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Nigeria’s inflation rate surged to 34.80 percent in December 2024 from 34.60 percent in November according to the latest Consumer Price Index and inflation data released on Wednesday, January 15 by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS. The December inflation data showed that the country’s inflation further rose marginally by 0.20 percent due to heightened demand for goods and services …

Israel and Hamas have agreed on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal following meetings with Qatar’s prime minister. The deal comes after a week of intense negotiations mediated by Qatar, the U.S. and Egypt.   “Today, after many months of intensive diplomacy by the United States, along with Egypt and Qatar, Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire and …

Drake has filed a federal defamation lawsuit over rival Kendrick Lamar’s diss track Not Like Us.     According to TMZ, the Canadian rapper, 38, sued Universal Music Group for spreading the ‘false and malicious narrative’ that he is a paedophile.   Drake says in court documents that UMG knew Lamar’s diss track would include lyrics and images in a music …

There was unrest at the Edo State Governorship Election Tribunal in Benin City on Wednesday, January 15, reportedly sparked by the sound of gunshots.   Videos circulating on social media showed a man dressed in a white shirt, brown shorts, white face cap, and a black nose mask firing a locally made gun into the air while shouting, “You must …

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) website is back online after being inaccessible for 29 days following a cyberattack. The hack, confirmed by the bureau on December 18, 2024, had raised significant concerns over data security and economic reporting in Nigeria.   While the website has been restored, the controversial crime experience and security perception report is no longer available. …

Operations Hadin Kai, the Joint Task Force of the military in the North East, has banned the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly referred to as drones, across Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa (BAY) states.   Air Component Commander, Air Commodore UU Idris, issued the directive in a statement seen by Daily Trust, citing security threats posed by the unauthorized …

Security personnel, suspected to be from the Department of State Services (DSS), have allegedly arrested Kaduna-based activist and political commentator Mahdi Shehu.    According to Daily Trust, Shehu was apprehended at his clinic in Unguwar Dosa around 11:00 a.m. by plainclothes operatives.   There has been no official statement from the security agencies regarding the arrest. The publication, however, reported …

The Deputy Governor of Ogun State reportedly escaped an attack by irate students during a protest in Abeokuta.    The students, from the state-owned Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), were demonstrating against the management’s decisions, including an alleged tuition fee hike, delay in mobilization for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), and the dissolution of the 2023/2024 Students’ Union Executives.   …

A teenager in the UK has been charged with the murdr of a mother gunned down in a drive-by shooting outside a wake in Brent just days before Christmas. Tahjin Sommersal, 18, of Feltham, was arrested last Wednesday in connection with the de@th of Michelle Sadio on December 14. The 44-year-old mother from Walthamstow, East London, was gunned down when a car pulled up …

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