Ukraine war: Russia threatens to nationalise foreign companies
Western businesses leaving Russia due to the war may have their companies and production facilities confiscated by the Russian state, according to Moscow. Businesses that leave the country are “basically abandoning their staff to their fate,” said former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday. To prevent people ending up unemployed and on the streets, the Russian government is taking steps to...
Fayemi: How govs fund police, military, civil defence
The Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, has explained that security votes collected by state governors are used to support security agencies and their operations to enhance security in the states. Fayemi stated this while speaking as a panel discussant during a two-day multi-stakeholders meeting on the “Peace and Inclusive Security Initiative”, organised by the...
Roman Abramovich given ultimatum to sell Chelsea
Roman Abramovich has been given 81 days to agree a deal to sell Chelsea, without making any profit, before the 'licence' that allows the club to play on to the end of the season expires on May 31. Otherwise the survival of the Blues as a functioning entity cannot be guaranteed. An astonishing day saw the government effectively take control of...
Fashola denies convoy involved in accident
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has denied the rumours making the rounds that his convoy was involved in an accident in Asaba, Delta State. Fashola, who was in Delta for the inauguration of a Federal Government Housing unit on Thursday, stated this while responding to questions from newsmen in Asaba, the state capital. The minister affirmed that he was...
U.S. actor jailed for lying to police
American actor, Jussie Smollett, was on Thursday sentenced to almost five months in prison after being found guilty of falsely telling police he was the victim of a racist and homophobic hate crime in 2019. Prosecutors said the actor staged the attack himself. The gay 39-year-old African-American was found guilty in December of "planning" the fake assault by paying two Nigerian...
Lagos suspends NURTW from parks, garages
The Lagos State Government has suspended the National Union of Road Transport Workers Union (NURTW) from parks and garages across the state. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, on Thursday night said the government’s position was premised on the government’s responsibility to ensure that there is no breakdown of law and order in all parks and garages in...
2023: RCCG mobilises support for members with political ambition
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has created the Office of Directorate of Politics and Governance to engage members willing to be involved in politics ahead of the 2023 general election. This is contained in a memo addressed to all regions, provinces, zones and other levels of the church, a copy of which was obtained by The Star on...
Buni to Bello: I’ll resume as APC chair after my medical trip
A letter indicating the transfer of responsibilities by Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni to his Niger State counterpart, Abubakar Sani Bello, as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), has been obtained by The Star. This is contrary to the widely-circulated reports that Buni was removed by President Muhammadu Buhari...
Police dismiss 2 Inspectors for murder, drug dealing
The Nigeria Police has dismissed two Inspectors serving in Borno for murder and drug dealing. They are Insps. Tahir Ali, and Saidu Nadabo, both attached to the 53 Force Mobile Unit, Borno. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of Borno, Mr. Abdu Umar made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Thursday. Umar said that...
Defunct CPC leaders regroup, endorse Al-makura as next APC chair
Some leaders of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) have said that the next chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) must emerge from its bloc as one of the legacy parties that formed the ruling party. The CPC leaders also insisted that at the March 26 APC National Convention and given "the infighting that has depleted the fortunes...
