Author: Lawan

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that would impose new tariffs, increasing the tariff on Canada from 25% to 35% beginning on Friday, August 1, because the U.S. neighbor to the north ‘failed to help curb the imports of fentanyl and other illicit drugs.’ The White House noted that Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to increase the tariff in an effort to hold Canada accountable for its role in the flow of illicit drugs into the U.S. Additionally, Trump signed another executive order on Thursday, July 31, to modify the reciprocal tariff rates for some…

Seven farmers who were kidnapped in Itaogbolu, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, have regained their freedom. The farmers were kidnapped on Saturday, July 31, while working on their farmland. The victims were released on Wednesday night after spending five days in captivity, a relative of one of the abductees told the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday, August 1. “I’m happy to tell you that the kidnappers released all seven farmers on Wednesday night. They are back with their families,” the relative said. “I want to let you know that when the kidnappers demanded ransom, which was…

A former deputy governor of Ekiti State, Senator Biodun Olujimi, has said that Peter Obi’s eloquence, which played a major role in his performance in the 2023 presidential election, will not pose a threat to the second-term bid of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential poll. Olujimi who recently defected from the PDP to the APC, said this in an interview with Channels TV. In her words “The rhetoric of the last election will not work again, except he comes with another gimmick. And you see, this (Tinubu) is a politician, a man who knows the terrain well,” The…

The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), in collaboration with the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), has secured the suspension of MovieBox.ng, a website notorious for streaming pirated movies, music, and live sports. In a statement released Thursday in Abuja, Mrs Ijeoma Egbunike, Director of Public Affairs, announced that NCC Director-General Dr John Asein confirmed the suspension took effect on July 20, 2025. He said the action followed the commission’s renewed campaign against online piracy and had been widely welcomed by copyright holders in the film, music, and broadcast industries. Asein described the site’s operations as part of a coordinated attempt to…

A young man identified as Stephen Chidubem has committed su!cide over gambling debts in Abuja. Chidubem allegedly took his life at his residence on Abba Street, behind the Anglican Church in Saburi 2, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. According to security analyst, Zagazola Makama, the deceased hung himself using a rope tied to a ceiling fan. Emergency responders arrived at the scene and evacuated the body to Kubwa General Hospital, where he was confirmed d3ad by a medical doctor. The corpse was subsequently deposited at the hospital’s mortuary for autopsy. A suicide note recovered at the scene pointed to gambling…

Human rights activist, comrade Israel Joe, has identified the alleged k!ller of a young woman, Happy Odhegba, in Owhelogbo community, Delta state. According to the activist, the suspect known as Jolly Ajiofo allegedly st@bbed Odhegba to d3ath after he invited her to his rented house on Sunday, July 27, 2025. “The man here Mr. Mayor today Sunday the 27th of July allegedly gruesomely mųrdęręd miss Happy Odhegba, in Owhelogbo in Isoko Area of Delta State and we have been trying to track him down since morning. Mr Mayor who is an indigene of Imo state resides in the community and…

A New Mexico judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by actor Alec Baldwin for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the 2021 fatal sho0ting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” The judge in a ruling made public Wednesday dismissed the case without prejudice for lack of any significant action with the claim, which was filed in state district court earlier this year. Baldwin’s attorneys will have 30 days to file a motion seeking reinstatement. Luke Nikas, Baldwin’s lead attorney, told The Associated Press in an email that the dismissal amounted to a nonevent since…

Chair of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, has reiterated Federal Government’s commitment to driving comprehensive tax reform. Dr. Adedeji restated this commitment while addressing stakeholders at Domestic Investors Summit in Abuja. According to a statement by his Technical Assistant on Broadcast Media, Arabinrin Aderonke, the FIRS chief was commended for his clear and practical communication of the reforms being implemented. Dr. Adedeji noted that the era of theoretical reforms and bureaucratic delays are over, as the administration focuses on actionable policies to create a more transparent, efficient, and growth-driven tax regime. “Tax reform is no longer in…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11, has approved the appointment of Prince Olagoke Owoyomi as the new Obajio of Ife. This is contained in a statement signed by Otunba Moses Olafare, Director, Media and Public Affairs of the Ooni’s Palace, on Wednesday in Ile-Ife. Ooni said the selection followed a screening process involving three eligible princes from the Alayo and Bamidein ruling houses. The traditional ruler explained that Prince Owoyomi, a farmer and businessman from the Alayo ruling house in Moore, Ile-Ife, was picked after a “rigorous process.” He said the Ooni-in-Council had set up a five-man…

The Katsina State House of Assembly, has expressed serious concern over what it called the recent increase in bandits’ attack on some communities in the state. The assembly expressed the concern during its plenary on Wednesday in Katsina, presided over by the Speaker, Alhaji Nasir Yahaya-Daura. During the plenary, a motion of urgent public importance was presented by the lawmaker representing Dutsinma Constituency, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar-Khamis. Abubakar-Khamis called on the government to intensify efforts by deploying more soldiers and other security personnel to parts of his constituency in view of the increasing attacks by terrorists. The lawmaker who is the…