FEAR has gripped Eku Community, in Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State, following some gunmen who opened fire on a youth and his girlfriend, on Sunday. Community folks told Vanguard that the injured were immediately rushed to the Eku hospital by sympathisers after the gunmen had disappeared from the …
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Fire Kills 35 Persons At Rivers illegal Oil Refining Site
NO fewer than 35 people have been reported burnt to death at an illegal oil refining site in Rivers State. The incident happened at Ibaa Community, Emohua Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that fire broke out at the illegal oil refining site, late Sunday night, and …
Read More »Nigeria @63: Re-imagining Our Politics, By Jideofor Adibe
AS Nigeria celebrated its 63rd independence anniversary on Sunday, October 1, 2023, there seemed to be a consensus that we are not where we ought to be either in the nation-building process or with respect to economic development. While many wondered whether there was anything to celebrate at all (other …
Read More »How Dollar Became An Underground Currency Of Nigeria’s Economy — Peter Obi
THE presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has lamented the ‘dollarisation’ of the Nigerian economy. Speaking during an interview with Arise TV on Monday on the state of the country, Peter Obi stated that the Naira should have been devalued. He added …
Read More »I Was Not Aware There Was Scarcity Of Cash – Regina Daniels
NOLLYWOOD actress cum wife of Nigerian billionaire, Regina Daniel, has claimed she was unaware of the Naira scarcity during the Naira Redesign Policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Newsextra24 recalls that the CBN had, in a bid to implement the cashless policy, redesigned the N200, N500 and N1000 Naira …
Read More »How African Countries Elect Thieves As Leaders – Kenyan Scholar, Patrick Lumumba
A popular Kenyan Human Rights Activist and legal practitioner, Patrick Lumumba, said on Monday that African countries are being ruled by thieves. According to him, the citizens elect thieves as leaders but always expect them to have the character of Jesus Christ. Newsextra24 reports that Lumumba asserted this while delivering a speech …
Read More »Peter Obi Files Appellants’ Brief of Arguments Against Tinubu At The Supreme Court (Photo)
THE Labour Party (LP) and its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi have filed a brief of arguments at the Supreme Court in furtherance of the petition challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 election in Nigeria. The development was disclosed in a post via the X …
Read More »Labour Unions Suspend Nationwide Strike After Meeting With FG
THE Executive Members of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) on Monday directed their members to resume work at the nation’s seaports and oil and gas platform. Newsextra24 understands that the union had earlier directed workers at the seaport to comply with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) directive on an indefinite strike …
Read More »Festus Keyamo Reacts As Chicago State University Releases Tinubu’s Academic Records To Atiku
THE Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has reacted to the release of the academic records of President Bola Tinubu by the Chicago State University (CSU). Newsextra24 recalls the University on Monday released Tinubu’s academic records to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar based on the directive of …
Read More »Delta Turns The Skies Pink! Raises Breast Cancer Awareness
DELTA takes the fight against breast cancer to new heights with a range of initiatives on the ground and in the air, Delta is raising funds for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. In Nigeria, a lower-middle-income country, breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women, accounting for 22.7% of …
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