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A Jos-based pastor, Albarka Bitrus, has been arrested by operatives of the Plateau State Police Command for stagging his own kidnap and demanding ransom from members of his congregation. The command’s spokesman, Alabo Alfred, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday said that the clergyman was arrested alongside his collaborators following intelligence reports after church members paid N600,000 ransom …

…Says 13 Still In Captivity …We’re leveraging information sharing channels to track activities of abductors BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Edo State Government has corrected the number of Igueben Train Station kidnap victims, saying that intelligence on last Saturday’s incident has indicated that 20 people were kidnapped by the suspected herdsmen and not 32, as earlier confirmed by the government. This was …

Edo State has recorded three more confirmed cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of confirmed cases on admission to 26.  Addressing journalists in Benin City, the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria, who decried the rising cases of Lassa fever in the state, charged residents to observe preventive measures against the spread of Lassa fever to protect themselves …

Kindly share this story: The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) generated N6.94 billion as revenue in 2022, its National President, Mr. Opeyemi Ajayi, said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos State. Ajayi said that there had been an appreciable increase in revenue generation in 2022 compared with the previous years. “The box office raked …

Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized 460.34kg of illicit drugs in Akwa Ibom in 2022 and arrested 348 suspects, the Agency’s Commander in the state, Mrs Obot Bassey, told newsmen in Uyo on Wednesday. According to her, that those arrested were 302 males and 46 females. Illicit drugs seized were 231.377kg of Indian hemp, 2.611kg of cocaine, 0.919kg of …

•Customers kick against spike in failed e-transanctions •Groan in SouthEast over new Naira notes shortage As Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) begin full implementation of the cash withdrawal limit recently mandated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), customers appear not to be finding the development funny as many are bent on withdrawing above the N100,000 daily threshold for individuals and N1 …

• Says he has stabilised Nigeria, tackled Boko Haram •MBF, Aka Ikenga, CACOL disagree  President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said he has fulfilled the promise he made in his inaugural address on May 29, 2015  to stabilise the country and tackle Boko Haram. This is as he has declared that nobody can blackmail him on inexplicable wealth and illicit enrichment while in office, …

The association said some arrears for 2014, 2015, and 2016 have remained unpaid despite several negotiations with the government. The Nigerian Association of Residents Doctors (NARD) has again threatened to commence a strike if the Nigerian government fails to meet its demands. The association in a letter addressed to the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, on Monday, and signed by …

Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu has banned indecent dressing and introduced a new dress code for students and staff for easy identification. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Rev. Fr. Christian Anieke, announced this on Tuesday while addressing staff and students of the institution as they returned from Christmas and New Year breaks. According to Aneke, henceforth, …

PREMIUM TIMES found that the company was struck off in September 2021 following a notice on 31st August 2021. For failing to submit its annual accounts, authorities in the United Kingdom, UK, have struck off Next International (UK) Limited, a company largely owned by Nigerian top politician and presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. Checks by PREMIUM TIMES revealed …