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The Edo State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mitchell Ofoyeju, on Wednesday said that 462 suspects were arrested in 2025. Ofoyeju, who disclosed this at a press conference at the NDLEA office in Benin, noted that 207,595.54kg of illicit drugs were also seized as the agency intensified its clampdown on drug cartels. He attributed the achievement to a substantial leap in intelligence-led operations, effective legal prosecution and drug demand reduction initiatives. He added that the suspects arrested comprised 309 males and 153 females, describing it as an impressive 2025 scorecard. “In the year under review, a total…

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased to 15.15 per cent in December 2025 following a methodological review by the National Bureau of Statistics, marking a sharp moderation in price pressures compared with both the preceding month and the same period last year. The latest Consumer Price Index report released by the NBS, on its website on Thursday, showed that the CPI rose to 131.2 points in December 2025 from 130.5 points in November, indicating a slower pace of increase in average prices. On a year-on-year basis, inflation declined from 17.33 per cent in November 2025 and was significantly lower than the…

You know a gadget category is starting to go mainstream when patent lawsuits start cropping up. Today, Xreal filed a lawsuit in the US against Viture, alleging the firm is infringing on a patent for its AR glasses technology.According to Xreal’s press release, the suit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and involves US Patent No. 11,988,839. In a nutshell, the patent outlines optical tech that helps enhance image quality and field-of-view in a lightweight form factor. Xreal argues Viture has several products, including the Viture Pro, Luma Pro, and Luma Ultra,…

Bitcoin’s price climbed back above $97,000 this week, supported by a sustained return of capital into US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, data and market watchers say, suggesting a structural shift in demand after months of sideways trading.Since the start of the year, US spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs have collectively attracted nearly $1.5 billion in net inflows, according to data cited by Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. That total reflects a multi-day stretch of positive creation activity amid renewed interest from larger allocators, following a period of muted ETF flows at the end of 2025.Balchunas said in a post on X…

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The Sokoto State Government, on Thursday, stated that it had approved the evacuation of Tidibale village in the Isa Local Government Area, following a reported threat by terrorism kingpin Bello Turji. The government’s response followed a viral video that showed villagers fleeing their homes in fear. Residents said Mr Turji recently killed three residents and ordered the entire population to vacate the area. A resident and head of the Sokoto Movement for Social Justice and Good Governance, Basharu Altine, confirmed that Mr Turji personally issued the directive on 9 January during a visit to the community. According to Mr Altine,…

Frederick Forsyth’s account of the Nigerian Civil War, mainly from the Biafran lens, is perhaps one of the most riveting you would find. Yet, it is remarkably deficient in its one-sidedness, for which the author made no pretences or apologies. As Nigeria marks the 60th anniversary of the beginning of events that changed the country forever this week, I reread, not Forsyth’s The Biafra Story, but John de St. Jorre’s The Brothers’ War: Biafra and Nigeria, a book that contains some of the most intimate accounts of 15 January, 1966, highlighting the tragedy of elite failure. The Day Before People…

Nigerian singer Seun Kuti has revealed that he recently received $120,000 simply for being the son of legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. He made this statement while renewing his criticism of Wizkid FC, the fan base of award-winning artist Ayodeji “Wizkid” Balogun. Seun and Wizkid FC have been at loggerheads in recent weeks following comparisons between his late father and the “Ojuelegba” hitmaker. During a recent Instagram livestream, Seun warned Wizkid FC against making such comparisons, describing it as disrespectful and an insult to Fela’s legacy.  He argued that referring to Wizkid as a “modern-day Fela” diminishes the historical and cultural…

The Supreme Court will on Friday, January 16, 2026, deliver its decision in the long-running N1.35 billion fraud case involving former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, and his sons, Mustapha and Aminu. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced the development on Thursday via a social media post, stating that the apex court has fixed the date to hear its appeal against a Court of Appeal judgment that cleared the Lamidos of all charges. The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on July 25, 2023, discharged Lamido and his co-defendants. Dissatisfied with the ruling, the anti-graft agency approached the Supreme…

A former vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Datti Baba-Ahmed, says to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections requires red eye and not court action. Baba-Ahmed said this in a video shared by an X user, @Dejii, criticising Nigeria’s electoral and judicial systems. He also alleged that the Constitution was breached during the 2023 presidential election. “I told Peter Obi, the Supreme Court cannot give you governor and give you presidency. For God’s sake, stand up and do something. The Nigerian Constitution was clearly breached,” he said. The Kaduna-born politician equally drew parallels with the June 12…