Lagos State is set to be the biggest loser of the new value-added tax (VAT) revenue-sharing formula for Nigeria’s sub-nationals, proposed by a presidential tax advisory body. The revelation comes from an analysis of some provisions in the new reform by Agora Policy, a civic organisation focused on proffering solutions to national issues. The Abuja-based … Read more
Seventeen young Nigerian women allegedly trafficked to Ghana have been rescued and repatriated to the country while five alleged traffickers were arrested in the operation. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, a spokesperson at the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), in a statement on Sunday, said two young men were also repatriated. The women are aged 18 to 29-years-old … Read more
At least five people on Friday died in Ebonyi State, south-east Nigeria, as a bus filled with passengers caught fire. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the incident happened in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State, along the Abakaliki-Enugu Expressway, near the G-hostel junction. It was not immediately clear where the bus came from into the city. Sources … Read more
The Ebonyi State Government says the death toll from the cholera outbreak in Ndibokote Village in Ezza-Inyimegu Community has hit 15. The Commissioner for Health, Moses Ekuma, confirmed the number of deaths from the epidemic in the locality to reporters in Abakaliki on Friday. Mr Ekuma said that three emergency centres had been designated for the treatment … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the commissioner of police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Benneth Igweh. Mr Egbetokun also ordered the redeployment of the police commissioners in Rivers and Delta States. This was contained in a statement by the Force Spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in Abuja on … Read more
A student of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Maxwell Okeke has been abducted and killed allegedly by some members of the host community. According to sources, the student was involved in a minor motorcycle accident on his way to his hostel from school. He was seen engaged in a discussion with some youths and victims … Read more
The Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Globalupfront Newspaper, Madu Onuorah, has been released after about 48 hours in police custody. Mr Onuorah confirmed this to PREMIUM TIMES in a phone conversation from Enugu on Friday. “I was released around 11 p.m. yesterday (Thursday),” he said. At the time of filing this report, the editor said … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi State, has confirmed the abduction of two of its officers by gunmen along the Abakaliki-Enugu federal highway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the road has recently become nightmarish for commuters due to incessant abductions by gunmen. The most affected axis is the Nkalagu (Ebonyi) … Read more
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has announced that it had experienced a total system collapse, causing blackout in the entire south-east Nigeria. EEDC is the electricity distribution company serving the five states that make up the South-east, comprising Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states. The sspokesperson for the EEDC, Emeka Ezeh, who disclosed … Read more
The Police Command in Ebonyi State has arrested a woman who allegedly specialises in abducting and selling children. The police said they rescued no fewer than six of the children from the suspect. The woman, Ngozi Blessing Abia, also known as Mercy Francis, allegedly carried out her nefarious activities in Lagos, Ebonyi, Anambra and Edo … Read more
