Author: Starnews NG
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Lagos Sets Up Committee to Standardise Private, Mission Schools
By Charles Maduka The Lagos State Government has inaugurated a 17-member committee tasked with developing and implementing a new policy to regulate and standardise the operations of private and mission-owned schools across the state. The initiative, unveiled on Thursday at the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA) headquarters in Alausa, Ikeja, is designed to align…
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NAF Airstrikes Kill Scores of Terrorists in Niger State
By Charles Maduka The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed the killing of several terrorists in a series of precision airstrikes conducted between June 24 and 26, 2025, in Niger State under Operation FANSAN YAMMA Sector 1. The operation, aimed at supporting ground troops in their efforts to dismantle terrorist strongholds, targeted criminal elements responsible for…
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Students, alumni protest renaming of Poly Ibadan
By Charles Maduka The decision by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde to rename The Polytechnic, Ibadan, after the late former governor and first rector of the institution, Omololu Olunloyo, has been met with strong resistance from both students and alumni. Governor Makinde made the announcement on Thursday, declaring that the institution would henceforth bear the…
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Rivers Crisis: We’ve settled our differences — Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has announced the resolution of his long-standing political dispute with Governor Siminalayi Fubara, following a reconciliation meeting hosted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja. However, speaking to journalists after the meeting held behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa on Thursday…
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UN urges calm as deadly protests rock Kenya
The United Nations has expressed deep concern over the violent anti-government protests that erupted across Kenya on Wednesday, urging all parties to exercise restraint. The protests, which turned deadly, left at least 400 people injured, including members of the police. Although the exact number of fatalities remains unclear, reports suggest that between eight and 16…
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Man Convicted of Murdering 14-Year-Old British-Nigerian in London
By Charles Maduka A Spanish-Brazilian man, Marcus Monzo, has been found guilty of murdering 14-year-old British-Nigerian student, Daniel Anjorin, during a brutal sword attack in London that left several others injured. The Old Bailey jury on Wednesday convicted 37-year-old Monzo of murder, three counts of attempted murder, one count of grievous bodily harm, aggravated burglary,…
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IG Orders Probe Into Retired Officer’s Viral N2m Pension Claim
By Charles Maduka The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered an investigation into the claims made by a retired Superintendent of Police who, in a viral video, lamented receiving only ₦2 million as his terminal benefit after 35 years of service. The officer, who reportedly retired on October 1, 2023, disclosed that he was…
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Senate Blasts NNPCL for Dodging ₦210tn Audit Probe, Issues 10-Day Ultimatum
By Charles Maduka The Nigerian Senate has expressed outrage over the failure of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to appear before the Public Accounts Committee investigating alleged financial irregularities totaling over ₦210 trillion between 2017 and 2023. Despite being summoned, officials from the NNPCL, including its external auditors, were absent from the session…
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Tinubu Holds Reconciliation Talks with Fubara, Wike, Rivers Assembly Members in Abuja
By Charles Maduka President Bola Tinubu has held a crucial meeting with key political stakeholders from Rivers State in a bid to resolve the lingering crisis that has engulfed the state’s political leadership. The meeting, which was held behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, featured the suspended Governor of Rivers…
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FACTS And FIGURES: What Nigerians Will Pay Under New Tax Laws
By Charles Maduka President Bola Tinubu has signed four significant tax reform bills into law, marking a major shift in Nigeria’s fiscal landscape. These laws, which stemmed from the recommendations of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, aim to restructure how Nigerians are taxed and how government revenue is generated and shared.…
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2027: Stop Pretending Over Atiku-led Coalition, Group Tackles Peter Obi
A youth group known as Omenuko Ndigbo United has raised concerns about how Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in 2023, is behaving in the current plans to unite opposition parties for the 2027 elections. In a statement released on Thursday in Owerri, signed by the group’s President, Comrade Benjamin Madu, said Mr.…
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Wike Denies Allocating 2,000 Hectares of Land to Son in Abuja
By Charles Maduka The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has refuted allegations circulating online that he secretly allocated over 2,000 hectares of land in Maitama and Asokoro districts to his son. An online report had alleged that Wike approved the allocation of 2,082 hectares of prime Abuja land, using a company named…