Author: Starnews NG

Barely three weeks after jerking up the price per litre of petrol, retail outlets owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) adjusted the pump price of the commodity on Tuesday in Lagos from ₦998 to ₦1, 025. In Lagos, Channels Television observed that many NNPCL outlets sold a litre of the essential commodity…

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has approved a new minimum wage of N71,000 for civil servants, effective November. According to the governor, the increased wage will raise the state’s monthly salary obligations by N6 billion and N7 billion for local government councils. Additionally, 20,737 promoted teachers will receive a total increment of over N340…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged threat to arrest, detain and prosecute him after his tenure as governor. Mr Sanwo-Olu, through his lawyer, Darlington Ozurumba, filed the fundamental right enforcement suit before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of a Federal High Court in Abuja. When the matter was…

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 41-year-old car cleaner, Ezekiel Udoh, to life imprisonment for defiling and impregnating his neighbour’s granddaughter, aged 12. “A child was forced to bear a child, forever altering the course of her life,” Justice Rahman Oshodi said, while delivering judgement. He noted that prosecution proved…

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has announced that electricity will be restored to Northern Nigeria within the next three days. Adelabu disclosed this on Tuesday while responding to questions from senators regarding the power outage affecting the region and the recurring grid collapses across the country. On October 22, the Transmission Company of Nigeria…

A pastor Ayorinde AdeBello suspended by the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has vehemently denied allegations of homosexuality. His suspension, along with another pastor, was announced in an RCCG letter dated October 28. The letter, signed by Sunday Akande, RCCG’s national overseer, pointed out serious allegations of homosexuality and ordered a thorough investigation into…

The House of Representatives has referred the member representing Aba South/Aba North Federal Constituency, Abia State, Alex Ikwechegh to its Ethics and Privileges Committee, for further legislative action. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion of privilege moved by the House Leader, Prof Julius Ihonvbere during Tuesday’s plenary session. Ihonvbere notified…

Jelili Sulaimon, the suspended chairman of Alimosho Local Government Area in Lagos State, has tendered a letter of apology to the Lagos State House of Assembly. Sulaimon was suspended over alleged misconduct and failure to adhere to the Assembly’s directives. Details later…

President Bola Tinubu is currently receiving a briefing from the Implementation Committee on Crude Oil and Refined Products Sales in Local Currency at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun, who chairs the committee, is leading the small delegation comprising the Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, and the…

The National Directorate of Employment has launched a significant job creation drive, targeting 93,731 unskilled and unemployed individuals nationwide, with 1,791 slots allocated for Gombe State. In a discussion with our correspondent in Gombe on Tuesday, NDE Director-General Silas Agara, represented by State Coordinator Asmau Mawa, outlined the programme’s goals under the “Renewed Hope Mass…