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By Solomon Odeniyi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has disclosed that a precursor chemical used in the production of fentanyl was discovered during the dismantling of a methamphetamine laboratory in a deep forest in Ogun State. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that has driven a wave of overdose deaths in the United States and other countries in recent years, and its precursor chemicals are tightly monitored internationally because small amounts can be used to produce large quantities of the drug. According to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, synthetic opioids like fentanyl remained the leading cause…

Victony is set to release his sophomore album, Starlife, on 21 August 2026, featuring 15 tracks with guest appearances from Bnxn, Blaqbonez, YKB, BabyboyAV, Young Jonn, and Fola. Photo Credit: Victony/Instagram  If you’ve been rocking to “Slick” and “Fresh” and still can’t get enough of Victony, don’t worry, by this time tomorrow, you’ll have a brand-new album to keep you company. The Nigerian music star is set to release his sophomore studio album, Starlife, on Friday, 21 August 2026, and he has now given fans a look at exactly what is coming with the full 15-track album tracklist. The tracklist…

XRP price trades at $1.18 as of this writing, up 18% on the day in a follow-through move that’s keeping the “biggest rally prediction since 2020” narrative alive. But there’s a catch most headlines are skipping over, and it involves where the smart money actually went.The token jumped 10% on August 19, beating Bitcoin’s 7% gain and finishing third among the eight largest coins during a record-wide short squeeze. Based on XRP’s 180-day correlation with Bitcoin, the move should have produced 6.57% upside, but it delivered 3.83 points more than that. It is a real outperformance, not just a beta…

US authorities charged a woman who allegedly supported the Islamic State group with a terrorism offense Thursday after she told an FBI informant she “wanted to destroy” the New York State Capitol buildings, court filings showed. Located in Albany near the Canadian border, the New York State Capitol is the nerve center of the state government and contains both houses of the state’s legislature. Jessica Bowie, 35, was charged with attempting to provide material support to designated “foreign terrorist organizations” according to court filings. The woman had allegedly converted to Islam and become a vocal online supporter of the Islamic…

Super Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare has declared Ajax the biggest club in the Netherlands and insisted the Dutch giants belong in the UEFA Champions League, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nigerian forward made the bold statement while discussing Ajax’s ambitions for the 2026-27 season, despite the Amsterdam club currently competing in the UEFA Conference League play-offs. Arokodare joined Ajax on a season-long loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers this summer after an impressive spell in Belgium and has already made a positive start to life in Amsterdam, although he has yet to start a game for the Dutch giants. AFC Ajax Amsterdam coach Michel…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has pledged to improve on its conduct of elections in the 2027 general elections following commendations for the outcome of the Osun State governorship poll. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, gave the assurance on Thursday when he received a solidarity delegation at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The delegation, comprising political parties, civil society organisations, community leaders, youth groups, women leaders and other democratic stakeholders, visited the commission to commend its Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan, and the commission for the conduct of the August 15 Osun…

Victor Osimhen has the goals to make any top club interested, but Arsenal legend Alan Smith is not convinced the Nigerian striker is the right fit for Mikel Arteta’s team, Soccernet.ng reports. Reports have linked Arsenal with a move for the Galatasaray forward as the summer transfer window approaches its September 1 deadline. Osimhen’s numbers make the transfer story easy to understand. He scored 22 goals in 33 appearances for Galatasaray in all competitions during the 2025-26 season. That included 15 goals in 22 Turkish Super Lig matches and seven goals in 10 Champions League games.His first season in Turkey…

Pharmacists have raised concerns over the prolonged delay in the inauguration of the Governing Council of the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria. The experts said the development has affected critical regulatory functions in the pharmacy sector for the past three years. The Chairman of the PSN, Lagos State branch, Pharm. Olaitan Ogunlade, made the assertion while speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Pharmacy Week held at Detutu Events Centre, Ogudu GRA, Lagos. Ogunlade said the absence of a properly constituted council had affected the accreditation of training facilities, disciplinary processes and other vital aspects of pharmacy regulation, He urged…

Federal government shutdown odds on Kalshi traded at 15-16 cents as of August 18, implying roughly a 12% chance. That particular market has just north of $193,000 in trading volume.The price offers a live reading of Washington risk that crypto traders can track alongside broader market developments as they head into the next funding fight.SOURCE: KalshiThe figure is a snapshot, not a forecast. The market price can change as appropriations headlines emerge, and the August 18 price may not be the price traders pay when Congress returns from recess in September. The value of the contract for this analysis lies…

“Stability is not everything,” the German economist and former finance minister Karl Schiller once observed, “but without stability, everything is nothing.” Nigeria in mid-2026 increasingly demonstrates the wisdom of the second half of that proposition. It may also be approaching the point at which the first deserves greater attention. Consider where we stand. Headline inflation declined to 15.91 per cent in June 2026; core inflation stood at 15.92 per cent, though food inflation remained higher at 17.52 per cent. The foreign exchange market is far calmer than in 2023 and 2024, the official rate near ₦1,380 to the dollar and…