THE first female Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mrs Jumoke Akindele-Ajulo, has delivered a baby. She was said to have delivered the baby at the age of 54. Akindele, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, who was in the Assembly between 2011 and 2019, became speaker …
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A five-storey building has reportedly collapsed in Government Residential Area in the Apapa area of Lagos State on Sunday. This is coming barely 24 hours that Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu ordered the demolition of three buildings on Banana Island over infractions. The demolished building was under construction.
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ONLY the 144,766 federal civil servants under the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure will benefit from the new 40 per cent peculiar allowance introduced by the Federal Government. This implies that other workers under the employment of the Federal Government but operating under different salary structures will not benefit. For …
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THE Methodist Church Nigeria, Diocese of Calabar has called for the suspension of the the national population and housing census billed for May this year due to insecurity. The Diocese made the call in a communique issued at the end of its 47th Annual Synod at Wesley Cathedral, Calabar, Cross …
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A widower, Ariyibi Olaseinde and a divorcee, Akanbi Tunrayo, who were going for Lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia, have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, in Lagos. They were arrested for allegedly attempting to export 14.4kg of cocaine …
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THE United Kingdom’s main opposition Labour Party suspended prominent member Diane Abbott as an MP on Sunday, pending an investigation into comments she made that Jewish people were not subject to racism “all their lives”. Abbott, the first black woman to become an MP in the UK, said in a …
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NIGERIAN singer, Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, aka Ayra Starr, has responded to critics of her fashion sense. Newsextra24 recalls that the “Bloody Samaritan” crooner has come under heavy criticism on social media for her scanty dressing. But in a recent interview with Kiss FM, London, Ayra Starr said her critics don’t …
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THE Nigeria Army Troops of the 21-Armored Brigade, Bama, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) and 199 Special Forces Battalion in collaboration with Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have killed 35 Boko Haram terrorists in the ongoing clearance operation in Sambisa Forest. The troops headed by one Brig. Gen. Victor Unachukwu a.k.a …
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THE Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested a 41-year-old man, Tolulope Olowu for allegedly stabbing a 33-year-old Pablo to death over car parking on their street. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident to Newsmen on Sunday. Hundeyin said the incident happened on Saturday at …
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MINISTER of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has opened up on the President-elect, Bola Tinubu appointing none members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, into his cabinet. Keyamo said he can’t confirm or deny if Tinubu would appoint none APC members into his cabinet. The spokesman of Tinubu-Shettima …
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