Author: Starnews NG

Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), who currently serves as the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, has revealed that the proposed ₦1.48 trillion budget for 2025 includes allocations in anticipation of the possible reinstatement of suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and other displaced government officials. Speaking before the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee overseeing Rivers State affairs…

Dele Momodu, a veteran journalist and senior member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has warned that Nigeria’s democratic foundations are under serious threat. He believes the country is heading toward a system dominated by civilian autocrats. Momodu expressed these concerns during an appearance on The Morning Brief, a programme aired by Channels Television on…

A member of the Ekiti State Waste Management Board, Mr. Wale Ade-Oba, has resigned his appointment, citing what he described as poor performance by Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s administration, despite huge budgetary allocations. Ade-Oba, in a statement made available to newsmen, said he could no longer continue to work under an administration he accused of lacking…

President Bola Tinubu is set to speak to Nigerians by 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 12, as part of this year’s Democracy Day events. His address is one of the major activities lined up to mark the 2025 celebration. Later in the day, at 12 noon, the President is also expected to attend a joint…

The Federal Government has warned Nigerians to ignore a fake recruitment letter being shared on social media, claiming there is an ongoing employment process in some paramilitary agencies. This warning came from the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), which explained that although there is a Presidential approval for fresh recruitment into…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has struck out two motions filed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio after his legal team decided to withdraw them. The motions were connected to a case involving Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions. The legal battle started after the Federal High…

Outgoing President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has been appointed to the Council of Advisors at the World Food Prize Foundation. The announcement came ahead of the end of his ten-year leadership at the AfDB, which wraps up in September 2025. The Foundation made this known through a statement issued in New…

The Nigerian Senate is working on a new bill that would make it compulsory for the President to deliver a yearly address to the nation on June 12, Democracy Day. This bill also aims to move future presidential inauguration ceremonies from Eagle Square to the National Assembly Complex. Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele shared these details…

Residents in parts of Nigeria’s North-East are expected to face a major power disruption from Monday, June 10, to Friday, June 14, 2025, due to construction work being carried out by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). The blackout will affect several towns and states as engineers shut down key transmission lines to allow work…