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#FCTDecides2026: Final results for chair of six Area Councils (LIVE UPDATES)

Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- Elections were held in the six area councils of Abuja on Saturday. The area councils are Abaji, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kwali, Kuje and the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). About 6... Read More


France's most memorable moments in a century of Winter Olympics

France, Feb. 22 -- Slow beginnings in Chamonix France became the first country to host the Winter Olympics - then billed as an "international week of winter sport" - in January and February 1924. A ... Read More


INTERVIEW: 'How we reached lead-poisoned Ogijo residents via Yoruba radio programme' - Olawoyin

Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- When stories about car battery recycling plants poisoning communities in Ogijo were published, PREMIUM TIMES and our partner organisation, The Examination, considered how to reach ... Read More


Ageing safely: Singapore extends S$1,200 aid to private homes for senior-friendly upgrades

SINGAPORE, Feb. 22 -- Households in Singapore living in private properties will reportedly receive S$1,200 (about RM4,680) in vouchers from April 1 to help pay for senior-friendly home fittings. Acco... Read More


Abuja elections concluded, APC wins five of six

Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged the dominant party in the just concluded are council elections across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, winning five... Read More


Abuja elections concluded: APC wins five of six council areasAbuja elections concluded: APC wins five of six council areas

Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged the dominant party in the just concluded are council elections across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, winning five... Read More


PM Modi hails Odisha's Hirod Patel for approaching farming from a new perspective

India, Feb. 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi today praised a young farmer from Odisha, Hirod Patel, during his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme, describing his farming model as an example of how tradi... Read More


Most older Singaporeans unaware of eye disease, one in five has hearing loss, study finds

SINGAPORE, Feb. 22 -- More than one-third of older adults in Singapore do not know they have at least one eye disease and one in five have significant hearing loss, but very few are using hearing aids... Read More


LoPAR over BoB likely to trigger rainfall in 17 Odisha districts; Check details

India, Feb. 22 -- Several districts in Odisha are likely to witness rainfall activity for three days starting February 23 (Monday), said the IMD today The IMD has predicted thunderstorm in at least 1... Read More


Every Odisha district to have university: Suryabanshi on varsity status demand for Shailabala Women's College

India, Feb. 22 -- Amid growing demands to grant university status to Shailabala Women's Autonomous College, Odisha Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj on Sunday said that the state government ... Read More