China hits back at EU with brandy tax

China has imposed taxes on imports of European brandy in a move that France has said is retaliation for recent big tariffs the EU announced on Chinese electric vehicles. The European Commission said it would challenge China’s tax at the…

*Lagos: We’ll enforce Court order confining protesters – Police (Tribune)*Residents killed as bomb explodes at ‘‘local joint’’ in Borno (DailyTrust)

Lagos: We’ll enforce Court order confining protesters – Police (Tribune) As nationwide protests are set to commence on Thursday, August 1, the Lagos State Police Command has pledged to ensure peace and order throughout the state. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the…

*Allow recruited constables proceed on training, PSC tells Police (DailyTrust)*Hardship: Tinubu playing the ostrich – Obi (NewTelegraph)

Allow recruited constables proceed on training, PSC tells Police (DailyTrust) The Police Service Commission (PSC) has broken its silence on the ongoing row with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over recruitment. Both sides have been in the news since June…

21 Savage, Brandy to join Burna Boy for Grammys performance

Burna Boy will be the first Afrobeats performer ever to play the Grammys at Sunday night’s ceremony — and he’ll be joined onstage by Brandy and 21 Savage, executive producer, Raj Kapoor, tells Rolling Stone Music now. The collaboration,  will…

*France-bound ‘‘businessman’’ excretes 93 heroin wraps at Abuja airport (Punch)*Apapa-Oshodi expressway: Anarchy returns (Sun)

France-bound ‘‘businessman’’ excretes 93 heroin wraps at Abuja airport (Punch) Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 40-year-old ‘‘businessman’’, Sherif Egbo, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja while attempting to board an Air France flight…

See Brandy back as Cinderella alongside Paolo Montalban’s Prince Charming on set of Descendants movie

Brandy and Paolo Montalban’s fairytale characters are still living happily ever after, 25 years later! On Wednesday, Disney’s Descendants franchise shared a first glimpse at the actors reprising their roles of Cinderella and Prince Charming, respectively, in the upcoming film…

*US court confirms Hushpuppi’s sentencing date, keeps mum on Kyari’s extradition (Channels)*Why I wore sneakers to NBA conference -Shettima (Tribune)

US court confirms Hushpuppi’s sentencing date, keeps mum on Kyari’s extradition (Channels) The United States Attorney’s Office for Central District of California, Los Angeles, says the September 21, 2022 sentence date for alleged international Internet fraudster Ramon Abbas, aka, Hushpuppi,…

*Oro Worshippers, church members clash during vigil in Lagos (DailyTrust)*UNILAG SSANU, NASU protest against strike suspension (Punch)

Oro Worshippers, church members clash during vigil in Lagos (DailyTrust) One person was killed while others sustained injuries when Oro worshippers and some church members clashed in Lagos State. Oro festival is peculiar to Yoruba people of South West Nigeria.…

Sonia Singh Releases “Bajuka Na Mi” single

Sonia Singh has released a new summer hit single “Banjuka Na Mi“ as she teams up with Tanzanian afropop star Kusah for this romantic smooth jam. Meaning “dance with me”. The song is an invitation to gyrate and move with…

*Grandma gave me urine to drink, minor infected with HIV reveals (Vanguard)*Lagos couple faint as 3 children drown in pool (Punch)

Grandma gave me urine to drink, minor infected with HIV reveals (Vanguard) A 10-year-old girl infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV (name withheld), who was recently rescued alongside her 14-year-old brother by their neighbour and taken to Igando General Hospital,…

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