Sex scandal: Police arraign four Chrisland Schools teachers
Police have arraigned four teachers of Chrisland Schools before the Magistrate Court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos State, following the controversial immoral act engaged in by the students of the school during a trip to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The defendants arraigned before the court on Tuesday were the teachers who accompanied some students of the...
INEC to parties: We won’t extend timetable for 2023 polls
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that the Commission will not review the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2023 general election. Yakubu said any review to extend the timeline for one activity will affect other activities and put unnecessary pressure on INEC and political parties in the country. The INEC Chairman...
How BRT driver raped me, by witness
A prosecution witness in the rape and murder trial of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Andrew Ominnikoron, on Monday narrated how she was allegedly raped by the suspect after boarding BRT. Ominnikoron is standing trial on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, murder and rape. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. On Monday, the witness (name withheld), who is...
Airlines to get 6m litres of aviation fuel at N480
The House of Representatives on Monday mandated the NNPC and the CBN to nip the planned strike by airline operators in the bud. It ruled that the six million litres of aviation fuel available should be sold at N480 per litre to the operators. It enjoined the two government agencies to provide the required assistance and declared that airline operators should...
Police arrest suspected motorcycle robbers in Lagos
The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspected motorcycle robbers and recovered a motorcycle in the Ikoyi area of the state. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the disclosure via a statement on Tuesday. Hundeyin disclosed that the suspected motorcycle robbers were arrested on Sunday by the operatives of the Rapid Response...
Bamidele submits senatorial re-election forms for Ekiti Central
Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, on Monday submitted the Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for his re-election as a senator representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bamidele in a statement issued by his Media Office in Abuja pledged to attract more dividends of...
Bayelsa chair: Jonathan not yet APC member
The chairman of the Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Dennis Otiotio, says former President Goodluck Jonathan has not joined the party. Otiotio, however, said the former president is at liberty to join the APC. The Bayelsa APC chairman said this in an interview with NAN on Tuesday. Otiotio, who spoke against the backdrop of moves to draft Jonathan...
AMCON seizes Aeroland’s assets over N1.8bn debt
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken over assets belonging to Aeroland Travels Limited and its directors over an indebtedness of N1.8 billion. This action is hinged on the order of Justice D.E. Osiagor of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division . Justice Osiagor gave the ruling on February 7, 2022, and in compliance to the enforcement order of the court, AMCON put...
Ganduje picks senatorial form, to dislodge ranking senator
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano has picked the nomination form to contest Kano North senatorial seat on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ganduje's two-term stint at Kano Government House would be coming to an end on May 29, 2023. Sources in Kano Government House confirmed to The Star that the decision for the governor to go for Senate...
2023: Nigeria doesn’t need part-time president, says Saraki
Former Senate President and presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Bukola Saraki, has said Nigeria does not need a part-time president. Saraki said Nigeria needs a president that will always be available to attend to the needs of the country. The former Senate President stated this while addressing PDP delegates in Ogun State on Monday after holding a...
