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Some students of St Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, are among the villagers abducted by terrorists in the area on Saturday evening, residents have said. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the terrorists killed at least 35 people and abducted many others. The schoolchildren were abducted only days after they returned from the captivity of the terrorists following negotiations with the government. In the fresh attack, the terrorists killed at least 35 villagers, including women and children, at Kasuwan Daji and Kaima communities, residents and security sources told PREMIUM TIMES. A…
Governor Uba Sani has not borrowed a kobo since he assumed office and the 2026 budget will be financed without borrowing, the Commissioner of Planning and Budget, Hon Mutktar Ahmed Monrovia has clarified. In a statement issued by Chief Press Secretary, Malam Ibraheem Musa, the Commissioner said that the 2026 budget will financed by the state’s statutory allocations, Internally Generated Revenue and grants. The Commissioner explained that the loans draw down component of the budget has been misunderstood by a section of the media, so a clarification becomes necessary. According to Hon Moronvia, it was previous administrations had collected loans…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State has declared its allegiance to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, affirming its readiness to align with his political decisions ahead of the 2027 general elections. Leaders of the party in the area stated that they would be guided by whatever direction the former Rivers State governor provides concerning the state’s political future. This position was made known by the APC Chairman in Ahoada West, Mr Rejoice Otobo, during Wike’s appreciation visit to the local government on Sunday. Mr Otobo assured the…
No fewer than 25 persons died while 14 others are still missing after a boat capsized along Yobe River in Garbi town, Nguru Local Government Area of the state. Dr Mohammad Goje, Executive Secretary, Yobe State Emergency Management Agency, YOSEMA, disclosed this in a statement in Damaturu on Sunday. He said the incident occurred at about 7:48 pm on January 3, after the victims, who were mainly farmers and traders, boarded the boat in Adiyani town in neighbouring Jigawa. “The victims were reportedly returning from Adiyani town, where they were engaged in fishing, farming, and other local business activities, when…
RB Leipzig forward, Yan Diomande is on the radar of Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich. According to football transfer expert Ben Jacobs, Leipzig doesn’t want to sell the 19-year-old Ivory Coast in January and has a €100m valuation on the player. However, suitors feel €60m might get a deal done for Diomande, and a summer exit is more likely as it stands. Meanwhile, in another development,Chelsea on Sunday confirmed that forward Maika Hamano will spend the rest of the season on loan at Tottenham Hotspur. The 21-year-old Japan international made her Chelsea debut in December 2023…
The Lagos State Police Command has invited the Senior Pastor of Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministries, Chris Okafor, to report at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, over allegations of multiple rape and other offences likely to cause a breach of public peace. The police said Okafor was served with an invitation letter and is expected to appear before the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the SCID by 10 am on Monday. In a statement on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Adebisi, said the Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, ordered a thorough…
A fatal accident occurred on Sunday in Yakasawa village, Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State, involving a Golf 3 wagon and a Sienna. The accident, which claimed seven lives and left 14 others injured, occurred in the afternoon as travellers and residents were moving through the area. Eyewitnesses described the scene as chaotic, with mangled vehicles and scattered bodies. An eyewitness, Haruna Aliyu, a resident of Yakasawa, told our correspondent the scene was horrific. “Vehicles were mangled, and bodies were scattered. I’ve never seen such a terrible accident in this area before; it’s really sad,” he said. Another eyewitness,…
Justice is meant to stand upright, spine straight, eyes blind, scales balanced. In Nigeria, justice has learned a new yoga pose: a permanent headstand. Few events capture this inversion more starkly than the prosecution of Nigeria’s former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN. It is not merely the fall of a powerful man; it is the moral collapse of an office. The chief prosecutor of the federation, custodian of the law, arbiter of legality, gatekeeper of accountability, now stands accused of the very crimes he was once constitutionally empowered to prosecute. When the hunter becomes the hunted, society…
The All Progressives Congress in Sokoto State has commenced the electronic registration of its members, a process that will lead to the issuance of official membership cards required for participation in party activities and elections. The State Chairman of the party, Isa Acida, disclosed this on Thursday while addressing party members and journalists at the APC Secretariat in Sokoto. Acida explained that the registration exercise is mandatory, stressing that only members who complete the e-registration and obtain valid membership cards would be recognised as bona fide members of the party. “Without the APC membership card, you cannot claim to be…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has projected that the Nigerian capital market will remain bullish in 2026, driven largely by the ongoing bank recapitalisation exercise, rising investor confidence and supportive policy measures. This outlook is contained in the CBN’s “Macroeconomic Outlook for Nigeria, 2026: Consolidating Macroeconomic Stability Amid Global Uncertainty”, recently released by the apex bank. According to the report, the recapitalisation of banks is expected to strengthen balance sheets, enhance financial stability and deepen market activity, thereby supporting sustained growth in the capital market. “The capital market is expected to remain bullish in 2026, supported by the bank recapitalisation…
