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The police in Delta State have foiled a planned kidnapping targeting a pastor and a retired school principal in the Ughelli area of the state. The police spokesman in Delta, Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement forwarded to PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday, saying the operations were part of the police’s sustained crackdown on violent crime. Kidnap plot foiled According to Mr Edafe, operatives of the ‘A’ Division, Ughelli, acted on credible intelligence on 31 July after receiving information that Jeremiah Kwane, 26, allegedly attempted to recruit another person into a kidnapping syndicate to abduct a pastor and a retired…

Gianni Infantino held talks about rebranding the ill-fated European breakaway competition the “Fifa Super League”, with negotiations going as far as the term sheet for an agreement that would have changed the face of European football.The term sheet, whose full contents can be revealed for the first time, is dated October 2020 and proposes renaming any new competition under Fifa’s branding. It outlines the extent to which Infantino’s administration were implicated in a scheme that caused widespread revulsion among fans and excluded clubs in April 2021. It also reveals that Fifa was prepared to sideline its member associations in pushing…

It’s somehow been 25 years since the first awful Super Troopers movie created by the comedy troupe Broken Lizard, which goes to show you that time flies when you’re having fun. And by fun, I mean not having to see any Super Troopers movies, with the exception of the similarly misbegotten Super Troopers 2 in 2018. The third installment has now arrived, presumably indicating that these films have their fans. But if you’re not one already, Super Troopers 3 is unlikely to bring you into the fold. Yes, it’s another moronic comedy best appreciated by stoners and others who find…

Many social media users have rallied behind Peter “Mr P” Okoye as his renewed public dispute with his twin brother, Paul “Rudeboy” Okoye, and their elder brother and former manager, Jude Okoye, continues to dominate online conversations. The growing support follows Mr P’s ongoing multi-part video series in which he recounts the events that led to P-Square’s repeated breakups and the family’s long-running financial dispute. In the videos, which have now reached Part Six, he accused Jude of claiming ownership of P-Square, withholding financial records, delaying access to the group’s backend catalogue and mishandling royalty payments. Jude has denied the…

First lady expected in Enugu for the event The National Coordinating Committee for the APC South-East Women Mega Rally & Empowerment 2026 has been formally inaugurated ahead of the landmark regional gathering scheduled for Tuesday, August 18 at Okpara Square, Enugu State. The inauguration and strategic media briefing, held in Abuja on Tuesday, officially commenced mobilisation across the five South-East states for what organisers describe as one of the largest gatherings of women in the region. Mary Ikoku, chairman, Media, Protocol & Publicity Committee of the APC South-East Women Mega Rally & Empowerment 2026, in a statement, said the event,…

Oluchi Chibuzor Rite Foods Limited, has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable business practices, recording significant progress in environmental stewardship, cleaner energy adoption and community investment as it continues to embed sustainability at the heart of its operations. The company’s 2025 performance underscores its deliberate efforts to build a more resilient and responsible business, achieving a reduction of more than five per cent in greenhouse gas emissions, a 23 per cent improvement in carbon intensity, a 15 per cent increase in water-use efficiency and a 27 per cent improvement in solid waste management. While presenting the company’s 2025 Sustainability Report in…

‘Most people don’t want pervert glasses that can film us without our consent,’ said a spokesperson from activist group Everyone Hates Elon. The group has launched a series of guerilla adverts deriding non-consensual filming by the glasses as well as an email campaign encouraging people to legally object to being filmed by Meta glasses under general data protection regulations, which over 20,000 people have signed.Rights groups have warned that the glasses threaten the right to privacy, while countries such as Germany are reportedly considering a ban.And while Meta’s safety guidelines say smart glasses should not be used for ‘harassment, infringing…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Donald Duke, has warned that Nigeria could slide into a deeper crisis within the next four years unless its current political and economic trajectory is urgently reversed. Speaking during an exclusive interview with ARISE NEWS on Wednesday, the former Cross River State governor said the worsening state of the country compelled him to return to frontline politics, stressing that remaining a spectator was no longer an option. “The direction the country is going requires very urgent intervention. In another four years, if we don’t change the trajectory, disaster — which is already looming — will…

Golden bands and swirling vortices have been spotted on the sun in the most detailed images ever captured of the turbulent surface of our home star.Astronomers observed the sun with the Inouye solar telescope in Hawaii, the world’s most powerful solar telescope, and saw new features smaller than 20km (12 miles) across in a magnetically active region close to a sun spot.The unprecedented pictures show processes on the surface that are likely to explain the decades-long mystery of why the corona, the sun’s outer atmosphere, is millions of degrees hotter than its surface.The most high-res image of the sun“These are…

Newcastle have appointed Matthias Jaissle as their new head coach following Eddie Howe’s exit.The German has signed a four-year deal with Newcastle, who paid £9.5m (€11m) compensation to Saudi side Al Ahli, whom Jaissle led to consecutive Asian Champions League crowns over the last two years. Jaissle has been with his new squad since the weekend and his first match in charge will be a pre-season friendly against Valencia at the Mestalla on Saturday. “When Newcastle United comes your way, you take notice,” Jaissle said.”The ambition of the club, the vision for the future and the opportunity ahead made this…