Jimi Lawal joins Ogun guber race, vows to restore good governance
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Ogun State, Otunba Jimi Lawal, on Thursday, declared his readiness to restore good governance if elected as the governor of the state. Lawal, who formally declared his intention to contest the 2023 gubernatorial election, averred that the current administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun in the state had failed and needed to be...
UN suspends Russia from human rights council
The UN General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council in response to Russian forces’ alleged killings of civilians in Ukraine. The resolution received a two-thirds majority in the 193-member Assembly, with 93 nations voting in favour and 24 against. Fifty-eight abstained from the process. Nigeria is among the 58 countries that abstained from voting. Thursday’s historical vote...
2022 WHD: 99% people breathe unhealthy air ― WHO
In commemoration of the 2022 World Health Day (WHD), the World Health Organization (WHO) has said 99 per cent of people across the globe breathe unhealthy air resulting mainly from burning of fossil fuels. WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, made this known in a message on Thursday to mark the global annual event. Ghebreyesus called for accelerated action to protect...
Actress Nkechi: My ex-husband lazy, jobless, broke
Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing Sunday, has lashed out at her estranged husband, Opeyemi Falegan, for being a "lazy and penniless honourable”. Falegan, a politician who hails from Ekiti, had on Instagram live video on Wednesday, announced he had broken up with her wife just one year after they got married. The politician said he has built a reputation he won’t allow any...
Adeboye’s son to RCCG pastors: I’m sorry, forgive me
Pastor Leke Adeboye, the son of General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E.A. Adeboye, has apologised for calling some pastors of the church ‘goats’. Notwithstanding his apology, the Governing Council of RCCG has slammed disciplinary measures against Leke for his outburst. The younger Adeboye stated that he has accepted the disciplinary measures taken by the mission...
‘Goats’ comment: RCCG punishes Adeboye’s son
The Governing Council of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has taken disciplinary measures against Pastor Leke Adeboye, the son of revered Pastor E.A. Adeboye. The junior Adeboye was punished for calling some RCCG pastors ‘goats’. Sources in the church confirmed to The Star that Leke is presently undergoing disciplinary action. The church is yet to come out with the nature...
Glo, Airtel back in Kogi as govt unseals offices
Two weeks after the Kogi State government sealed up the Lokoja offices of Glo Mobile and Airtel over alleged N360 million tax liabilities, the telecom service providers are back in the state. Acting Executive Chairman, Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS), Alh. Sule Salihu-Enche, made the disclosure in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja...
Apapa Customs rakes in N264.53bn in three months
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has generated N264.53 billion in the first quarter of 2022. Comptroller Malanta Yusuf of the Apapa command made this known during a media conference in Lagos on Thursday. He said that the command was given a target of N70 billion monthly, amounting to N210 billion for the period under review. According to Yusuf, the...
IGP appoints new Commissioners for Edo, Adamawa, Kaduna, Imo
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has redeployed new Commissioners of Police to Edo, Adamawa, Kaduna and Imo states. Baba has ordered the posting of CP Abutu Yaro to the Edo State Police Command as the new Commissioner of Police in charge of the state. The IGP also ordered the posting of CP Sikiru Akande Kayode, CP Yekini Adio...
Actress Nkechi Blessing confirms: I’m a lesbian
Popular Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing Sunday, has admitted she is a lesbian. Nkechi made the confirmation after her newly-estranged husband, Opeyemi Falegan, referred to her as a lesbian. Falegan, while announcing that his marriage to the Nollywood actress has collapsed, said he can’t be a husband to a lesbian. “Where did you guys see husband? Whose husband? I can’t be husband to a...
