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Some students of Greenfield University Kaduna were abducted on April 20, 202,1 after bandits invaded their hostels. The police have announced the arrest of kidnappers of Greenfield University students in Kaduna State. Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, who made this known in a statement on Wednesday, said other suspects were also arrested. The arrest of the suspects comes a year after …

A socio-cultural organisation, The Unity Group, has congratulated former President Goodluck Jonathan on his recent appointment as a member of the international advisory board of the European Corporate Council on Africa and the Middle East. Jonathan was said to be the first sub-Saharan African leader to serve on the board of the ECAM, a non-profit organisation established with the purpose …

Federal Government, yesterday, clarified the reason it opted out of the  global tax rule, also known as the  Global Corporate Minimum Tax Agreement, signed by almost all the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and   Development (OECD) members. Making the clarification at the 24th Annual Tax Conference of  Chartered Institute  of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) in Abuja, the Vice President, Professor  Yemi Osinbajo, …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has decried the country’s over-dependence on crude oil, saying it portends a bleak future for the nation. The Governor restated the need to enhance the nation’s global competitiveness through increased investment in agriculture. The governor, who described the dependence on oil as unsustainable, noted that with increased investment in agriculture, the country will be …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday cautioned political parties against non-transparent primaries in order to sustain Nigeria’s democracy. Alhaji Yahaya Bello , FCT INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner(REC) made the call at the Stakeholders Interactive Session in Respect of the Forthcoming Political Party Congresses and Primaries in Abuja. According to Bello, the call became imperative because a good and …

Meanwhile, pictures and video clips obtained by PREMIUM TIMES also revealed students scampering for safety amidst sporadic gunshots. For the second time in one week, students protesting the continued shutdown of Nigerian universities were on Tuesday reportedly attacked by soldiers in Ondo State. The students, who had blocked the busy Akure-Ilesa road for the second day, said without being provoked …

Lagos based lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has revealed how President Muhammadu Buhari summoned and sacked ministers involved in politics but who failed to submit their letters of resignation. Recall that the Minister of Labour and Employment Media Office had dismissed the claims by Falana, that the Minister, Chris Ngige withdrew his resignation letter after the valedictory session with the President, …

The Christian Association of Nigeria says it will go ahead with its nationwide protests against the lynching of Deborah Yakubu, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, who was stoned to death and burnt for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. This is despite a ban on religious protests by Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai; an appeal by Nasarawa …

The Federal Government is set to re-arraign the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB,  Nnamdi Kanu, on an amended six-count treasonable felony charge. The amendment came on a day trial Justice Binta Nyako fixed to hear an application Kanu filed to be released on bail, pending the determination of the charge against him. A member of Kanu’s …

Mr Habib said details of the causalities will be released after the rescue workers conclude their work. Residents close to the scene of the explosion in the city of Kano are dismissing a statement by the police that the explosion may have been caused by an explosion of a gas cylinder. The police also added that four people have been confirmed …