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…Gov. Alia: “This Is No Longer Insecurity; It’s Barbaric Inhumanity” …Prof. James Ayatse Describes Attack As “Full-Scale Genocidal Invasion” MAKURDI, BENUE STATE, NIGERIA – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed security chiefs to arrest those responsible for the recent killings in Benue State, describing the violence as a national tragedy …

Pastor Isaac Kehinde Adeosi, a former staff of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, has shared an inspiring account of his life journey – from humble beginnings as a Office Messenger to his rise as a Senior Executive Officer. In this candid interview with Abu-Satar Hamed of StarTrend Int’l Magazine and Online, …

SAUDI ARABIA – Prince Al-Waleed bin Khalid Al Saud, long dubbed the “Sleeping Prince,” has reportedly regained consciousness after spending two decades in a coma following a tragic car accident. In 2005, while studying at a military college in London, Prince Al-Waleed sustained a traumatic brain injury during a car …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA -The Gateway International Airport in Ogun State has been successfully built and equipped to compete with any airport of its type and category around the world, making it one of the best-equipped in Nigeria, the Ogun State Government has said. According to a statement on Tuesday, …

…A Legacy of Philanthropy and Unity BY ABU-SATAR HAMED EBUTTE-IGBOORO, YEWA NORTH L G, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – In his characteristic style of celebrating the annual IBD Eid-Adha (Ileya) Festival Jamboree, the prominent business tycoon and socialite, Alhaji (Chief) Ibrahim Dende Egungbohun, the Oluomo of Yewaland, once again spread joy …

For the Record: …Tribute to Nigeria’s Unsung Media Warriors BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  It remains both painful and frustrating to witness how many of those who once stood firmly against democracy in Nigeria are now the ones basking in its rewards. Back in the day, Tribune was under threat of being …

FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – Office of the immediate past Vice President, His Excellency, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, alerts the public to the circulation of fraudulent AI-generated videos. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine and online platform by Mohammed Braimah, Media Aide, Office …

FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially disassociated itself from certain school textbooks alleged to contain distorted historical claims – specifically the assertion that Ile-Ife, the ancestral home of the Yoruba people, was founded or first occupied by the Igbo ethnic group. This response follows a …

ABEOKUTA,  OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has mourned the passing of distinguished legal luminary, industrialist, and educationist, Chief Olatunde Ayinla Abudu, describing his death as the close of a glorious chapter in the history of Egbaland and Nigeria. Chief Abudu, who was laid to rest …

… Observers Called On Government To Warn Individuals Who Keep Dangerous Animals In Their Homes LEKKI, LAGOS, NIGERIA – Operatives of the Lagos State Task Force successfully, on Monday, June 9, 2025, evacuated a two-year-old lion found in a private home on Muri Okunola Street, Victoria Island, and relocated it …