On Thursday, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun raised the alarm of an alleged plot by some people to attack local government secretariats in the state. In a statement in Osogbo, Malam Olawale Rasheed quoted Adeleke as saying he had received credible reports of the plan to attack leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and…
The Lagos State Government has announced that it will begin marking illegal buildings on Banana Island for demolition by Monday. Gbolahan Oki, General Manager of Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), made the announcement at a stakeholders meeting on Banana Island on Thursday. He said that the buildings were encroaching on prohibited areas, violating building…
On Thursday, the South-West Governors Forum said it had become important to checkmate the activities of middlemen that inflated the prices of foodstuffs in the region. The governors took the decision during a meeting in Lagos. Its Chairman, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, hosted the South-West Governors Forum. Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Lucky…
The ECOWAS Court on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by a Nigerian woman, Lovina Adonor, seeking to compel the Federal Government to pay her reparation for the destruction of her shrine. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adonor, a self-acclaimed priestess, filed the suit marked ECW/CCJ/APP/61/22 to enforce her fundamental human rights against…
Grammy-winning superstar Burna Boy continues to break new ground as he becomes the first-ever cover star of Billboard France, marking another milestone in his impressive career. As fans eagerly await the release of his highly-anticipated album, ‘No Sign of Weakness’, this historic moment sets the mood as Burna Boy offers insights into his position as…
A Nigerian woman has been granted asylum in the United Kingdom after deliberately joining the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The 49-year-old Nigerian, whose name has been kept under wraps, became involved with IPOB after she was denied asylum in Britain eight times. Pulse reports that though the Nigerian government has designated IPOB as…
The Executive Producer of the Headies Awards Mr. Ayo Animashaun has decried the Grammy’s popularity in Nigeria. In an interview with Channels Television, He said, the Amercian-based award show is now more popular and celebrated among the average Nigerian music fan than the local Headies Awards that for two decades have awarded excellence in Nigerian…
The Defence Headquarters says troops have recovered two calibrated aircraft engines from a longtime unidentified aircraft crash site in the North East. It also said that 88 terrorists were eliminated within the last one week. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye made this known while addressing reporters in Abuja on Thursday regarding the…
Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the widow of Ondo State’s former Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has rued her late husband’s refusal to heed her counselling on cancer. Betty, a former Ondo State First Lady, made this known in an exclusive interview with Star News publisher Olumide Akinrinlola on Thursday, February 13, 2024. She opened up on Akeredolu’s battle with…
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reports that Nigeria’s average daily crude oil production increased significantly to 1.539 million Barrels Per Day (bpd) in January. The country met the OPEC production quota of 1.5 million bpd for the first time since it was set for the 2024 period at OPEC’s ministerial meeting in November…
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