EXECUTIVE Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has charged Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, across the country to be more resolute and committed to the fight against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. He gave the charge in Abuja on Monday, December 4, 2023 …
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THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed the inauguration of its standing committees on Establishment, Finance, Publicity, Inter-Governmental, Conflict and Resolutions earlier slated for Wednesday, December 6. Felix Morka, the APC National Publicity Secretary, said this on Monday in Abuja when he briefed reporters on the outcome of the meeting …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kaduna State recovered 478 kilogrammes of various illicit drugs in November. This is according to a statement made on Tuesday by the command’s spokeswoman, Shuaibu Yusuf-Omale. According to Yusuf-Omale, cocaine, heroin, cannabis, tramadol, methamphetamine, and other psychotropic substances were among the items …
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THE Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) has ruled out zoning its governorship ticket to any senatorial district ahead of the 2024 gubernatorial election. Newsextra24 reports that the Edo APC secretary, Lawrence Okah, disclosed this after receiving a former spokesperson for General Ibrahim Babangida, Price Kassim Afegbua, who was at …
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TEN directors have retired from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after attaining the mandatory 60 years of age or 35 years of service. Newsextra24 understands the retired directors were until the recent development, in charge of different departments at the electoral commission. The retirees are: Mrs. Blessing Obidiegwu (Gender …
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YUSUF Abdullahi made a name for himself by scoring five goals in the Nigeria Premier Football League match between his team, Kano Pillars and Gombe United on Sunday, December 3. Yusuf Abdullahi made Gombe United’s Gombe Township Stadium pantami his home despite never scoring in an NPFL game before then. …
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THE National Judicial Council (NJC) will meet on Wednesday and Thursday this week to ratify the appointment of 11 justices for the Supreme Court, as well as judges for the states of the federation. After completing works on the 22 nominees sent to it by the Federal Judicial Service Commission …
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THE Federal Government has said President Bola Tinubu did not speak at the COP 28 Climate Change Summit in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as planned because it was unnecessary. Newsextra24 reports that President Tinubu was billed to speak at the Summit on Friday alongside other heads of state but …
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By Sanusi Muhammad WHEN we shout to high heavens of how corruption is steadily wrecking havoc to our national development, when we talk of corrupt practices bedeviling the civil service, when we trumpet a bloody revolution to clear the already heaped mess and suggest death sentence for corrupt practice, town …
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THE National Executives of Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) Branch of NUPENG under the control of Comrade Lucky Osesua has taken a swipe at the parent body for engaging in forum shopping, blackmail, contempt of Court and using sentiments to foist their illegal leadership on the Federal Government and other stakeholders …
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