PDP slams Buhari over London medical trip
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s medical trip abroad when the country he leads is in crisis, "underscores the insensitivity” of the All Progressives Congress (APC). PDP said Buhari’s trip to London despite the challenges bewildering Nigeria has indicated that the “APC administration is now on autopilot with its central command structure in disarray”. President Buhari...
Ekiti 2022: No rift with Fayose, says PDP guber candidate
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Hon. Bisi Kolawole, has said there is no issue of disagreement between him and the former governor of the state, Ayo Fayose. Kolawole said that no individual can come between him and the immediate past governor of Ekiti State. The PDP governorship candidate made this known in a statement he personally...
Dangote Cement pays N173.93bn tax for 2021
Dangote Cement Plc has paid N173.93 billion as tax charge for the financial year ended 31st December 2021. According to the cement group’s audited results released on the portal of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd (NGX), the tax charge represents an increase of 78.7 per cent over N97.24 billion in 2020. Analysis of the cement company’s financial result for the review year...
Nigeria’s challenges’ll be addressed with selfless leaders — Ex-IGP Abubakar
Former Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Dikko Abubakar, has said that the challenges bewildering the country cannot be properly addressed unless broad-minded and selfless individuals with capacity and courage are elected. Abubakar, who urged Nigerians with those qualities to run for political offices, said this while speaking at a press conference organised by the Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) on...
EXCLUSIVE: MTN’s Sales and Distribution Chief resigns amidst misconduct allegation
The Chief Sales and Distribution Officer of MTN Nigeria, Mr. Adekunle Adebiyi, has resigned, The Star can authoritatively report. Adebiyi’s resignation is coming after allegations of sexual harassment and unwholesome practices were levelled against him. A source told The Star that Adebiyi stated in his resignation letter that he is leaving the telco to go and pursue other endavours. But another source...
Court remands Adedoyin, 6 others over alleged murder of OAU student
The owner of Hilton Hotels in Ile-Ife, Dr Ramon Adedoyin, and six others were on Thursday remanded by the Osun High Court sitting in Osogbo, the state capital, over the alleged murder of Timothy Adegoke, a postgraduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife. The presiding judge, who is also the Chief Judge of Osun State, Justice Adepele...
Police arrest Timaya for allegedly hitting lady in Lagos
The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a popular Nigerian singer, Inetimi Timaya Odon, widely known as Timaya. The arrest of Timaya was confirmed by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, on Thursday. The police spokesperson disclosed that the singer “is being investigated for a case of serious motor accident”. It was gathered that Timaya...
Police summon officer carrying food for VIP at party
The police officer, who appeared in a viral video carrying a food tray for his ‘madam’ at a party, has been summoned by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), the Force Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, has said. Adejobi, who made this known on Wednesday night, said the policeman had been identified and summoned to the Force Headquarters in Abuja...
Akwa Ibom youths are hungry, Umo Eno laments
Governor Udom Emmanuel’s anointed successor, Pastor Umo Eno, has lamented the growing unemployment in Akwa Ibom State. Eno said that the youth are hungry and something urgent must be done to remove them from the streets. Eno, who is the Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources, is Governor Emmanuel’s preferred aspirant for the office of governor come 2023. At a recent consultative meeting...
ICC begins investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has said he will “immediately proceed” with an investigation into alleged war crimes in Ukraine dating back to 2013, when protests erupted against a Russia-friendly government in Kyiv. Karim A A Khan said late on Wednesday that the probe was starting after 39 countries that are parties to the Rome Statute that established the...
