Month: April 2021

      The Nigerian military will soon embark on massive recruitment to improve the numerical strength of the armed forces in an effort to end insecurity and engage the nation’s youthful population in securing the country.   The Minister of Defense, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (retd.) said this while briefing a combined troop of…

A Charity Organisation, Olumuyiwa Daramola Foundation, has commenced the drilling of Borehole Water to four communities in Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency of Ondo State. Starnews Nigeria reports that the beneficiary communities are Ode-Erinje, Ikoya, and Ode-Aye in Okitipupa Local Government Area, and Ode-Irele town in Irele Local Government Area, Ondo State. In a statement by Tosin…

  Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church, has said he won’t take the COVID-19 vaccine. Oyedepo, who spoke during the church’s Covenant Hour of Prayer programme, said he is not a guinea pig, hence would not take the vaccine. Stressing that the world was confused over COVID-19, the clergyman insisted that the church…

  The Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the alleged attempt by the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to deny the printing of N60bn by the Central Bank of Nigeria at its behest. The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the admission by the CBN Governor,…

Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo, representing Ondo South Senatorial District, on Friday, begins the demolition of the Okitipupa Divisional Police Station in line with his promise to rebuild the Divisional Police Headquarters buildings in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. The buildings, alongside Okitipupa LGA Secretariat, Okitipupa Oil Palm Company and others were burnt on Oct.…

  The Federal Government on Thursday lifted the ban it placed last year on the registration and activation of new Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards in the country. The effective date for implementation, the government said is on Monday, 19th April 2021. It however made National Identity Number (NIN) registration mandatory for registering new SIM…

  Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland Gani Adams said it has become imperative to restructure Nigeria in the next three years, otherwise the future of the country would be in jeopardy. Aare Adams spoke in Lagos on Thursday at the presentation of “Roundtable Discussion on Economy and Restructuring in Nigeria”, a book by National Pilot…

  President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja from the United Kingdom (UK) 16 days after he left for a medical check-up. The President left Nigeria on Tuesday, March 30 briefly after a security meeting with defense and intelligence chiefs, as well as other security sector managers. The President’s aircraft touched on ground at the…

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has blamed unpatriotic Nigerians for being the reason why social networking service, Twitter, decided to make Ghana its African headquarters. Mohammed stated this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Thursday. Twitter co-founder, Jack Dorsey, had revealed on Monday that it had finally set up an office…

    Super Eagles of Nigeria captain, Ahmed Musa has explained the reason behind his shock return to Nigerian club, Kano Pillars. Musa, 28, teamed up with his former club Kano Pillars on Tuesday April 13 after reaching an agreement with the Northern club, which includes a clause that allows him to leave when he…

  The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Nigeria remained Africa’s biggest economy and top investment destination. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Akpanudoedehe was reacting to insinuation that Twitter’s decision to cite its African operations in Ghana was caused by…