The European Commission says it will ‘robustly’ challenge China’s decision to impose provisional antidumping measures on imports of brandy from the EU. ADVERTISEMENT The European Commission has reacted angrily to China’s decision to bring in temporarily anti-dumping measures on imported brandy from the European Union (EU). In a statement issued after China announced its plans, the European Commission said: “The EU …

Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Nonso Joseph Ekeocha to one-year imprisonment for possession of fraudulent documents.  Ekeocha was prosecuted by the Lagos Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one-count charge bordering on possession of fraudulent documents used to perpetrate …

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a notorious cultist, Sowunmi Rahmon, 25, in Abeokuta.    The spokesperson of the command, SP Omolola Odutola, who disclosed this via her X handle on Tuesday, October 9, said the suspect has been terrorizing Ijemo Agbadu Abeokuta and its environs.    “8th Oct, 2024. One Sowunmi Rahmon aged 25, a notorious cultist terrorizing …

GitHub Peter Todd – picture from his GitHub page A new documentary claims to have solved the greatest mystery in cryptocurrency: the true identity of the inventor of Bitcoin. The question has captivated the internet since the digital currency was launched by an unknown person or persons calling themselves Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009. Now the makers of an HBO film …

The Commissioner of Transport in Lagos state, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, has said that the Federal High Court judgment banning men of the Vehicle Inspection Service otherwise known as VIO from stopping vehicles on the road, impounding erring vehicles and imposing fines on the owners of such vehicles does not apply in Lagos state.   Justice Evelyn Maha on October 3, issued …

South Korean and Indian government bonds are set to join global index provider FTSE Russell in 2025, in a move that is expected to attract billions of dollars of foreign investment into their local bond markets. ADVERTISEMENT Global financial market index provider, FTSE Russell, will include South Korean government bonds in the FTSE World Government Bond Index (WGBI) and Indian …

London International Pan-African Film Festival (London PAFF) is an annual film event that celebrates Pan-African cinema and screens films produced in Africa and its diaspora from all over the world. It was founded by Ne Kunda Nlaba, a film producer, director, screenwriter, political scientist, and film Professor of Kongo Bizizi Academy, the Pan African Film Institute. Lead characters, Ibrahim Suleiman …

Actor BabaRex has knocked Nigerians who are making singer Speed Darlington look like the victim in his clash with Burna Boy. Recall that the singer was arrested last Friday in Lagos and whisked to Abuja over a petition filed against him by his colleague, BurnaBoy.    Although the content of the petition is yet unknown, it is believed to be …

Actress Rita Edochie has berated women who stick with cheating men just because he showers them with money. In a post shared on IG today October 9, the veteran actress said that back in the day when a woman finds out her man is cheating on her, she yells at him, starves him sexua!ly and gives him certain attitudes. She …

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson is expected to be out until at least mid-November with a hamstring injury. The Brazil international was hurt in the 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday and was replaced by Vitezslav Jaros after 79 minutes. Liverpool do not expect Alisson to be back before the next international break, which takes place 11-19 November following a round …