KIDNAPPERS RETURN CORPSE OF ABDUCTED FARMER AFTER COLLECTING N56M RANSOM FROM HIS FAMILY. (PHOTO).

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 Kidnappers return corpse of abducted farmer after collecting N56m ransom from his family Bandits operating along the Kaduna-Abuja highway have killed a farmer identified as Ibrahim Kadafa, popularly known as Ibro, after he was kidnapped alongside his friend, Mustapha Shelpidi, while harvesting soybeans on his farm around Alheri Camp, Kilometer 30, along the Kaduna-Abuja road, on October 28, 2026. Silverbird TV reports that Ibrahim, who worked in Abuja, had reportedly travelled to supervise his farm when the armed men struck and whisked both men away. According to family sources, the kidnappers initially demanded a ransom of N100 million which was later reduced to N80 million. The family source said that after weeks of desperate negotiations, the family paid N56 million alongside three brand-new Samsung mobile phones and a recharge card worth N20, 000, in the hope of securing Ibrahim’s release. The report states that what should have been a moment of reunion turned into a devastati...

SENATE ORDERS NAFDAC TO ENFORCE SACHET ALCOHOL BAN FROM DECEMBER 2025.(PHOTO).


 Senate Orders NAFDAC to enforce sachet alcohol ban from December 2025


The Senate has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and other relevant regulatory bodies to strictly enforce the ban on the packaging of high-strength alcoholic beverages in sachet formats beginning December 2025.


The lawmakers further resolved that no additional extension should be granted beyond the current moratorium. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Senator Asuquo Ekpeyong on the need to halt further extension of the phase out of of Alcoholic Beverages packaged in satchet formats. In his lead debate during plenary, Senator Ekpeyong reminded the Senate that NAFDAC, in line with international best practices and after extensive consultations with industry stakeholders had announced a phased ban on the importation, manufacture and distribution of alcohol packaged in sachets.


He noted that in 2018, stakeholders including the Federal Ministry of Health, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), NAFDAC and industry groups such as the Association of Food, Beverage & Tobacco Employers (AFBTE) and the Distillers and Blenders Association of Nigeria (DIBAN), voluntarily signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU committed them to gradually phase out such products, citing rising health and social concerns over their affordability, portability and accessibility, particularly among children, adolescents, commercial drivers and other vulnerable groups.


The lawmaker recalled that despite the initial deadline, the Federal Government granted manufacturers an additional one-year moratorium in 2024 to enable them to exhaust existing stock and transition to compliant packaging alternatives, extending the phase-out until December 2025. However, Senator Ekpeyong expressed concern that as the deadline approaches, some manufacturers continue to lobby for another extension, a move he said undermines regulatory authority, threatens public health and distorts fair competition in the industry.

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