Modupe Alakija, the husband of billionaire businesswoman, Folorunsho Alakija, has explained why he assaulted a fellow member of the Ikoyi club, which eventually led to his suspension. Giving his account of the incidence that led to his suspension, Alakija in a...
...vows to put an end to abandoned project in Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday inaugurated the newly constructed Ado-Iyin dual carriage road project which was initially awarded by the Military administration in 1978 but abandoned shortly...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested four police officers over alleged extortion. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of FCT, Mr. Babaji Sunday, gave the order. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the FCT, ASP Josephine...
Olori Silekunola Naomi, the wife of the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has quit her position as the wife to the Ooni of Ife or as Queen of Ile-Ife, The Star can report. In a post on her Facebook page...
For the sixth year running, startups have nominated the corporate organisations they believed to be most active in terms of open innovation for the prestigious annual Corporate Startup Stars Awards. Launched by Mind the Bridge under the European Commission’s Startup...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has shutdown main switch centre of Globacom Limited at Wuse 2, Abuja over non-payment of outstanding debt of N4.7 billion. The NCAA Director–General, Capt. Musa Nuhu, carried out the exercise on Wednesday, under the supervision...
Nigeria recorded a new high of 4,035 new COVID-19 infections in 15 states on Wednesday showing close to 100 per cent increase over the 2,123 infections recorded on Tuesday. Lagos State maintained its lead on the table with 3,393 cases,...
The Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency has so far enrolled 198,000 civil servants under its Formal Sector Contributory Healthcare Programme. Alhaji Suleiman Bakoro, the Agency’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), disclosed this in a statement in Damaturu on Wednesday. He said...
To achieve the targets set out in the National Development Plan 2021-2025, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja said the Nigerian government requires an investment size of N348.1 trillion. The overall target of the Plan is to achieve a...
The Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), a downstream subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd., made a total sum of N203.73 billion on the sale of white products in the month of July 2021 by This was contained...