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Intercepts 29kg Heroin, Meth, Khat going to US, UK, Dubai at Lagos airport, courier firms An Indian businessman, Vyapak Nutal has been taken into custody for interrogation by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, over the smuggling of 134,700 bottles of codeine syrup into the country through the land border between Nigeria and Niger Republic in Sokoto state. The suspect had loaded the consignment into trucks in Cotonou, Benin Republic and drove through the land borders via Niger Republic before entering Sokoto state at the Illela border. Settled in a hotel in Sokoto state, credible intelligence reveals…

North America’s busiest trade link will reopen for traffic on Sunday, ending a six-day blockade, a top US official said, after Canadian police cleared the protesters fighting to end COVID-19 restrictions. Canadian police made several arrests on Sunday and cleared protesters and vehicles that occupied the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario, following a court order on Friday. The blockade has choked the supply chain for Detroit’s carmakers, forcing Ford Motor Co, the second-largest US automaker, General Motors Co and Toyota Motor Corp to cut production. “Canadian authorities intend to reopen the Ambassador Bridge today after completing necessary safety checks,” White…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will on Monday morning depart Abuja for Monrovia, Liberia to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at the formal launch of the year-long commemoration of the country’s Bicentennial Anniversary. Prof. Osinbajo will join other leaders across Africa and beyond to grace the event scheduled to hold today at the Samuel K. Doe Stadium in Monrovia. The Vice President will also attend other events later today in Monrovia as part of the Liberian national celebrations. Osinbajo in Accra, represents Nigeria at ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit on Mali Liberia was founded in 1822 when freed black people started relocating to West…

Chelsea have made signing Sevilla and France defender Jules Kounde, 23, a priority for the summer, with the Blues also interested in West Ham and England midfielder Declan Rice, 23, plus Monaco’s 22-year-old France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni. (Telegraph – subscription required) Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers says the Foxes have to be realistic about the future of their Belgium international midfielder Youri Tielemans, 24, who has entered the last 18 months of his contract and is interesting Arsenal and Manchester United. (Metro) Arsenal are considering a summer move for Chelsea forward Armando Broja, 20. The Albania international is currently impressing on…

Tammy Abraham scored his 17th goal of the season but Roma were held at 10-man Sassuolo and lost further ground in the race for European qualification. England international Abraham scored the opener from the penalty spot but Chris Smalling’s own goal and Hamed Traore’s strike put the hosts in front. Sassuolo defender Gian Marco Ferrari was dismissed and Bryan Cristante headed in the equaliser in injury time. Jose Mourinho’s side stay in seventh, two points behind local rivals Lazio. Mourinho said: “It isn’t the result we wanted, but if nothing else we haven’t lost in the last four in Serie…

By Michael Orodare The world over, finance options and transactions are undergoing a massive transformation. As individuals and organisations adopt more effective digital solutions to solve challenges in virtually all aspects of life, payments, lending, asset, and wealth management are also being reshaped by digital technologies. Nigeria’s financial landscape has not been left behind. A September 2020 report by McKinsey said Nigeria is home to over 2,00 fintech standalone companies, and fintech solutions offered by banks and mobile network operators as part of their product portfolio. “Between 2014 and 2019, Nigeria’s bustling fintech scene raised more than $600 million in…

Ogbonnia Okoronkwo and the Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 on Sunday to win their second Super Bowl championship in franchise history. With the win, the Rams, whose last NFL title came 22 years ago when they were based in St. Louis, joined last year’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the only teams to win a Super Bowl on their home field. Cooper Kupp caught two touchdowns including the game winner from Matthew Stafford with 1:25 left in the fourth quarter, and Aaron Donald wrapped up Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow to seal the win. The Rams gave up a…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has urged Nigerians to continue to entrust the affairs of the country to the All Progressives Congress (APC) stressing that APC is the party to trust. Lawan made the appeal on Sunday in Lagos at the fifth edition of the empowerment programme of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola who is representing Lagos West Senatorial District. The event which held at the premises of the Nigeria Police College, Ikeja was also witnessed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State. The Senate President described Lagos as home for APC and expressed the confidence that “APC, by the grace of…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) will on Monday, February 14 commence the sale of forms to all aspirants vying for national offices ahead of the party’s national convention slated for February 26. In the schedule of activities released by the party and signed by the Secretary of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Senator John Akpanudoedehe, the purchase of forms will take place at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja. The party said: “Sale of Forms to all aspirants vying for National Offices (APC National Secretariat) – 14/02/2022. Submission of completed forms and accompanying documents (APC National Secretariat)…

The chairman-elect, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Christopher Zakka, has condemned the killing of two voters during the just concluded local government polls. He also pledged to work with all the critical stakeholders for the development of the council. Zakka, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared winner of Saturday’s AMAC chairmanship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He polled 19,302 votes to defeat Murtala Usman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 13,240 votes. Zakka condemned reported cases of violence during the poll, saying, “election is not a do or die affair”. He said two…