Month: June 2018

Actor Yomi Fash Lanso, one of the Nigerians who went out to campaign for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 general election, has written an open letter to the President following the killings and bloodletting in different parts of the country. In the letter, Actor Yomi Fash, raises several questions about the integrity of president Buhari…

President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed the ongoing bloodbath in plateau on politicians and their thugs in desperation for 2019 general election. The full statement issued by Garba Shehu read: “President Muhammadu Buhari has decried how increasingly cheap human life was becoming in Nigeria, as desperate people pursued their quest for instability and chaos which they…

PDP presidential Aspirant and former vice president of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has attributed the ongoing bloodletting in the country to what he described as “historical abysmal failure of leadership.” Atiku said that it is hypocritical that the ruling elite are able to provide world class security to themselves using tax payer money and public resources, yet…

Nigeria has now taken over as the nation with the highest number of extremely poor people, a report by Brookings Institution has shown. The cable reported that India used to hold the position with a population of 1.324 billion people as against Nigeria’s 200 million. According to the report by brookings, the number of Nigerians…

“These attacks are retaliatory. As much as I don’t support the killing of human being, the truth must be told that those who carried out the attacks must be on revenge mission. “There have been recent reports of cow rustling and destruction of farms between Berom farmers and Fulani herdsmen. The people carrying out these…

Ondo State workers have threaten to go on strike over months of unpaid salary, arrear of 20 per cent of October 2016, full salaries of November and December 2016 as well as January 2017 salary  following reports that the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu allegedly made a donation of N2.27 billion into the campaign fund of the…

The residents of Owode community under Okitipupa local government of Ondo State have cried out to the council boss of Okitipupa local government for urgent help over gully erosion threatening their existence. In a save our souls (sos) letter written to Mrs Morenike Alaka, chairperson of Okitipupa local government, the residents lamented that several plots…

Herdsmen have been killing people in Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau State since yesterday without any restrictions, Starnews has gathered. It was gathered today that over 200 peoples have been reportedly killed with several people displaced. Chief Femi Fani Kayode alleged early today on his tweeter page that the  victims of the attacks…

Herdsmen has early this morning attacked a town called Dowaya outside Numan in Adamawa state, slaughtered 33 women, children, and injured 78 others. Starnews reliably gathered that the victims were Christians that were praying and conducting a wake-keeping for others in their community that had been murdered by the herdsmen a few days earlier. In…