BBC Eye Investigation Exposes An Indian Pharma Firm Fuelling West Africa’s Opioid Crisis
India’s Opioid Kings, a new documentary from the BBC World Service’s award-winning BBC Eye Investigations team, has revealed that an Indian pharmaceutical company is manufacturing unlicensed, addictive opioids and exporting them illegally to West Africa where they are driving a major public health crisis. Aveo Pharmaceuticals, based in Mumbai, makes a range of pills that go under […]
Tinubu Signs Bills Establishing Federal Universities in Osun, Ekiti
President Bola Tinubu has assented two bills establishing the Federal University of Agriculture and Development Studies, Iragbiji, Osun State and the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State. His media aide Bayo Onanuga, in a statement quoted the President as saying these specialized institutions will address the educational needs of the […]
France Bans Use Of PFAS In Cosmetics
France has passed a law banning the use of ‘forever chemicals in cosmetics and clothing. Forever chemicals, or perflu-oro-alkyl and poly-fluoro-alkyl substances (PFAS), are chemicals that do not break down in the natural environment and are suspected of causing liver damage as well as kidney and testicular cancer. The law, which is to take effect […]
CAF Appeals Committee overturns Samuel Eto’o Fine
Eight months after being sanctioned for serious ethical violations, FECAFOOT president Samuel Eto’o has received a major reprieve, after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Appeals Committee overturned the disciplinary panel’s decision that fined him $200,000. The Appeals Committee stated that the disciplinary body lacked jurisdiction over ethical matters, while overturning the fine, and reinstates […]
CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup Quarter-Final ties Unveiled
The CAF Champions League knockout stages draw took place yesterday in Doha, Qatar. Defending champions Al Ahly SC of Egypt face Sudan’s Al Hilal SC, Pyramids FC of Egypt will face Moroccan giants AS FAR. In another mouth-watering clash, South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns will take on Esperance of Tunisia, while MC Alger of Algeria take […]
Court Grants Portable N2m Bail
Controversial hip-hop musician, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has been granted a N2 million bail by Magistrate, O.L. Oke of an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court in Isabo for allegedly assaulting officials of Ogun Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development. The Magistrate ordered Portable, who was arraigned on a five-count charge of conspiracy, assault, unlawful […]
OAP ‘Nedu Wazobia’ Steps Down From The Honest Bunch Show
Popular On Air Personality and Show host, Chinedu Ani popularly known as Nedu Wazobia has debunked alleged financial misappropriation leveled against him by controversial online personality, Martins Otse also known as Very Dark Man (VDM). At a news conference in Lagos, Nedu also clarified that he was not sacked from the Honest Bunch Show, but withdrew from […]
Passengers on crashed Toronto plane offered $30,000 each
Delta Air Lines is offering $30,000 to each person on board a plane that crash-landed in Toronto on Monday; all of whom survived. There were 76 passengers and four crew on the flight, which had travelled from the US city of Minneapolis before making its crash-landing in Canada. A spokesperson for Delta said the money […]
CBN retains Nigeria’s interest rate at 27.5% amid inflation drop
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s monetary policy committee has voted to hold the monetary policy rate at 27.25 per cent Addressing the press at the end of its 2-day meeting in Abuja yesterday, the CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso, said the committee also retained the asymmetric corridor around the MPR at +500/-100 basis points, Cash Reserve […]
Ibrahim Babangida publicly admits MKO Abiola won June 12 1993 Election
Nigeria’s former Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, has publically admitted that the late Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola won the annulled June 12 1993, presidential election; about Thirty-Two years after. The revelation is contained in Babangida’s 420-page book entitled, ‘A Journey in Service: An Autobiography of Ibrahim Babangida’, launched yesterday in which he noted that the […]