NDLEA intercepts 1.5m Tramadol tablets going to Kebbi, Kano
About 1.5 million tablets and capsules of pharmaceutical opioids such as Tramadol, Exol-5, and Diazepam have been intercepted in Edo State by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday 14th January. The opioids were loaded in Onitsha, Anambra State and heading to Yauri in Kebbi State. On the same day, 425,000 Diazepam tablets were recovered at Segemu,...
Army gifts brand new vehicles to 14 living heroes
No fewer than 14 living heroes of the Nigerian Army have been presented with brand new Hilux vehicles for their service to the nation in commemoration of the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration (AFRDC). Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, made the presentation on Saturday. The COAS said the presentation was in honour and recognition of the sacrifices of...
Troops foil attack on Biu, kill five terrorists
Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists who had tried to attack the ancient town of Biu, Borno State. The latest development was made known in a statement signed and made available to The Star by the Director Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Sunday. Nwachukwu stated that the terrorists...
Obi Cubana awards scholarship to Lagos hawker who gave cash to prisoners
Popular businessman and socialite, Obi Iyiegbu, well known as Obi Cubana, has offered a university scholarship to Ekuma Jeremiah, the Lagos hawker who was seen in a viral video giving money to inmates inside a van of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) bus in the Ajah area Lagos State. Jeremiah had made headlines after he gave out some of the...
Gunmen attack Nollywood actress, Bimpe Akintunde, on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Popular Nollywood actress, Bimpe Akintunde, has been attacked by unknown gunmen along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday. Akintunde made the disclosure via a post on her Instagram page on Saturday night. The Nollywood actress, who revealed that she was attacked with her daughter, stated that the attack occurred after Oni Gari along the ever-busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, while she was heading to...
Yobe begins school feeding programme, to distribute 100,000 textbooks
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe on Saturday said the state had introduced the Enhanced School Feeding Programme and will soon distribute 100,000 textbooks to junior and senior secondary school students. Buni, who stated this in Damaturu at the launch of the maiden Education Day, said his administration would similarly soon distribute laboratory equipment to secondary schools in the state. He...
AFCON: Nigeria whip Sudan 3-1, cruise to knockout stage
Three-time African champions, Super Eagles of Nigeria, on Saturday thrashed the Sudan’s Falcons of Jediane with three goals to one. The Super Eagles dominated the match held at the Roumde Adjia Stadium in Garoua, Cameroon with goals by Samuel Chukwueze and Taiwo Awoniyi in the first half and a goal by Moses Simon in the second half. With the latest result,...
Fayemi opens up on parley with Tinubu, 2023 Presidency, spin doctors
Chairman, Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has opened up on his meeting with the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday in Abuja. Fayemi, who is Governor of Ekiti State, in a statement titled “Re: Tinubu-Fayemi meeting: The spin doctors got it wrong” issued by his spokesman, Yinka Oyebode, on Saturday...
Lekan Balogun to be presented as next Olubadan – Ladoja
The controversy trailing the nomination of the next Olubadan of Ibadanland in the last two weeks was on Saturday brought to end after a close-door meeting the Olubadan-in-Council had with Gov. Seyi Makinde. The meeting summoned by the governor over issue of the next Olubadan of Ibadan, was held at the State Government House, Agodi, Ibadan. Tongues had been wagging as...
2023: Osinbajo’s supporters kickstart presidential campaign in Kano
Supporters of Vice President Yemi Osibanjo on Saturday kickstarted his 2023 presidential campaign with the launch of the New Nigerian Tribe "Homo sapiens nigerianus" in Kano. The event was organised by One Tribe Osibanjo Group. Addressing the crowd at the launch, Prof. Olusola Adeyeye, a former Whip of the Senate, said Osinbajo is the perfect fit for Nigeria’s next president in...
