After Sacking El-Rufai’s Ally, Kaduna APC Appoints New Woman Leader
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State has announced the appointment of Naymarie Musa as the new Acting Woman Leader of the party, following the suspension of the previous office holder, Maryam Sulaiman. The change in leadership comes amid a backdrop of political controversy surrounding the state’s debt profile, which had been defended by Sulaiman in support of the immediate-past Governor Nasir El-Rufai administration. Musa steps into her new role with a wealth of experience from her previous position as Assistant Woman Leader of the ruling party in the State. Speaking to journalists at the party’s secretariat in
Nigerian Army Releases Delta Monarch Arrested over Soldiers’ Killing In Okuama Community
After 22 days in detention, the Nigerian Army released the traditional ruler of the Okuama community in Delta State, HRM Clement Ikolo. Starnews NG had gathered that in the wake of the killing of 17 military personnel in the community on March 14, 2024, the Defence Headquarters declared the monarch alongside seven others wanted for alleged involvement in the crime. Ikolo later surrendered himself to the Nigerian Police in Delta state and was flown to Abuja by the military for further questioning. The monarch turned himself in to police on March 28, after addressing a press conference, saying he
JUST IN: Another PDP Chieftain, Bimpe Olatemiju joins APC
Barrister Bimpe Olatemiju, a constitutional lawyer, and a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ilutitun, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Friday, defected to the All progressive Congress, APC. In a letter addressed to the PDP Chairman in Okitipupa LG, the Lawyer said his decision to resign is personal to him. “The Chairman, People's Democratic party (PDP) Okitipupa Local Government, Okitipupa. Ondo State. Dear Sir, “RESIGNATION OF MEMBERSHIP “I hereby write to resign my membership of The People's Democratic Party (PDP) forthwith. “My resignation is purely personal after due consultations with my family and political associates “Thanks
Elon Musk Issues Strong Warning to X Users
The Chief Executive Officer of X, formerly Twitter, Elon Musk, has warned that any account involved in engagement farming on the social media platform will face suspension. Engagement farming is said to refer to practices done in order to get more interaction metrics on social media without adding any specific value. Musk made this announcement in a tweet on his X handle on Friday. He wrote, "Any accounts doing engagement farming will be suspended and traced to source." Musk, had in March said that he may remove visible engagement metrics such as likes and reposts from posts on the
Ondo APC Primary: Akintelure’s family speaks on endorsing Olusola Oke
The family of late Dr Paul Akintelure has denied endorsing any All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Ondo State. Akintelure’s family made this clarification in a statement by his brother, Oladapo Akintelure, in Abuja. The late Akintelure was one of the frontline governorship aspirants of the APC in Ondo State before his demise on Tuesday March 26, 2024. Akintelure’s death occurred amid preparations for the APC governorship primary election scheduled for April 25. The statement reads: “The attention of the family of late Otunba Dr. Paul Akintelure (DPA) has been drawn to various media reports on purported endorsements of
Zamfara Government Bans Political Officers, Civil Servants From Granting Radio, TV Interviews
The Zamfara State government has banned all political office holders, and heads of agencies from conducting any interview, issuing statements, or airing programmes on radio, television and social media without seeking permission from the authority. The government also warned media organisations based in the state, to desist from conducting or airing any radio or television programme without the approval of the Ministry of Information. In a statement, the commissioner of information, Mannir Haidara, said the information ministry was highly committed to observing and monitoring all radio stations for compliance. The statement reads: “The Zamfara state government has observed with
Akinterinwa honours EFCC’s invitation
By Yetunde Ogunmola Mr. Wale Akinterinwa who is a leading aspirant in the Ondo State governorship race has landed in Abuja to attend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC's) invitation, a source disclosed. This is coming after starnews NG reported that Akintenrinwa was invited for questioning over his involvement in the alleged 2 billion Naira kept in a National bank with interest for over 15 years. It was also alleged that a withdrawal of over 7 billion Naira within the last 2 weeks has been traced to him. The source added: “He travelled this morning via a chartered flight”.
BREAKING: Adoke discharged, acquitted of all charges as court dismisses EFCC’s second case
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the federal high court, Abuja, on Friday upheld the “no case” submission by Mohammed Bello Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation, on charges of money laundering. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had charged Adoke and Abubakar Aliyu, a property developer, to court in 2017 alleging money laundering to the tune of N300 million. Although there is no mention of the OPL 245 transaction in this case, the same particulars were also charged by the EFCC before Justice Abubakar Kutigi of the FCT high court in 2020. While the EFCC admitted before Ekwo that
Court to hear ex-minister Olu Agunloye’s N1 billion suit against EFCC May 9
On Thursday, the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court fixed May 9 for hearing in a N1 billion suit filed by Olu Agunloye, former minister of power and steel under ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, against EFCC. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after EFCC’s lawyer, Abba Mohammed, sought an adjournment to enable him to regularise his processes before the court. When the matter was called for a report of service, the attorney general of the federation, who is the second defendant in the suit, was not represented in court. The judge then asked Mr Agunloye’s counsel, Adeola Adedipe, if
Why PDP failed to suspend Wike, Makinde, others over anti-party activities – George
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has reacted to calls for the the suspension of FCT minister, Nyesom Wike and other members of the G-5 group. According to George, the PDP is more focused on reconciling its members than punishing them over previous actions against the party. The PDP chieftain stated this during an interview with ChannelsTV on Thursday, April 18. Wike, now the minister of the FCT under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), fell out with the PDP hierarchy in the lead-up to the presidential election of last year. He and a group
