One killed as motorcyclists, hoodlums clash in Lagos
There was panic in the Baruwa-Gate area of Ipaja, Lagos State on Monday, following a clash between commercial motorcyclists and hoodlums in the area. It was gathered that one person was killed in the incident. Confirming the clash via a statement, the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command said the alleged killer and other suspects have been arrested. The...
Bandits kidnap 22 people on Abuja-Kaduna highway
No fewer than 22 residents of Anguwar Maji in Jere town along the Abuja-Kaduna highway have been abducted by bandits. The latest abduction comes barely 24 hours after the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, visited and deployed police operatives to the ever-busy expressway. The Star had reported that the IGP, after patrolling the entire 163km stretch of Abuja-Kaduna highway,...
Chevron wins FIRS awards for tax compliance
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) and Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited (STAR), a Chevron company and operator of the Agbami field, have both been honoured by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) with top tax compliant organization awards. The two Chevron companies were recognized among the awardees for 2021 at the Second Annual National Tax Dialogue organized by the FIRS at the...
Musk acquires 9.2% stake in Twitter, now top shareholder
World’s richest man and Tesla Inc boss, Elon Musk, has become the top shareholder of micro-blogging site, Twitter. Thanks to the 9.2% stake Musk purchased in Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) on Monday. Musk had earlier in a tweet said he was giving a "serious thought" to building a new social media platform. He said this while questioning Twitter's commitment to free speech. According to Reuters, a...
Deji Adeyanju hails Islamic cleric for criticising Buhari
Popular political activist and convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, has hailed the Chief Imam of Apo Legislative Quarters Mosque, Shiekh Nuru Khalid, after he was suspended for criticising President Muhammadu Buhari over the repeated attacks by bandits on the Abuja-Kaduna bound train. Khalid was sanctioned by the Apo Legislative Quarters Mosque Committee for criticising President Buhari. The Chief Imam was barred...
Catholic Bishops: Nigerians tired of promises to deal with terrorists
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has condemned the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train by suspected terrorists. The Catholic Bishops said it was difficult to believe that security agencies in the country lack intelligence and the ability to fight and defeat terrorists, adding: “Nigerians are sick of flimsy excuses and bogus promises from the government to deal with terrorists.” It noted...
Train attack: NLC, FEPPPAN commiserate with TUC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Federal Parastatals and Private Sector Pensioners Association of Nigeria (FEPPPAN), have commiserated with the Trade Union Congress (TUC) over the death of its Secretary General, Comrade Musa Lawal Ozigi and Kwara State Chairman, Comrade Akinsola Akinwunmi, who were killed in the Kaduna-bound train terror attack. The NLC, in a statement issued by its President, Comrade...
Oscars’ slapping: Netflix, Sony cancel productions with Will Smith
Streaming platform, Netflix, has reportedly canceled the production of the film ‘fast and loose‘ by Will Smith. Smith plays Mob boss and rogue CIA agent in the movie. It was gathered that Sony has also halted the production of Bad boys 4 with Smith. The decision was made known after the actor slapped Comedian Chris Rock at the ceremony award of the...
Omisore speaks on Bola Ige’s murder, Obasanjo, Soyinka
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, has described as “unnecessary propaganda”, the mentioning of him as a prime suspect in the murder of Bola Ige by the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka. Omisore expressed displeasure that a decade after the Bola Ige murder case, Prof. Soyinka still referred to him as a prime suspect,...
Russia-Ukraine war: Latest developments
Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: Outrage over civilian killings Global outrage grows over the discovery of dozens of bodies in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, some with their hands bound, after the withdrawal of Russian forces from the area west of Kyiv. Britain, France, Germany, the United States, NATO and the United Nations voice horror after the...
