NEMA recovers 13 bodies from Lagos boat accident
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 13 more bodies have been recovered from the ill-fated boat sailing from Mile 2 to Ibeshe, a suburb of Lagos, on Saturday. The Zone Coordinator, South-West, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, made the disclosure via a statement issued on Sunday. Farinloye said a total of 17 bodies had been recovered so far from the recovery...
Djokovic beats Kyrgios to win 7th Wimbledon title
Novak Djokovic won a seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam crown on Sunday with a four-set triumph over Nick Kyrgios. Top seed Djokovic won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) to equal Pete Sampras's mark of seven titles at the All England Club and move within one of the men's record of eight held by Roger Federer. The 35-year-old Serb is...
Tinubu: Why I picked Shettima as my running mate
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said his choice of selecting a former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate for the 2023 general election was not based on religion or to please a region in the country. Tinubu said he picked Shettima as the APC’s vice presidential candidate because...
Shettima: The banker, lecturer who want to be a Vice President
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, announced a former governor of Borno State, Kashim Ibrahim Shettima, as his running mate for the 2023 general election. Tinubu made this known while speaking to newsmen shortly after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at his private residence in Daura, Katsina State. The APC National Leader...
2023: Masari resigns as APC’s placeholder VP candidate
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Ibrahim Masari, has resigned his selection as the running mate of APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Tinubu had chosen Masari as the APC's "placeholder" vice-presidential candidate for the 2023 general election. However, the APC chieftain, in a statement he personally issued on Sunday, said he was stepping down “after much reflection and wider...
Running mate: Tinubu meets Buhari in Daura
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is currently meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at his private residence in Daura, Katsina State. Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, is also at the closed-door meeting in Daura. The Star had reported that Tinubu was scheduled to brief President Buhari on his chosen running mate ahead of the 2023...
Kashim Shettima is my running mate ― Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has announced a former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate for the 2023 general election. Tinubu made this known while speaking to newsmen shortly after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at his private residence in Daura, Katsina State on Sunday. The APC presidential candidate...
4 bodies recovered from 16-passenger boat mishap in Lagos
Four bodies have been recovered from Friday’s boat mishap at the Ojo area of Lagos State. The four bodies, who were among the passengers of a W19 fibre boat carrying 16 people, were recovered at Mile 2 area on Saturday. The boat capsized on Friday night. The General Manager of Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, confirmed the recovery...
VIDEO: NDLEA nabs man travelling by road to Algeria, excretes 47 wraps of cocaine
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a drug trafficker, Aloysius Ajuruchukwu Onyekwe, popularly known as Kelvin, who attempted to travel by road to Algeria through Sokoto State with ingested 47 wraps of cocaine in his stomach. This was disclosed via a statement issued and made available to The Star on Sunday by NDLEA spokesman,...
Human trafficker arrested for recruiting orphan to export drug to Dubai
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have foiled an attempt by a human trafficker, Mathew Bassey, to export illicit drug to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos State. Bassey was arrested by the NDLEA operatives after inserting the illicit drug in the luggage of an orphan, Ms. Peter...
