Author: David Great

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its clampdown on drug trafficking with a major breakthrough in Lagos, leading to the arrest of a notorious drug kingpin and the recovery of large quantities of illicit drugs from various parts of the country. A statement by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, July 20, confirmed that NDLEA operatives apprehended 60-year-old Okpara Paul Chigozie, a major figure in a drug cartel who had been on the agency’s wanted list since 2019. “Operatives of a special operations unit of the NDLEA have arrested a wanted 60-year-old drug kingpin, Okpara Paul…

Prince Al-Waleed bin Khalid Al-Saud, famously known as the “Sleeping Prince,” has passed away at the age of 36, nearly two decades after a tragic car accident left him in a coma. The Saudi royal was just 15 years old when he sustained a brain haemorrhage and internal injuries following a devastating car crash in London in 2005. At the time, he was a military college student. Since the accident, Prince Al-Waleed had remained on life support at the King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh, never regaining full consciousness. His father, Prince Khaled bin Talal Al Saud, confirmed the ‘sleeping’…

Juventus are ready to meet Manchester United’s 25m euros (£21.6m) asking price for Jadon Sancho, who is in full agreement with the Serie A giants over a four-year contract worth 6m euros (£5.2m) per year. (Sportmediaset – in Italian) Sancho’s switch from Manchester United to Juventus is close to being completed as the two clubs have finalised some details of the 25-year-old’s move. (Tuttosport – in Italian) Juventus added former Canadian striker Jonathan David to their squad earlier in July. (Chronicle NG) Manchester United and Newcastle United have both identified Paris St-Germain’s France striker Randal Kolo Muani, 26, as a…

Oleksandr Usyk knocked out Briton Daniel Dubois in the fifth round of a pulsating contest at Wembley Stadium on Saturday to once again become the undisputed heavyweight boxing world champion. The win saw Usyk retain his WBC, WBA and WBO belts and reclaim the IBF belt he vacated last year before a rematch with Tyson Fury, with Dubois upgraded to champion and then defending the title against Anthony Joshua last September. Usyk’s skill was evident from the outset as he sidestepped everything thrown his way with deceptive ease and connected repeatedly with his jab, putting on a masterclass in counter-punching…

Former Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has described the push for local government autonomy in Nigeria as unrealistic, given the provisions of the current constitution. Speaking on Saturday during an appearance on Sunrise, a Channels Television programme, the former Lagos State Governor addressed the increasing calls for local councils to operate independently. Fashola argued that constitutional and institutional structures place local governments under the influence of state governments, particularly through state houses of assembly, which enact laws for the councils. “I think that the debate we must have, debate we must have, is whether we really want…

The Presidency has fired back at the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over its recent comments on the burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing the party’s statement as “an opportunistic exercise in manufactured outrage.” In a strongly worded press release issued on Saturday and signed by Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, the Tinubu administration accused the ADC of exploiting Buhari’s death for political attention. “The latest outburst from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) regarding former President Buhari’s state burial is nothing but an opportunistic exercise in manufactured outrage — a laughable tantrum by…

Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The lawmaker disclosed his resignation in a letter he personally signed, dated June 12, 2025. The letter was addressed to the Ward Party Chairman of Ward 4, Obokun Local Government Area, Osun State. Explaining the reasons behind his decision, Senator Fadahunsi pointed to internal crises within the PDP since the 2023 general elections, including prolonged legal battles and internal divisions. In his resignation letter, Fadahunsi wrote, “I wish to formally notify you that I am resigning my…

Tragedy struck on Friday in Zangon Kaya, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, as four people lost their lives after drowning in a blocked waterway. The Kano State Fire Service confirmed the incident in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, Saminu Abdullahi. According to the statement, the incident occurred on Friday afternoon. Abdullahi said, “We received an emergency call at about 13:48 hrs from one Rabiu Yusif that four people had fallen into a waterway blocked that had accumulated due to the railway line construction. We immediately sent our rescue team to the scene. Two of…

The Lagos State Taskforce has intensified its enforcement drive against commercial motorcycle operators, commonly known as Okada, by seizing 63 motorcycles in a fresh clampdown across the state. According to a statement issued on Friday by the Director of Press & Public Affairs for the Taskforce, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, the operation is part of efforts to curtail the activities of “recalcitrant Okada operators” who continue to defy the state’s ban on motorcycles along major highways, bridges, and other restricted routes. The Taskforce Chairman, CSP Adetayo Akerele, disclosed that the operation was carried out in areas such as Mile 2 Oke Bridge,…

The Nigeria Customs Service, Area 2 Command, Onne Ports, has intercepted 16 containers loaded with illicit pharmaceutical products and other contraband items, with a duty-paid value of ₦20.549 billion. Announcing the seizure at a press briefing on Friday, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, said the items were smuggled into the country through deceptive methods aimed at evading regulatory scrutiny. He explained that the discovery followed intensified intelligence-led operations conducted in collaboration with sister agencies. “The Nigeria Customs Service remains steadfast in its commitment to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration’s policy objectives of securing our borders, protecting public health, and…