Author: David Great

In a major crackdown on extortion and illegal ticketing practices, the Lagos State Taskforce has apprehended 54 individuals suspected of imposing unlawful fines on trucks and commercial vehicles entering the state. The suspects were arrested in key areas such as Isolo, Mushin, Apapa, Mile 2, and along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The arrests come after reports of trucks carrying goods being waylaid by groups who specialized in issuing illegal tickets, a practice that has caused significant delays in the movement of goods and disrupted business operations within the state. Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce, CSP Adetayo Akerele, highlighted the Agency’s…

Barcelona forward Dani Olmo has been sidelined for up to five weeks after injuring his right hamstring, the LaLiga club said on Monday. He appeared to suffer muscle discomfort after scoring in Sunday’s 4-1 league win at Girona and was substituted in the 61st minute. Dani Olmo’s injury is a blow to manager Hansi Flick’s side as they begin their European Champions League campaign on Thursday, coming off a perfect start to their domestic league campaign so far. The Spain international, who joined from RB Leipzig for 55 million euros ($61 million), has scored in all three of his appearances…

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate dropped to 33.2 per cent for the month of August 2024, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics. This represents a 1.25% percentage point decrease from the 33.4 per cent recorded in July 2024 and the second consecutive monthly slowdown in inflation after easing in the previous month. The NBS, in its Consumer Price Index report posted on its website on Monday, signals a slower pace in the increase of the average price level compared to the previous month. The report read, “In August 2024, the headline inflation rate further eased to…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested an Ibadan-based businesswoman, Adewunmi Dorcas and an auto parts dealer, Arinze Ora, over attempts to export consignments of opioids and cocaine to London, United Kingdom and Congo Brazzaville, respectively. The NDLEA officers at the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, had on Friday, September 6, 2024, intercepted a cargo going to the UK. According to a statement on Sunday by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, a thorough search of the consignment revealed that 924 bottles of codeine-based syrup weighing 135.70kg and 5,250 tablets of Rohypnol…

The National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu has called for a retraction of the unfounded and damaging claims made against him by the Edo State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Anthony Aziegbemi, alleging that he is plotting to rig the forthcoming governorship election in the state. The party chairman, in a statement on Saturday, alleged that the federal government was plotting to manipulate the election. He further claimed that the NSA allocated $2 million to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a component of the scheme. In a letter addressed to Aziegbemi on September 15,…

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Wale Edun on Sunday hinted that the west African country has commenced supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in naira with Dangote Refinery supplies to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), noting that it is a major advancement towards energy self-sufficiency. He described the audacious move as a significant turning point in the Nigeria government’s resolve to ease the strain on the naira and improve domestic petroleum product availability. Edun said this at the Dangote Refinery while commending President Bola Tinubu for his forward-thinking leadership in developing Nigeria’s energy industry. He underlined that the president’s vision that…

Dangote Refinery has kicked back at claims by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited that it sold petrol at N898 per litre to the state-owned oil company. In a statement on Sunday, Dangote Refinery urged Nigerians to disregard the claims made by the NNPCL, describing it as “misleading and mischievous.” Dangote Refinery said it would wait for a technical subcommittee’s submission before announcing how much petrol it would sell. “Our attention has been drawn to a statement attributed to NNPCL spokesperson, Mr. Olufemi Soneye, that we sell our PMS at N898 per litre to the NNPCL,” Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief…

Ben, one half of the Beta Duo, has been evicted from the Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ season on Sunday (today). The shocking outcome came after a tense nomination process, where housemates publicly revealed their choices in front of their peers. Ben was one of the nine housemates up for possible eviction, along with Kellyrae, Kassia, Chizoba, Sooj, Topher, Victoria, Shaun, and Ozee. Despite his strong presence in the house, his journey came to an end, leaving his fans stunned. His eviction from the Big Brother Naija House marks a pivotal moment in the season, as it is the…

Devastating rains broke walls at a jail in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria, early last week, allowing 281 prisoners to escape, officials said on Sunday. According to Umar Abubakar, spokesperson for the Nigeria Correctional Services, seven of the escaped detainees have been apprehended during security operations. “The floods brought down the walls of the correctional facilities including the Medium Security Custodial Centre, as well as the staff quarters in the city,” Abubakar said. Efforts to recapture the remaining inmates were in progress, he stated. Atiku donates N100m to flood victims in Borno Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, experienced its most severe…

Renowned activist and leader of the #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, has been released by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) after a brief detention at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, following his arrival from the United States. In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), Sowore disclosed that his international passport was confiscated by immigration officers, who informed him they had orders to detain him. The outspoken activist, however, expressed that the development was not unexpected, given his consistent opposition to the current administration. “This is not unexpected because I have always known that it is part of the…