ADCI partners Kano varsity to plant 300 trees on campus
The African Desertification Control Initiatives (ADCI), a non-governmental organization (NGO), has partnered Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano to plant 300 trees on the campus of the university. The tree planting, according to ADCI, would help in addressing the menace of heat zones and make the university campus greener. ADCI Country Director, Umar Dahiru, told newsmen in Kano shortly after flagging off the...
Ex-BRT driver excretes 90 pellets of cocaine at Lagos airport
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a former driver with a public transport company, BRT, Muyiwa Babalola Bolujoko for ingesting 90 pellets of cocaine. He was arrested on Monday 27th June at the screening point of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos before boarding a Qatar Airways flight enroute Doha to Sharjah, with his...
Again, Glo sponsors Ojude Oba, unveils special festival consumer promo
Globacom has announced the sponsorship of the 2022 edition of Ojude Oba Festival, one of Nigeria’s biggest cultural events. It also unveiled a special consumer promo tagged, ‘Ojude Oba Special’ in commemoration of the festival. Globacom disclosed in a speech by its Regional Activations Manager, Ogun State, Mr. Ikenna Aguwuom, at a pre-event press conference held on Friday in Ijebu Ode. According...
NDLEA seizes N4.5bn heroin in baby food
A consignment of heroin worth N4.5 billion concealed in packs of Nestle Cerelac baby food has been intercepted by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The 22 blocks of heroin weighing 23.55kilograms were intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The consignment came from Johannesburg, South Africa on board South African Airways flight on...
11 burnt to death in Lagos-Ibadan highway crash
No fewer than 11 persons were on Saturday night burnt beyond recognition in a crash along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State, Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident on Sunday. Okpe disclosed that the crash involved three vehicles. She stated that two Mazda buses and one unknown vehicle collided and caught fire near the Isara...
Kannywood director, Nura Waye, is dead
A director of popular Kannywood series film, ‘Izzar So’, Nura Mustapha Waye, has been pronounced dead. Kannywood star and leading actor of the film, Lawan Ahmad, popularly known as Umar Hashim in the series, disclosed this via his Facebook page in the early hours of Sunday. "From God we come and unto Him is our return. Allah has called the soul...
APC to aggrieved senators: Your seats at risk if you defect
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned aggrieved senators elected on the platform of the party that they risk losing their seats if they dump the party ahead of the 2023 general election. The APC senators were reported to have been aggrieved over their inability to get the party’s return ticket to the upper chamber of the National Assembly...
Police: How 77 worshippers were rescued from Ondo church’s underground
The Ondo State Police Command says 77 worshippers were rescued from an underground apartment of The Whole Bible Believers Church in the Valentino area of Ondo town, Ondo State. The Star had earlier reported that the children, who were found on Friday, were allegedly kidnapped and kept in the underground apartment of the church. However, the command, in a statement issued...
Ronaldo to Man Utd: I want to leave this summer
Cristiano Ronaldo has told Manchester United he wants to leave the club this summer amid concerns he will be unable to compete for the biggest trophies at the club. The 37-year-old feels the urge to win even more in the twilight of his career, but is understood to feel that may not be possible at Old Trafford next season. The 2021/22...
PHOTOS: Obasanjo rides “Keke Marwa” to celebrate 85th birthday
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo became the cynosure of all eyes in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Saturday, as he drove tricycle in celebration of his 85th birthday. Obasanjo, who was born on March 5, 1937, picked and dropped passengers at their various destinations in Abeokuta. The former President was dressed in his Yoruba native attire with a fez cap. Many residents...
