Month: April 2021

      A bill pending before the House of Representatives is seeking to compel the Armed Forces and para-military organisations to permit female officers to wear Islamic veil, commonly known as hijab. The bill, known as the Religious Discrimination (Prohibition, Prevention) Bill, 2020, which has passed second reading at the House, was sponsored by…

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister has hinted on the impact of the purported presidential ambition of Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on the agitation for Oduduwa Republic. Fani-Kayode stressed that Tinubu’s presidency would not stop the agitation for Oduduwa Republic. He maintained that Tinubu’s presidency would help actualise Oduduwa Republic.…

* NWC moves to avert crisis in Southwest Ahead of Saturday, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has constituted a screening committee for its aspirants for the North-West Zonal Executive Committee positions. Starnews Nigeria reports that the party is however silent on the proposed southwest zonal congress which has currently…

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has postponed the Southwest Zonal Congress of the party pending the determination of a case filed at a Federal High Court in Lagos. Starnews Nigeria reports that Justice C J. Aneke of Lagos Federal High Court had on January 19, 2021, ruled that status quo…

    Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has slammed Africa’s Richest businessman, Aliko Dangote for allegedly exploiting Nigerians via the Dangote Cement Company. The IPOB leader alleged that the Dangote cement is sold cheaper in other countries while the price is doubled in Nigeria. Kanu made the allegation on Wednesday…

  A 50-year-old Lagos-based clergyman, Frederick Aramuwa, abducted along Ipele to Idoani/Ifira road in Ondo State has been found dead after his family paid N2 million ransom to his kidnappers. Vanguard gathered that the deceased left Lagos for his home town in lfira Akoko, Ondo State with his driver for the Easter festivity. He was…

  The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, and the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have begun moves to prevail on court workers nationwide to shelve their planned strike today. The national headquarters of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) issued a statement last week, directing its members nationwide to begin…

* Says South-West Congress must not hold in Ibadan due to security challenges The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South West Zonal Caretaker Committee has apologised to the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) over the threat and insult by the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, over the Zonal congress. In a statement on Sunday by the…

Senator Nicholas Tofowomo, the Lawmaker representing Ondo South at the National Assembly, on Sunday morning in Ileoluji congratulated Pastor Isaac Babatunde Iyanda, the General Overseer of Emmanuel Prayer and Evangelical Ministry on his 73rd birthday thanksgiving service today. The Ondo South Senator said Pastor Babatunde Isaac Iyanda is another man of God that is loaded…

They demand Buhari’s return to Nigeria In their placard, they say Buhari is President of Death Angry Nigerians in the United Kingdom are currently Protesting against President Muhammadu Buhari’s London Trip at the Abuja House in London. Starnews Nigeria reports that the youths were led by Aide of former president Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri. In…