The police have confirmed the arrest of the operatives who allegedly extorted N3 million from a Nigerian man in Bayelsa State, South-south Nigeria. The Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Thursday. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported how some police operatives allegedly extorted money from the man, Kelechi Isaac,…
President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has expressed regrets for not buying Premier League Club, Arsenal FC when he had the chance. Dangote made his regrets known in an interview with Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua in New York. He recounted that in 2020, he made known his intention to go for the North…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that the 2024 African player of the year awards will be held in December. In a post via X on Thursday, the continental football governing body revealed that the award event will be held in Marrakech, Morocco on December 16. “It’s this time of the year again….
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has set a daily withdrawal limit on point-of-sale (PoS) terminals to N100,000 per customer. This was contained in a circular to all deposit money banks (DMBs), microfinance Banks, mobile money operators and super-agents, titled ‘Cash-out limits for agent banking transactions,’. The apex bank of Nigeria, CBN, said the restriction…
Former Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, on Sunday, said his late mother carried him in her womb for three-and-half years. Amosun said his birth was nothing short of a miracle and many people couldn’t believe he was a human being at birth, having stayed for such a long period before birth. The former governor gave…
Officials of the Sokoto State Hisbah Board have intercepted and confiscated over 200 cartons of substances suspected to be alcoholic drinks at the Sokoto Central Motor Park. Addressing journalists at the Hisbah office in Sokoto on Wednesday, the state Hisbah Commander, Usman Jatau, paraded the seized items. Jatau stated that no one had come forward…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a veteran journalist from Nasarawa State, Mukhtar Wakeel, has said that a family can manage N70,500 minimum wage if the man avoids side chicks. “N70, 500 minimum wage is manageable if you avoid side chicks. I come in peace,” he wrote. He stated this on Saturday after the Nasarawa State Government…
Playboy model and TV personality tragically died three days after she underwent a Brazilian butt lift (BBL) procedure overseas. Tabby Brown, 38, who previously dated footballers Raheem Sterling and Mario Balotelli, died after returning to the UK from the Dominican Republic after keeping the cosmetic surgery a secret from her family. An inquest into her…
The Federal Government yesterday condoled with families of the victims of weekend’s stampedes in Anamabra, Abuja where no fewer than 39 people died. It also commiserated with the families of the kids crushed to death on Wednesday in Ibadan. The three disasters occurred during attempts to share palliatives to the vulnerable. Minister of Information and…
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has reassured Nigerians that insecurity will soon come to an end in the country. Mr Ribadu stated this on Friday in Damaturu while commiserating with the people of Yobe on the recent insurgency attack in a community in the state. He praised the armed forces and security agencies for…