Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has alleged that some aggrieved gubernatorial aspirants who lost in the state governorship primaries conspired to prevent his emergence as the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Wike said some of them,...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that the Federal Government is not sincere about addressing the issues affecting university education in the country.
ASUU embarked on a nationwide strike on February 14 over the adoption of the...
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, has said he would not resign his position amidst the crisis rocking the party ahead of the 2023 general election.
The Star had reported that the Rivers State...
Modella, Daniella, Kess, Pharmsavi, Chizzy, Amaka and Groovy have been nominated for eviction in the ongoing television reality show, Big Brother Naija, season 7.
The housemates were nominated for eviction on Monday by Eloswag, the new head of house for week...
The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested two brothers and 23 other suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos State.
This was disclosed via a statement issued and made available to The Star on Monday by the...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 60 new suspected cases of Monkeypox in one week.
The NCDC made this known in its latest situation report covering August 1 to August 7, 2022.
The agency stated that the cases...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 13 additional new cases of Lassa fever in seven days.
The Lassa fever cases were recorded in five states which were Ondo, Edo, Kogi, Ebonyi, and Imo.
The NCDC in its epidemiological...
The Deputy President of Kenya, William Ruto, has been declared the winner of the country's presidential election.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman, Wafula Chebukati, said Ruto won almost 7.18 million votes (50.49 percent) in the election, against...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 19.64 per cent in July 2022.
The NBS made this known via its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for the month of July which was released on...
No fewer than 50,000 farmers from the 44 Local Government Areas of Kano State will benefit from agricultural intervention under the Kano COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (KN-CARES) programme in the state.
The head of delivery of the project,...
