Author: Starnews NG

The Chief Priest of Cuba has expressed deep disappointment over Nigeria’s deteriorating healthcare system, describing his personal experience in Lagos hospitals as a reflection of the sector’s decay. Sharing his ordeal, the business man recounted how he sought medical attention at a hospital in Ikoyi, where he had been a regular patient for years, but…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned the cybercrime trial of suspended Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, till October 20, 2025, following a preliminary objection raised by her legal team. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was arraigned on June 30, 2025, is facing a six-count charge under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) (Amendment) Act, 2024.…

The Gombe State Police Command says it has recorded significant breakthroughs in its fight against crime, with the arrest of four suspects and the recovery of a pistol as well as stolen iron rods in separate operations. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Buhari Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, noting that operatives, acting…

Yet-to-be-identified gunmen have shot dead a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Ejeh Udeh, in Otukpo, Benue State. The tragic incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Monday, September 22, 2025. Eyewitnesses told PM News that the assailants, who rode into the area on a motorcycle around midnight, laid an ambush at…

The Ondo State Government has restated its resolve to deploy tourism as a tool for sustaining peace and boosting the economy of the state. Speaking at the 2025 Igogo Festival in Owo on Sunday, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa said the state is blessed with a rich cultural heritage, which places it among the foremost tourist destinations…

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest and impending arraignment of a 55-year-old official of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Samsideen Oladiti, popularly known as Shamelon, over his alleged involvement in separate cases of murder and assault on Lagos Island. According to police reports, Oladiti, who is currently being held…

Suspected kidnappers on Sunday night abducted Mrs. Patience Nasamu, wife of Pastor Samuel Nasamu of Word of God Church, Agyaragu, and a female church member during an attack in Agyaragu, Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Pastor Nasamu, who narrated the incident, said his wife — a nursing mother with a three-month-old baby —…

The Sao Family of Oba Ile community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State has denied allegations that former Vice Chancellor of Wesley University, Ondo Town, Prof. Olu Aderounmu, illegally sold parcels of ancestral land valued at over N200 million. The dispute surfaced after some factional members of the family accused Prof. Aderounmu…

A notorious bandit leader, Kachalla Ummaru, has issued a defiant warning to security forces, claiming that ongoing military operations against armed groups will only worsen insecurity in Nigeria’s troubled North-West. Speaking on Saturday during a peace dialogue between bandit groups and community leaders in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State, Ummaru declared that any…

Built environment professionals have criticised the Lagos State Government’s decision to suspend all land reclamation projects across the state, warning that the move could undermine investor confidence and disrupt the ease of doing real estate business. The state government, through Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, had recently ordered the suspension of all…

The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the vandalisation of a transformer at Government Girls Secondary School, Bunza, in Bunza Local Government Area. The suspects, identified as Sanusi Muhammad and Ibrahim Lawal from Sokoto State, and Tasi’u Abubakar and Tasi’u Abdullahi from Zamfara State, were apprehended following a swift response…