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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has slashed BRT fares by 50 per cent and also rolled out other palliatives owing to the removal of fuel subsidy. He said this in a statewide broadcast on Monday afternoon. Details later………

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has told the Federal Government that there is no court order in any form, either from the National Industrial Court or any other court, restraining Nigerian workers from participating in peaceful rallies convened by it. Reminding the Federal Government, through the Solicitor-General, the Labour Union also stated that there is a subsisting judgment that the right to demonstrate and protest on matters of public concern was in the public interest, which individuals must possess and exercise without impediment as long as no wrongful act was done. The NLC stated these via a letter from Falana…

Former minister of works, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, says Nyesom Wike’s ministerial nomination is “compensation” for the former Rivers governor’s role in President Bola Tinubu’s victory. Ogunlewe made this known on Sunday while responding to questions Channels TV political and current affairs programme, Sunday Politics. Wike, who led Rivers State under the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), worked against the presidential candidate of his party, Atiku Abubakar, to support Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the presidential poll following a fallout with the leadership of his party. While the move has stirred controversy with the PDP yet to…

In a major clampdown on the use and sale of illegal drugs, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has nabbed several key figures, including a well-known artist’s manager and a successful businessman, for distributing illegal drugs in upscale clubs across Lekki and Lagos Island. According to a statement by NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, the agency’s robust action follows a crucial tip-off regarding a shipment of Colorado, a potent strain of cannabis, from Los Angeles. The first suspect arrested on Sunday, July 23, was Oseni Abdulraheem Ayodeji Babatunde, a prominent figure in the Lekki entertainment scene. Babatunde confessed to his…