THE Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has said the National Working Committee under his leadership will not suspend or dismiss any ‘disloyal’ member. This is coming on the heels of the recent admonition by some stakeholders within the PDP, asking Damagum to sanction former Rivers …
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Freedom At Last For Dbanj
FOR leading Nigerian artist and superstar musician, Dapo Oyebanjo, widely known as D’banj, freedom has come at last,as he was completely exonerated of all allegations of rape and N-power fraud by both the Nigeria Police Force and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). his defence in …
Read More »FULL LIST: FA Cup Third Round Fixtures
ARSENAL will welcome Liverpool in the third round of the FA Cup. The draw which was conducted on Sunday, will also see Chelsea take on Preston and Manchester City play Huddersfield. Tottenham Hotspur host Burnley, while Manchester United are away at Wigan Athletic. Third-round ties will take place across the …
Read More »Gombe: Gov Inuwa Yahaya To Present 2024 Budget On Dec 4
GOVERNOR Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State is set to present the 2024 budget to the state House of Assembly on Monday, December 4, 2023, by 10 am. Ismaila Uba Misilli, Director General, Press Affairs, Government House, Gombe, said in a statement on Sunday, that ahead of this presentation, the …
Read More »Why I Want To Return To YBNL – Lyta Begs Olamide
NIGERIAN singer Opeyemi Rahim, popularly known as Lyta, has expressed his desire to return to his former record label, YBNL Nation. Featuring in the Ginger Yourself Podcast, Lyta explained that he didn’t leave YBNL “intentionally.” He said, “I want to be back with YBNL, what I did back then [leaving …
Read More »Nigeria’s Electoral System Is Deeply Corrupt – Babangida
FORMER Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, has said the country’s electoral system is deeply corrupt. Aliyu stated this on Saturday at the 2023 Annual Lecture and General Meeting of the Kaduna state chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). The former governor said the nation’s corrupt electoral system …
Read More »PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku Denies Relationship With Intels
THE presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has denied having any relationship with Integrated Logistic Services Nigeria Limited (Intels). It was reported that Atiku is a beneficiary of the decision to rescind the contract cancellation between Intels and the federal government. Reacting …
Read More »BREAKING: Fire Guts NNPC Filling Station In Iseyin, Oyo [PHOTOS]
RESIDENTS of Iseyin in Oyo State are currently gripped by palpable fear due to a fire outbreak at one of the stations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Newsextra24 gathered that the petroleum station, located at Agip area of Iseyin, caught fire around 2 p.m., causing panic among the …
Read More »Osoba, Ajasin And Reporters Of Death
By Festus Adedayo LAST week, in the ancient city of Ibadan, Oyo State, two bedfellows, journalism and history, became objects of attraction. The duo have always existed in Siamese matrimony. As a way of emphasizing this liaison, some scholars have defined journalism as history in a hurry. So, this day, …
Read More »Re: Unity Bank Fraud: An Unfolding Story Of Nigerian Corporate Malfeasance
A former bank chairman has figured out the art of never running out of money to waste. Other people’s money. Thomas Akoh Etuh is a very rich man. He is the Chairman at Veritas Kapital Assurance Plc and Founder of the TAK group of companies, a multibillion naira conglomerate spanning …
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