Author: Olumide Akinrinlola

Akure, Ondo State – In a statement released to Starnews NG on Monday, Barrister Banji Okunomo, the Spokesman of the State Campaign Council for the All Progressives Congress (APC), praised the performance of Lucky Aiyedatiwa during the recent Ondo State gubernatorial debate held on Sunday and broadcast live on Channels Television. Without claiming any bias,…

By Miracle Ogunde The gubernatorial debate in Ondo State, a precursor to the 2024 elections, took place on Sunday, featuring the two prominent candidates: Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the current governor and representative of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Mr. Agboola Ajayi, the former deputy governor and candidate from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Starnews…

The Ondo State chapter of the Labour Party has faulted the description of the candidates of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa and Mr Agboola Ajayi, respectively, as the leading candidates in the November 16 governorship election. The Channels Television has reportedly scheduled a political debate between Aiyedatiwa and…

President Bola Tinubu on Friday, rejected the advice of the National Economic Council, NEC, to withdraw the Proposed Tax Reforms Bill from the National Assembly, insisting that the bill will go through the appropriate legislative process. There has been stiff opposition from the north that the proposed tax reforms bill is against the region and…

A former deputy speaker of the Kwara state House of Assembly, Christopher Ayeni, on Thursday died in a fatal auto accident. Ayeni who was the Deputy Speaker in the fourth State Legislative Assembly reportedly died in the accident which occurred at about 10:00 am at a distance of 500m away from Igbaja junction, Ajase-ipo in…

Veteran actor, Abdulsalam Sanyaolu, popularly known as Charles Olumo and Agbako, is dead. This was made known in a statement by the president of Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) , Bolaji Amusan, popularly known as Mr Latin on Instagram on Thursday. He wrote, “#tampanglobal announces the passing of Pa Charles…

By Miracle Ogunde The deplorable condition of roads in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State is a pressing issue that cannot be ignored. The roads have become a death trap for commuters, posing serious risks to their safety. The current administration, led by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has made little progress in terms of infrastructural…

Vice President Kashim Shettima will no longer represent Nigeria at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in Samoa as planned. The trip was cancelled after “a foreign object hit his plane during a stopover at JFK Airport in New York,” the Presidency revealed in a statement Thursday night. Therefore, a delegation led by the…

Binance’s Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Tigran Gambaryan, has departed Nigeria after eight months of detention. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange made the disclosure in a statement shared with The PUNCH on Thursday. “Today, American citizen Tigran Gambaryan left Nigeria to return home to his family after eight months of unlawful detention. “Gambaryan was allowed…