TROOPS of the Nigerian Army have neutralized 113 terrorists, arrested 300 suspects, and successfully rescued 91 kidnap victims within the span of one week, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said. Major General Edward Buba, the Director of Defence Media Operations, who disclosed this during a press briefing, also stated that …
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RENOWNED political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has lamented that the major problem of the country is the docility of its citizens, insisting that many Nigerians are just at home with anything ditched at them. He called on Nigerians to be dynamic and work on new approaches to hold government accountable, …
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THE Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, convened a meeting with key stakeholders in Kogi State on Wednesday, November 8. According to The Force Headquarters, the engagement was part of his continued commitment to ensuring a peaceful and secure electoral process during the November 11 off-cycle governorship elections in the …
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FOLLOWING the ongoing strike action declared by the organized labour, unions in the aviation industry on Wednesday directed the withdrawal of all flights to Owerri, Imo State, from all airports across the country. Newsextra24 recalls that the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), had declared a …
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THE Senate Committee on Gas on Wednesday decided to summon the Managing Director of Nigerian Gas Marketing Company Ltd. (NGMCL), Justin Ezeala,Senateto provide details of gas sales and purchase agreements with gas companies and also answer questions of non-compliance with due process in the auto CNG project with NIPCO Gas. …
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Ukrainian heavyweight boxer, Oleksandr Usyk, has confirmed that his proposed bout with British heavyweight boxer, Tyson Fury will not take place on December 23 as initially planned. Oleksandr Usyk who admitted that he was ready to fight Fury in December, is hoping that the title fight which is scheduled to …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of twenty qualified Nigerians to serve as Federal Commissioners in the National Population Commission (NPC). In a statement on Wednesday, the Presidential Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said nine current Federal Commissioners are being appointed for a second term in office, while eleven are newly appointed. …
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ORGANIZERS of the National Peace Committee in Owerri, the Imo state capital, excluded candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Hope Uzodinma, Athan Achonu of the Labour Party (LP) and Tony Ejiogu of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) from signing the peace accord for all the governorship candidates in …
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THE pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has faulted the ruling of the Supreme Court which affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25, 2023 presidential election. Newsextra24 recalls that the Supreme Court, on October 26, struck out the appeals of Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) and Atiku Abubakar of …
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THE Canada High Commission to Nigeria in Abuja, on Monday, announced that it has suspended operations its operation in Nigeria until further notice and issued a warning against non-essential travel to the country. The embassy issued a travel advisory, wearing against non-essential travel to Nigeria, including Abuja “due to the …
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