Author: Starnews NG

The Dangote Refinery has announced plans to expand its capacity from 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.4 million bpd. Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group, made this announcement during a press briefing in Lagos State. “We are expanding the Dangote Petroleum Refinery from 650,000 barrels per day to 1.4 million barrels per…

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has proposed the adoption of a law mandating government officials to patronize Nigerian airlines on international routes. Keyamo made the proposal on Sunday during the ceremonial send-off of Air Peace’s inaugural direct flight from Abuja to London Heathrow Airport. The event, held at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International…

By: Sunday Ameh The Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has approved the creation of six additional states across the country. This development was one of the key resolutions reached at the end of the committee’s two-day retreat held in Lagos, co-chaired by Deputy Senate…

By: Sunday Ameh Nnamdi Kanu’s Special Counsel, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, is reportedly recuperating but remains in the Kuje Correctional Centre clinic in Abuja, where he is being treated with a collar brace after sustaining injuries allegedly inflicted by police officers during his arrest last week. Ejimakor was among those arrested and allegedly brutalised by operatives…

By: Sunday Ameh The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper and rescued two children who were abducted in Tilden Fulani, Toro Local Government Area of the state. This was disclosed in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ahmed Wakil, on Saturday. According to him, the incident occurred on Thursday,…

By: Sunday Ameh The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has raised alarm over an alleged attack on its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, by a Department of State Services (DSS) operative, claiming the act was part of a plot to assassinate him in custody. In a statement released on Saturday and shared by Kanu’s wife,…

Between January and July 2025, the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursed a total of ₦3.69 trillion to 13 states and their local government councils, reflecting a significant surge in monthly revenue distribution across the federation. Despite the sharp increase, there is little evidence of corresponding development, leaving many citizens questioning how state governors spend…

By: Sunday Ameh Human rights activist and Publisher of Sahara reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has lambasted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his decision to retain the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, describing the move as evidence that Tinubu is “not serious about tackling insecurity in Nigeria.” Sowore, speaking from the Kuje Correctional Facility, where he was…

By: Sunday Ameh The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and other relevant stakeholders, has received 150 Nigerian returnees from Agadez, Niger Republic. According to a statement released on Friday via NEMA’s official X handle, the returnees arrived at the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, on Thursday…