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The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, says that illegal and hidden activities like prost!tuition and drug peddling will now be included in the country’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP.   Vanguard reports that NBS disclosed this at a sensitization workshop on GDP and Consumer Price Index, CPI Rebasing organised in collaboration with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG).     Elaborating …

The Nigerian Army has refuted claims accusing the military of illegal detention and alleged mistreatment of a POS operator, Nansak Selbar on the order of one Major General Nansak Shagaya.     It was gathered that Selbar, also a school teacher was arrested at his duty post in Nyak Government Secondary School, Ajikamai in Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau …

Counsel to embattled singer, Speed Darlington, Stan Alieke, says that it is unlawful for any landlord to unilaterally increase their house rent.    According to Alieke, several courts in Nigeria have ruled in a plethora of cases that it is unlawful and illegal for a landlord to increase rent without consulting or renegotiating the price with the tenant.    See …

The North West troops of 1 Brigade, Sector 2 Joint Task Force Operation Fansan Yamma, have neutralized several terrorists, including a notorious bandit kingpin known as Alhaji Ma’oli, in Zamfara State.   The Coordinator of the Joint Media Coordination Center, Operation Fansan Yamma, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, December 27, in Gusau, …

Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested three suspected drug dealers and recovered substances suspected to be Indian Hemp and hard drugs.     Spokesperson of the command, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, December 20, 2024, said the suspects were arrested during a raid conducted on a criminal hideout in Malabu, in the Fufore Local …

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has declared the suspension of Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the 18 Local Government Areas, LGAS, in Edo State as illegal and unconstitutional.   It will be recalled that the Edo State House of Assembly suspended the chairmen and vice chairmen of the LGAs for two months …

DR Congo on Tuesday, December 17, filed a criminal case against European subsidiaries of tech giant Apple, accusing them of illegally using “blood minerals” in its supply chain.   The Democratic Republic of the Congo alleges that Apple has bought contraband supplies from the country’s conflict-racked east and Rwanda, zones in which the materials are alleged to be mined illegally …

Getty Images Online platforms must begin assessing whether their services expose users to illegal material by 16 March 2025 or face financial punishments as the Online Safety Act (OSA) begins taking effect. Ofcom, the regulator enforcing the UK’s internet safety law, published its final codes of practice for how firms should deal with illegal online content on Monday. Platforms have …

Troops have deactivated 42 illegal refining sites, arrested 29 suspected oil thieves and recovered 197,000 liters of stolen products in the Niger Delta.      Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, December 15, 2024.    “The ongoing anti illegal bunkering operations in the Niger Delta Region …

The House of Representatives has urged the closure of illegal loan platforms used by “one chance” operatives to extort money from unsuspecting victims.    This decision followed a motion of urgent public importance presented by Billy Osawaru during Wednesday’s plenary session.   Osawaru highlighted the activities of these operatives as “heinous,” explaining how their actions leave victims in dire conditions. …