The Kogi Commissioner of Police, CP Naziru Kankarofi, has urged youths to reject political violence, digital thuggery, misinformation and criminality. Kankarofi made the call on Saturday while delivering his welcome address at the command’s commemoration of International Youth Day 2026. The event was held under the theme, ‘Different Contexts, Common …
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Mr Bosun Olabiyi-Agoro has been elected National President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). Olabiyi-Agoro was elected at the first Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of PENGASSAN on Saturday in Abuja. He succeeds Mr Festus Osifo, who served as the association’s National President for six …
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike said reviving and completing capital projects abandoned under previous administrations for decades was the hallmark of his three-year tenure. Wike said his administration’s focus on reviving abandoned projects, completing critical infrastructure and delivering new projects had transformed Abuja since he assumed …
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The Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, and the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Najomo, have received the Nigeria Most Influential Awards (NMIA) for their contributions to national development. Newsextra24 reports that they received the awards at the 10th anniversary of the annual NMIA …
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Former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, will contest the 2027 Nasarawa State governorship election under the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Newsextra24 reports that his campaign team announced this after claims by the Nasarawa State chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aliyu Bello, that Adamu had no …
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Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria (Offshore East) Limited, operator of the Usan field in oil mining lease (OML) 138, says its ‘Noble Gerry de Souza’ drillship has arrived in Nigerian waters. In a statement on Thursday, the company, an ExxonMobil subsidiary, said the arrival marks a major milestone in the …
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Oyewole Mayowa Solomon, has reportedly died. It was gathered that the APC Chairman died after slumping during a party reconciliation meeting in Iyara, the council headquarters. According to TVC, Solomon collapsed on Friday while participating in …
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Inter Miami captain, Lionel Messi, and teammate Ian Fray have been fined by Major League Soccer (MLS) following separate confrontations with Philadelphia Union midfielder Quinn Sullivan during Wednesday’s 2-2 draw at Subaru Park. Messi, 39, slapped Sullivan on the back of the head late in the match after accusing the Philadelphia …
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President Bola Tinubu has released the list of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council constituted for the 2027 election. Newsextra24 reports that a statement issued on Saturday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed that Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima …
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Dr Peter Agada and Mrs Patience Ndidi-Key have emerged as the presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the Young Progressives Party (YPP). The candidates emerged during the party’s presidential replacement primary election held on Friday in Abuja. Newsextra24 reports that the exercise followed the voluntary withdrawal of the party’s former presidential …
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