standout performances. Before sealing his transfer to Brighton,…
National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, on Monday received a high-level United States delegation led by the newly confirmed Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Frank Garcia, as part of efforts to deepen security cooperation between both countries. Garcia’s visit to Abuja is his first to Nigeria since he was sworn into office on June 1, 2026, and forms part of a wider tour of West Africa that will also take him to Côte d’Ivoire and Mali between July 11 and 18. Ribadu, in a post on X, said the meeting reviewed progress made under the Nigeria-US Joint Working Group…
Annie Knight is pulling back the curtain on her relationship with fiancé Henry Brayshaw, revealing the first time he was “jealous” — and how it relates to her career as an OnlyFans star. “When Henry finally told me he was jealous, I was genuinely confused,” Knight recalled in a press release issued on Monday, July 13. “We’d been best friends for 10 years, and he’d never been jealous when I’d been with other guys because we were just friends.” The influencer noted that Brayshaw’s perspective on her career choice seemed to shift when they became a couple in March 2025.…
The principal of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele, in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Rachael Alamu, has recounted how kidnappers forced abducted pupils and teachers to undertake repeated night-time treks through dense forests for nearly two months as they constantly fled security operatives searching for them. Mrs Alamu narrated the ordeal during an interview with journalists at the Oyo State Government House in Ibadan on Monday after she and 43 other victims were formally handed over to the state government following their rescue on 10 July. She said the abductors frequently relocated the captives whenever they suspected security forces…
An estimated 90,000 fans gathered in Oslo on Monday to celebrate Norway’s national team after their historic run to the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The Scandinavian nation returned home to a hero’s welcome despite seeing their remarkable campaign come to an end on Saturday with a 2-1 extra-time defeat to England in the quarter-finals in Miami. It marked Norway’s best-ever performance at the FIFA World Cup, prompting thousands of supporters to line the square outside the Royal Palace in the capital to honour the players. As the squad arrived, they delighted the crowd by performing the now-famous…
