Author: Starnews NG

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…

By: Sunday Ameh Fresh tension erupted in the Oworonshoki area of Lagos on Saturday as officials of the Lagos State Task Force reportedly resumed demolition activities in the Precious Seed community, despite earlier assurances that the exercise had been suspended. Residents said bulldozers, accompanied by armed task force officers, arrived in the area early Saturday…

By: Sunday Ameh Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has condemned, in strong terms, the unlawful arrest and detention of human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, by the Nigeria Police. “We strongly condemn this reckless action as an assault on democracy, freedom of speech, and…

President Bola Tinubu has approved changes in the hierarchy of the nation’s Service Chiefs as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s national security architecture. According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, all appointments take immediate effect. In the new appointments, General Olufemi Oluyede…

By: Sunday Ameh Human rights activist and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, has been reportedly re-arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, just hours after being granted bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Sowore, who was initially arrested on Thursday at the premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja, was brought…

By: Sunday Ameh The Ondo State Government has announced the commencement of recruitment into the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, calling on suitably qualified candidates to apply for available positions in the state’s civil service. In a public service announcement released by the Ondo State Civil Service Commission, the government invited applications for the post…

By: Sunday Ameh The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has accused the Nigerian government of deliberately keeping him in custody until his health deteriorates beyond recovery, saying the authorities plan to release him only when he is close to death. Speaking to journalists on Friday shortly after his…

By: Sunday Ameh The Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá, has strongly condemned the arrest of human rights activist and journalist, Omoyele Sowore, by security operatives allegedly acting on the orders of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement issued on Friday and signed by the Union’s Convener, Olusola Badero, through its Home Director, Princess…

By: Sunday Ameh Tension erupted outside the Kuje Magistrate Court in Abuja on Friday after police officers re-arrested human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, shortly after the court granted him bail. Eyewitnesses said Sowore was punched and dragged into a waiting police van by officers led by CSP Ilyasu Barau, the Officer-in-Charge…

By: Sunday Ameh A social media storm erupted on Friday after a viral post by Isaac Fayose, brother of former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose, questioned the presence of the son of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, at a high-level meeting involving directors from the Ministry of Aviation and the FCT Administration.…

By: Sunday Ameh A Magistrate Court sitting in Kuje, Abuja, has granted bail to human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, and several others arrested during Thursday’s #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in the Federal Capital Territory. Others granted bail include Aloy Ejimakor, counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),…