Seyi Tinubu: Results, not words, define leadership
Seyi Tinubu, son of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, says results and not attributes or words alone define leadership. Seyi said this via a post shared on his Facebook page on Wednesday. He shared the post with pictures of a meeting with his father, and the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. He stated:...
Pastor bags life imprisonment for defiling friend’s twins
The Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Wednesday, sentenced a 54-year-old pastor, Michael Oliseh, to life imprisonment for defiling his friend’s 12-year-old twin daughters. Delivering judgment, Justice Abiola Soladoye, described Oliseh, the assistant Pastor of the Anointed Chosen Vessel Ministry in Okota, Lagos, as a “serial rapist” who took turns defiling his friend’s daughters. Justice...
Dangote Cement increases production at Okpella plant
As part of efforts to increase cement supply in Nigeria, Dangote Cement has ramped up production at its newest plant in Okpella, Edo State. This is just as the company’s earnings per share rose by 16.8 percent to N6.18 billion in the first quarter of the year, which ended on March 31, 2022. Analysis of the Dangote Cement’s three months results...
NCC issues 5G Licence awards to MTN, Mafab
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has presented the final letters of award of the Fifth Generation (5G) Spectrum Licences to MTN and Mafab Communications. The presentation followed their emergence as the winners of the 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum auction conducted by the NCC on Monday, December 13, 2021. According to the statement issued and made available to The Star on Wednesday...
2023: Fayemi declares, unveils agenda for Nigeria
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday, formally declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Fayemi, who is the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF), made the declaration when he addressed a news conference at the Transcop Hilton Hotel, Abuja. He promised to address Nigeria’s security challenge by...
Actor David Osagie dies after filming on set
Popular Nollywood actor, David Osagie, fondly called Sir David, is dead. Osagie, well known for playing the role of a king in many movies, reportedly died hours after filming on a movie set. His demise was disclosed by Nollywood actress, Ngozi Ezehwho, via her Instagram page on Wednesday. Ezehwho said the actor was not sick but slept and didn’t wake up the...
Russia-Ukraine war: Latest developments
Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: New EU sanctions, oil ban take shape EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says the bloc will impose a gradual Russian oil ban, as part of new sanctions to punish Russia for invading Ukraine. "We will phase out Russian supply of crude oil within six months and refined products by the end...
SCOAN denies destruction of TB Joshua’s tomb shelter by fire
The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) has debunked the reports that fire gutted the tomb shelter of the late found of the church, Prophet T.B Joshua, following the inferno at the church’s old site located at the Agodo-Egbe area of Lagos State. A fire outbreak, which was confirmed by SCOAN, had occurred at the church’s old site on Wednesday,...
2023: Bayelsa APC hosts Osinbajo Thursday
The Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will on Thursday, May 5 host the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, in the state. This was made known via a statement issued and made available to The Star on Wednesday by the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Doifie Buokoribo. The statement was titled, ‘Bayelsa...
2023: S’West leaders to meet Osinbajo, Tinubu, Fayemi, others Friday
Some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-West have scheduled a meeting with the party’s presidential aspirants from the zone. It was gathered that the meeting slated for Lagos State Government House in Marina, Lagos State on Friday, was convened by the former interim national chairman of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande; former Ogun State Governor, Chief...
