Nollywood actor, Leo Mezie is dead

Nollywood Actor, Leonard Chimezie Onyemachi, popularly known as Leo Mezie who has been battling with kidney disease has died at the age of 46. It was gathered that the Actor, who had a kidney transplant over 4 years ago, had another one last week, but began to develop complications and died on Saturday, the 14th of May. Nollywood actress, Chioma Toplis, confirmed the death of Leo via a post on Instagram on Monday. Chioma wrote “Actor Leo Mezie is dead. He died on Saturday in Abuja while recovering from a kidney transplant. His corpse has been moved to Umuahia his

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Deborah Samuel: Christian Association Of Nigeria Declares Nationwide Protest

The Christain Association of Nigeria (CAN) has organised a nationwide protest to demand justice for Deborah Samuel, a 200-level female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, who was burnt to death within the school premises on Thursday for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad. CAN directs churches across the country to join the protest. CAN made the call via a circular that was released by the General Secretary, Joseph Daramola, on Saturday, and obtained by SaharaReporters. “The protest will take place on 22nd May, 2022 in the afternoon by 3pm in every secretariat of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) nationwide

Arsonists Burn Down LG Secretariat, Magistrate Court In Anambra

Suspected arsonists have burnt down Idemili North Local Government secretariat in Ogidi and a Magistrate Court in the area. Sources said the arsonists entered the premises on Sunday night to perpetuate the act, burning down all files, properties in the secretariat, including the secretariat building. Videos and pictures circulating online showed that the entire buildings were reduced to rubbles, while vehicles parked inside the Local Government secretariat were also burnt to ashes. The State Police Command has also confirmed the development, attributing it to unidentified arsonists. DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, the spokesperson of the State Police Command said: “Yes, the incident

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BREAKING: Police commission promotes ex-EFCC boss Magu to AIG

The suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has been promoted to the level of Assistant Inspector-General of Police. The Police Service Commission’s spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, announced Magu’s elevation on Monday. According to Ani, Magu was promoted alongside some senior officers at the 15th Plenary Meeting of the commission on Friday. He said aside Magu, seven Commissioners of Police were promoted to Assistant Inspectors General of Police.He said the commission also approved the promotion of 23 Deputy Commissioners to the next rank of Commissioners of Police; 31 Assistant Commissioners to Deputy Commissioners of Police and

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BREAKING: Amaechi Reportedly Resigns From Buhari’s Cabinet

Following the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari to cabinet members with political ambitions, the Nigerian Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has reportedly resigned from office.Within Nigeria recalls that last Wednesday, Buhari during the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, directed members of his cabinet seeking political offices to resign on or before Monday, May 16, 2022.   According to Reliable sources, Amaechi who has since declared to run for President in 2023, finally resigned on Monday.   Emeka Nwajiuba, Minister of State for Education, who is also seeking to run for President in the next

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Fuel scarcity: Airline operators announce flight disruption, cancellation

The United Arab Emirates has suspended all inbound flights for national and international carriers and transit passengers from Nigeria and three other African countries.   This was announced by UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority and the General Civil Aviation Authority. Apart from Nigeria, other suspended countries are Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia. On Monday, December 13, the UAE had reportedly banned foreign airlines from airlifting Nigerian passengers into the country.To this effect, Ethiopian Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and other airlines connecting transit flights from their hubs into Dubai refused to board Nigerians.   The UAE had also claimed

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Electoral Act: Court shifts hearing on PDP’s suit against Buhari

A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 24 for a definite hearing on a suit instituted against the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) by the Peoples Democratic Party on the controversial sections 84 (11) and (12) of the Electoral Act 2022.   Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the new date on Monday to enable Buhari and the PDP to address him on the effect of the Court of Appeal judgment in Abuja which declared the contentious section 84 (12) as unconstitutional, null, and void. The Judge raised the issue on the ground that the PDP’S suit bothered on

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Plans to join NATO grave mistakes, Russia warns Finland, Sweden

Russia warned, on Monday, that decisions by Finland and Sweden to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation military alliance were serious mistakes and Moscow would take measures.   “This is another grave mistake with far-reaching consequences,” Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters. “The general level of military tensions will increase,” he was quoted as saying by local news agencies. “It is a pity that common sense is being sacrificed for some phantom ideas about what should be done in the current situation.”Ryabkov said the two countries’ security would not strengthen as a result of the move and that Moscow

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JUST IN: Again, court remands Rivers PDP gov aspirant Dagogo

Embattled Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Rivers State, Farah Dagogo, has again been remanded in the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre by a high court. Justice Chiwendu Nworgu remanded Dagogo, who was arraigned in court on Monday, after listening to arguments from defense and prosecution teams. This is the second time Dagogo would be remanded. Justice Nworgu adjourned till May 20, 2022, to rule on the motion and counter-motion moved by the legal teams involved in the matter. Details later…

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ASUU Strike Update: FUTA students reportedly block Akure-Ilesha express road

Students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, on Monday shut down the Akure-Ilesha Highway, Starnews Nigeria has learnt. Starnews Nigeria reports that the students blocked the road in anger to protest the strike action embarked upon by all the university unions in Nigeria. ASUU started its strike on February 14, 2022 and JAC commenced its own on April 14, 2022.   The unions embarked on industrial actions while demanding improved welfare packages, better working conditions and implementation of various labour agreements signed with the Federal Government between 2009 and 2020.   Meanwhile, Starnews Nigeria had reported on

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