Author: Festus Adeloye

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, said on Tuesday the agency is launching legal proceedings against the manufacturer of Lung Detox Tea and the maker of the circulating online viral video that accused the agency of accepting financial inducements to approve the controversial product. Meanwhile, the agency said while the manufacturer of the unregistered herbal product, “Lung Detox Tea,” is already in their custody, the maker of the video is still at large. Addressing journalists in Lagos, the Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Christianah Adeyeye, denied these allegations, describing it as a deliberate attempt to damage…

TikTok asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to temporarily block a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the popular online video-sharing platform or shut it down a month from now. The appeal to the nation’s top court came on the same day that TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew met with US President-elect Donald Trump, according to an NBC News report. At a press conference Monday, Trump said he has “a warm spot” for TikTok and that his administration would take a look at the app and the potential for a ban. The law, signed by…

An Osun State High Court sitting in Ilesa has issued a restraining order against the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, and Ilesa kingmakers from nominating a new Owa Obokun of Ijesaland. The court’s decision follows a suit numbered HIL/117/2024, filed by Prince Debo Adeyemi and 10 others on behalf of members of the Ofokutu Royal Family of Bilaro Oluodo Ruling House. Other defendants in the case, apart from Adeleke, include the Obanla of Ijesaland, Chief Folorunso Adeniyi, and 11 other kingmakers, the Ijesa Central Traditional Council, the Osun State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Adesuyi Haastrup, and the Osun State…

The National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that Nigerians paid a total of N2.23tn as ransom over the 12 months between May 2023 and April 2024. This sum was paid by households affected by kidnapping incidents, highlighting the growing threat posed by criminal activities in the country. According to the NBS’s latest Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey report, an estimated 51.89 million crime incidents were recorded across Nigerian households in the reference period. The survey showed that the North-West region had the highest incidence of crime, with 14.4 million cases reported, followed by the North-Central region with 8.8 million…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed international development expert, Aisha Garba, as the new Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday, described Garba as a seasoned education specialist with over 24 years of experience in designing and implementing impactful education programmes across Nigeria and beyond. The statement read in part, “With over 15 years of hands-on experience at the World Bank, Garba has consistently led end-to-end design and management of education programmes and reforms, from conceptualisation to completion and impact assessment.” The…

An Irish regulator helping police European Union data privacy said Tuesday it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 251 million euros ($263 million) for a data protection failure that saw Facebook accounts hacked. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) criticised Meta for a security flaw in its video upload function which hackers were able to exploit to gain full access to other users’ Facebook profiles. Over a two week period in 2018, unauthorised users were able to hack into around 29 million Facebook accounts globally. The personal data involved included email addresses, phone numbers, locations and places of work. “The failure to build…

The House of Representatives has resolved to invite the Chief of Defense Staff, the Chief of Army staff and the commanding officer of the 177 battalion over an alleged unlawful arrest and detention of a community leader in Nasarawa state. Honourable Mansur Soro who moved the motion during Tuesday’s plenary, explained that on December 9th 2024, the community leader Bello Badejo was arrested in Maliya town, Nassarawa State by officers of the 177 battalion of the Nigerian Army with no prior invitation or court injunction. He further stated that one week after, Badejo is yet to be arraigned, which signifies…

Ghana’s President-Elect, John Dramani Mahama, paid a thank-you visit to Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday at the Aso Villa in Abuja. The visit follows Mahama’s recent electoral victory and highlights his commitment to strengthening diplomatic ties between Ghana and Nigeria.

President Bola Tinubu has urged the media to support his administration’s proposed tax reforms, describing them as a critical step toward building enduring national wealth and prosperity for all Nigerians. Represented by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, the President spoke Sunday evening at the 2024 Nigerian Media Merit Awards, held at the Muson Centre in Lagos. President Tinubu stated that while opinions may differ on the details of the proposed tax reforms, there is a national consensus on the need for a complete overhaul of the current tax administration system. He is optimistic that through the…

Chelsea said Tuesday they had been notified by the Football Association of an “adverse finding” in a urine sample provided by Ukrainian forward Mykhailo Mudryk. The Premier League club said the 23-year-old had “never knowingly” used banned substances and the player himself said it had come as a “complete shock”. “Chelsea Football Club can confirm that the Football Association recently contacted our player, Mykhailo Mudryk, concerning an adverse finding in a routine urine test,” a club statement said. “Both the club and Mykhailo fully support the FA’s testing programme and all our players, including Mykhailo, are regularly tested. “Mykhailo has…