Author: David Great

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…

Gabriel Magalhães’ header was the difference in the 65th Premier League North London derby as Arsenal came out 1-0 victors over Tottenham Hotspur, earning their third consecutive away head-to-head win. While Arsenal spent the early stages trying to settle without their absentees, Spurs immediately got to work trying to take advantage and find an opener. Dejan Kulusevski tested David Raya with a shot and cross inside eight minutes but the Spaniard was equal to both. As the quarter-hour approached, Arsenal looked to slow down the game to take the sting out of it but Ben White’s intercepted pass gave Dominic…

A late strike from substitute Christopher Nkunku earned Chelsea a narrow 1-0 victory over Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, extending their unbeaten head-to-head run to six games in the process. It has been a mixed start for Chelsea so far this term, and they travelled to south to face a Bournemouth side on a high after overturning a two-goal deficit at Everton before the international break. The Cherries were the better of the two sides before the break, and within four minutes they went within inches of breaking the deadlock when Marcus Tavernier’s long-range effort crashed back off the crossbar.…