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https://www.thestar.ng/reps-to-vote-on-state-police-bill-amid-rising-insecurity/

Reps to vote on state police bill amid rising insecurity - TheStar The House of Representatives is set to begin voting on a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police on Thursday, marking a significant legislative effort to address Nigeria’s growing security challenges. Deputy Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Committee on Consti...

https://www.thestar.ng/efcc-arraigns-blessing-ceo-over-n13m-cancer-fundraising-fraud/

EFCC arraigns Blessing CEO over N13m cancer fundraising fraud - TheStar The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned popular social media influencer, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, before the Federal High Court in Lagos over an alleged N13 million fraud involving a purported cancer diagnosis. Blessing CEO was arraigned on Wednesday before Justice Yelim Bogoro of....

https://www.thestar.ng/we-drank-our-urine-to-survive-libya-returnee-recounts-desert-ordeal/

‘We drank our urine to survive’: Libya returnee recounts desert ordeal - TheStar A 23-year-old female Libya returnee, Endurance Daniel, on Wednesday recounted how she and other migrants drank their urine to survive due to lack of water in the desert. Daniel, upon return to Nigeria, said she travelled with 52 other migrants in a single vehicle, out of whom she said seven people d...

https://www.thestar.ng/four-killed-as-troops-foil-abduction-of-waec-candidates-in-kogi/

Four killed as troops foil abduction of WAEC candidates in Kogi - TheStar The Kogi State Government has confirmed that four people were killed after suspected bandits attempted to abduct students writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Iluke Community, Bunu District of Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area. The attack occurred on Wednesday at...

https://www.thestar.ng/gunmen-kidnap-osun-lg-vice-chairman/

Gunmen kidnap Osun LG vice chairman - TheStar Gunmen have abducted the Vice Chairman of Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun State, Debo Farounbi, in the Ora-Igbomina area of the state. It was learnt that the gunmen invaded the community at about 10 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, firing sporadically to scare residents. An eyewitness, who spoke...