Traditional rulers in Ijebuland, Ogun State, have unanimously endorsed the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, for a second term in office. Leading other monarchs, the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, endorsed Abiodun’s re-election on Monday while speaking at the...
Popular Nigerian singer, Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, well known as Kizz Daniel, has been arrested in Tanzania for failing to perform at a show. In a video obtained by The Star on Monday, the singer was seen being led into a...
By DAKUKU PETERSIDE Rome is burning, and Emperor Nero and Roman elites are busy revelling in gladiator rendezvous and despicable hocus-pocus with the empire's future. The leadership in Nigeria is playing Nero, and the Nigerian elites are side-tracked by the macabre...
By Adewale Kupoluyi  The cooperative movement in Nigeria has indeed lost one of its active members and pillars with the passage of Sir Clement Adeola Ayoola. It is a celebration of life of an achiever and man of the people,...
The former governor of Plateau State, Sen. Joshua Dariye, and ex-governor of Taraba State, Jolly Nyame, who were jailed for corruption, have been released from prison. The release of the former governors was confirmed by the FCT spokesperson for the...
Jaiz Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the six months which ended on June 30, 2022, with a Profit After Tax (PAT) of N2.54 billion. The bank made the announcement via a statement issued on Sunday. The PAT represented...
United States pharmaceutical maker, Pfizer, and biopharmaceutical company, Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT), on Monday, agreed that Pfizer would acquire GBT in an all-cash deal valued at 5.4 billion U.S. dollars. Pfizer said the acquisition would drive growth by enhancing its...
President Muhammadu Buhari has consented to the acquisition of Exxon Mobil shares in the United States of America by Seplat Energy Offshore Limited. Exxon Mobil had entered into a landmark Sale and Purchase Agreement with Seplat Energy to acquire the...
The residents of Kano may be thrown into a blackout in the coming days as employees of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) are set to embark on strike over unremitted pension deduction. The electricity workers under the aegis of the...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the number of monkeypox cases has risen to 157 in the country. The NCDC made the disclosure via its monkeypox situation report for week 30. In the report, the NCDC said the cases...