Author: Starnews NG
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Senate Summons Security Chiefs Over Alleged USAID Links to Boko Haram Funding
By Bayero Ade The Nigerian Senate has summoned the National Security Adviser and the heads of the Department of State Services (DSS), National Intelligence Agency (NIA), and Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) over allegations that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) may have provided financial support to Boko Haram. According to Afripost, The decision…
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Shi’ites Accuse Security Forces of Disrupting Religious Gathering in Abuja
By Bayero Ade The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as the Shi’ites, has accused security agencies of forcefully disrupting its Nisfu Sha’aban religious gathering in Abuja. According to Afripost, The event, held annually to commemorate the birth of Imam Mahdi (AF)—a revered descendant of Prophet Muhammad (SAWA)—is widely observed across the Muslim world.…
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Osun PDP Raises Alarm Over Alleged Plot to Kill Governor Adeleke
…Accuses IGP of Taking Sides The Osun State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon Bisi Sunday, has accused the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, of gross impartiality in the ongoing political crisis in the state, alleging a sinister plot to unlawfully arrest and eliminate members of the ruling party. Addressing a…
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JUST IN: Lagos Speaker Denies Resignation Rumour
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has refuted rumours claiming she resigned from her position. The rumour, which circulated online on February 19, 2025, was quickly dismissed by her Chief Press Secretary, Segun Ajiboye, who confirmed that Meranda remains at work. A letter dated February 17, 2025, claiming her resignation…
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Breaking: Portable Surrenders to Lagos Criminal Investigation Department
Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has voluntarily surrendered himself to the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Yaba. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development on Wednesday. “Portable just turned himself in at the SCID Yaba. We have contacted Ogun State Police Command to come pick…
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APC Chairmen, Councillors Resume in 14 Osun LGAs
On Wednesday morning, chairmen and councillors elected in Osun State’s October 2022 local government election resumed duty in 14 local government secretariats. They arrived at the secretariats in Ila, Ede South, Ife Central, Ife East, Ife North, Ilesa East, Ilesa West, Boripe, Oriade, and Obokun. Others include Ejigbo, Iwo, Ayedire, and Boripe. Supporters of the…
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NBA Challenges Governor Aiyedatiwa’s Denial in Defamation Trial of Lawyer
…Demands investigation, prosecution over false alarm The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Okitipupa Branch, has voiced strong reservations over Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s denial of involvement in the ongoing trial of Omolegbon Odusola, Esq. The association described the governor’s statement as misleading, arguing that available evidence directly contradicts his claim. In a statement signed by its chairman,…
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JUST IN: Ondo Poly student killed by unknown assailants
By Bayero Ade A student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO), identified as Oluwaseun, has been gruesomely murdered by unidentified individuals. According to The Hope Newspaper, the incident reportedly took place at Opomulero Street in Owo, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. Oluwaseun, a student in the Department of Mass Communication, had only recently…
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South Korea probes 17 generals, others over martial law declaration
By Miracle Ogunde South Korea has placed thirty personnel of its military under investigation over their alleged involvement in a short-lived declaration of martial law by now-suspended president Yoon Yeol. The News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday disclosed this citing a Defence Ministry report. 17 Generals and 13 officers have so far been notified that…
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Netherlands sets to return 119 Benin bronzes to Nigeria
By Miracle Ogunde The Netherlands Embassy on Tuesday said it has agreed to return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. According to a statement released by the embassy on Tuesday, the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture, and Science, Eppo Bruins, and the Director-General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Olugbile Holloway, will sign the…