Kukah to Presidency: Aisha disagrees with Buhari’s policies
The Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has said that Aisha Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, also disagrees with the policies of her husband. Kukah said he has nothing personal against President Buhari but his policies which have failed to move the country forward. He said Buhari has failed woefully in the delivery of his job...
IGP confirms Adejobi as Force PRO
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has confirmed the appointment of CSP Muyiwa Adejobi as the Force Public Relations Officer. This was made known via a statement issued on Tuesday and made available to The Star by the Admin Officer of the Force Public Relations Department, SP Anjuguri Jesse Manzah. Adejobi was appointed in acting capacity on February 16,...
Sen. Boroffice failed Ondo North constituents — Campaign DG
The Director General (DG) of the Boroffice campaign organization in the 2019 general election, Barr. Tolu Babaleye, has described the 12 years of Senator Ajayi Boroffice as the “worst thing” to happen to the people of the Northern Senatorial District of Ondo State. Babaleye said this while featuring on a current affairs program on an Akure-based radio station, Adaba FM,...
Mala Kachallah still my hero 15 years after
By INUWA BWALA Another year has gone by, it is 15 years since the man of peace, my mentor, my father, my boss and my confidant, Mala Kachallah passed on. One may say it has been long, yet for me, everything is still fresh in my mind. There is nothing new I may have to say, having marked his death for...
Chrisland Schools denies conduct of pregnancy test on student
The management of the Chrisland Schools, Lagos State, has denied conducting pregnancy test on the suspended 10-year-old female student, who was caught in the viral sex tape with her colleagues. It would be recalled that a video of the 10-year-old female student of Chrisland Schools, allegedly raped by fellow students during a trip to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), went...
Kukah’s virus of hate
By GARBA SHEHU As the nomination congress approaches, rumblings within the party rise to an acrimonious crescendo and the troubleshooting market blossoming in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which is in desperate yearning for his tested skills, we are surprised- so too are many others- that the Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, could still find...
PTDF offers 9,659 Nigerians overseas, local scholarships
Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) says it has trained 9,659 Nigerians on its overseas and in-country scholarships since its inception. The Executive Secretary of PTDF, Dr. Bello Gusau, in an interview with NAN in Abuja on Monday. Gusau said that the beneficiaries had acquired first degrees as well as Master and Doctoral (PhD) degrees. According to him, PTDF, under its fund’s strategic...
Afe Babalola advocates interim govt, suspension of 2023 polls
Legal icon and elder statesman, Chief Afe Babalola, says an interim government should replace the current administration at the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari's tenure in 2023. Babalola told a news conference in Ado-Ekiti on Monday that the interim government should be in office for six months to chart a new course for Nigeria. He stressed that the 2023 elections should...
Grid collapse: NLC calls for reversal of power sector privatisation
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government (FG) to scrap the privatisation of the electric power sector over the epileptic power supply in the country. The NLC stated that since the privatisation of the power generation and distribution assets in Nigeria, the promise of constant supply of electricity remains a mirage. This is just as the union...
N10bn Debt: FCTA seals Works Ministry, FCC, others
The FCT Administration has sealed the Federal Ministry of Works, Federal Character Commission and Merit House Maitama over N10 billion waste collection debt owed Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB). Addressing newsmen during the exercise on Tuesday, the Director of AEPB, Mr. Osilama Briamah, said the board provided waste management and other environmental services for their service providers and they refused...
