Ondo South: Akeredolu anoints Jimoh Ibrahim for Senate as party leaders kick

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has reportedly directed the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo South Senatorial District to work for a billionaire businessman, Chief Jimoh Ibrahim as the candidate of the party ahead of the 2023 Senatorial election in the district. Starnews Nigeria gathered that Akeredolu issued the directive during a meeting at the weekend where some aspirants were nominated as candidates of the ruling APC ahead of the forthcoming primaries in the state. The decision of the governor did not go down well with a majority of party leaders who were said to be rooting for another

BREAKING: Gunmen set trailer loaded with cows ablaze in Anambra 

Unknown Gunmen have set a trailer loaded with cows ablaze in Uga town, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. Starnews Nigeria gathered on Sunday that the truck was conveying the cows with some northerners who were on their way to a market before the truck was intercepted by the gunmen. The attack came a few weeks after a military couples was gruesomely murdered by gunmen in Imo state. Eyewitness reports said the occupants of the truck were injured when the deadly attack was carried out by the gunmen. Full details of the incident were still sketchy as at the

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Popular Enugu native doctor, two others arrested for alleged kidnapping

Police operatives have arrested a popular native doctor, Aneke-Ikenga and two others for alleged kidnapping in Enugu State. The suspects were alleged to have kidnapped one Amechi Oguama (male) on October 20, 2021, collected a N10 million ransom from the victim’s family and never released him till date.Enugu police spokesman Daniel Ndukwe, said they were among 45 suspected criminals arrested in Enugu between March and April 2022.The statement gave the names of the suspects as Oko Chukwudi popularly know as ‘Anka-Dede’; Ifeanyi Eze a.k.a. “Abrinanwa” and Sunday Ede Aneke, a native doctor who is popularly know as ‘Aneke-Ikenga’.Ndukwe said that

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EPL: Arsenal beat Leeds 2-1, boost top-four bid

Eddie Nketiah boosted Arsenal’s bid to finish in the Premier League’s top four with a brace in their 2-1 win against Leeds on Sunday. Nketiah netted twice in the first 10 minutes at the Emirates Stadium as Mikel Arteta’s side earned their fourth successive win. Leeds had skipper Luke Ayling sent off and, although Diego Llorente got one back, it was too little, too late for Jesse Marsch’s strugglers. Fourth placed Arsenal are four points clear of fifth placed Tottenham, with three games left for both teams in the race to qualify for next season’s Champions League via a top

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BREAKING: Airline operators suspend planned operations shutdown

Airline operators in the country on Sunday said they would not continue with the planned suspension of flight operations as earlier announced. The body clarified that their decision followed intervention by the government with promises to dialogue with operators in seeking lasting solutions to the astronomic rise in the price of aviation fuel. The operators’ position was contained in a statement on Sunday jointly signed by its President, Abdulmunaf Yunusa Sarina, and other members. Others who signed the statement include the Executive Director, Max Air, Alhaji Shehu Wada; the Chairman, United Nigeria Airlines, Dr. Obiora Okonkwo; the CEO, Arik Air,

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Family confirms ex-Senator Nzeribe’s death

The death of Second Republic politician, Senator Francis Arthur Nzeribe, has been confirmed by his family. The family made the confirmation in a statement on Sunday titled, ‘Our mighty Iroko has fallen: Senator Chief Francis is dead’. The statement was signed by Ojiabu Francis Anyegbu Nzeribe, Anthony Akpati Nzeribe, and Ojiabu Oliver Nwedo Nzeribe on behalf of the Nzeribe Royal Family. The PUNCH had reported that the former lawmaker died at 83 in a foreign hospital. The statement read, “Umudei Royal Village of Oguta in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, in total submission to the will of

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Man City thrash Newcastle 5-0, move closer to Premier League title

Manchester City moved a step closer to retaining the Premier League title with a 5-0 demolition of Newcastle on Sunday. Pep Guardiola’s side took control before half-time at the Etihad Stadium thanks to goals from Raheem Sterling and Aymeric Laporte. Rodri got City’s third after the break before Phil Foden and Sterling struck in stoppage time as they stormed back to the top of the table. Liverpool had knocked the champions out of pole position with their 1-1 draw against Tottenham on Saturday. But City are now three points clear of Liverpool, with three games left for both teams. Guardiola’s

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Strike: We’ll decide on next step soon, says ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it did not receive any notice of meeting from the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment. The academic staff body also said it would decide on the next course of action after the expiration of its warning strike. Last Friday, it was reported that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, during a meeting with the striking National Association of Academic Technologists promised to meet with ASUU this week. This week is also the last week of the ASUU’s two months rollover strike. A statement by the acting spokesman of

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Youths block police station with 3 corpses of slain residents at Lagos-Benin-Ore checkpoint

But for the timely intervention of community leaders of the Kajola community in the Odigbo council area of Ondo State, the police station and officers there would have been set ablaze by irate youths protesting the killing of a community chief (baale) and two others at a police checkpoint. The mob alleged that the police officers in the community were in the habit of extorting and harassing residents along the Ijebu Ode/Ore expressway. The youths, who, in their hundreds, stormed the police station, alleged that the officers at the checkpoint were responsible for the death of the three victims due

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