Month: May 2019

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has identified policy implementation and not formulation as a major problem hindering Nigeria’s growth and development. Obasanjo made his thoughts known in Ibadan on Saturday at the inauguration of Sen. Abiola Ajimobi Ring Road held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). “Our problem in this country has always been…

* 65,000 lose shares to phoney offshore entities * Probe follows last month’s petition to AGF by aggrieved shareholders  The Federal Government has launched a probe into how a former Central Bank Governor connived with two serving ministers in the present administration to rip off no fewer than 65,000 Nigerians through official manipulation and transfer…

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,  Professor Mahmood Yakubu addressed the press on Saturday, 25th May, 2019 following the Supreme Court judgement on candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the 2019 general elections in zamfara state.  Here are 10 key things Prof Yakubu said at the conference: The reason for…

Senator representing Oyo North, Senator Fatai Buhari; the House of Representatives-elect for Ibadan North federal constituency, Hon. Musiliudeen Akinremi and a Civil Society Group, Gbaja for Speaker Civil Society Coalition, on Saturday in Ibadan, said Senator Ahmed Lawan and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, at the moment, have enough support of the National Assembly to lead the…

Governor Aminu Masari has signed into law mandatory death sentence for anyone convicted of cattle rustling or kidnapping in Katsina State.  Similarly, the offence of rape carries the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment in addition to a fine and compensation to victim. Theses decrees come on the heels of recent attacks in the state, the…

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has reacted to the news of the news of collapsed school building which resulted in the death of a female student in Ondo.  The incident occurred at a primary School in Ondo City around 12noon on Friday during school hours. A female student of Junior Secondary School 3…

The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress has appointed Victor Giadom as its acting National Secretary. The former National Secretary, Mala Buni, is the governor-elect of Yobe State. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu, said Mr Giadom would act pending when Yobe State nominates a replacement in a statement. Before the appointment,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday declined comments about whether it had launched an investigation to find out how former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu, came about the bullion vans that drove into his home in February. Nigerians have mounted pressure on the anti-graft office to open money laundering probe against Mr Tinubu,…

Security has been beefed up in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, as President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to visit the state today.  Buhari would be commissioning some of the projects of the outgoing Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, christened “Legacy Projects.” Our correspondent, who went around the state capital this morning, observed that security agents have manned…

Patience, wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to order the release of the $5.7m and N2.4bn seized from her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Her lawyer, Chief Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN), urged Justice Mojisola Olatoregun to dismiss the application by the EFCC, praying that the…

Following Friday’s Supreme Court judgement which invalidated the election of all candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC in Zamfara state, the National Working Committee of the party is currently locked in an emergency closed door meeting to discuss the way forward. Starnews learnt that meeting is to deliberate on whether to sanction those…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will announce its decision on Zamfara elective positions on Monday.  Reacting to the supreme court ruling which sacked all candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the general election, Festus Okoye, INEC director of voter education and publicity, said the commission will meet on Saturday after…