The ruling All Progressive’s Congress Abia State has dismissed reports that it has suspended its Abia North Senatorial Candidate and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu. Denying the report which emanated from the “Vanguard Newspapers”, the Party’s Spokesperson, Okey Ezeala described the reports as the handiwork of …
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The Enugu East Senatorial election, which was originally scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, February 25, 2023, has been postponed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The cancellation followed the assassination of Labour Party candidate for election, Barr. Oyibo Chukwu. Chukwu and five others were allegedly set ablaze while returning to …
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The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, said it has retrieved 700 permanent voter cards from foreigners residing in Jigawa State. This was confirmed in a statement by the comptroller of the Jigawa State command of the NIS, Ahmad Dauda Bagari. The statement, signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSI Nura …
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The Imo State Police Commissioner, CP, Mohammed Barde has issued strict orders on compliance with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Baba Usman on all forms of vehicular movement and transportation across the state. Usman said the directed compliance would be effective from 12 midnight to 6pm on Saturday, …
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State has assured that its governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu, would complete the agro-cargo airport in Iperu area of Ogun State. Newsextra24 reports that the agro-cargo airport initiated by the Gbenga Daniel administration was revisited by the incumbent Governor, Dapo Abiodun. On Thursday, the …
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The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to seek other options outside Musiliu Akinsanya, popular as MC Oluomo, to distribute 2023 election materials in Lagos State. Newsextra24 reports this on Friday in the judgment of Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke in a suit filed …
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The Management of the National Youth Service Corps says its attention has been drawn to what it describes as misleading information trending online that Corps members have been withdrawn from participating as adhoc officers in three Local Government Areas of Imo State during Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. The …
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Dele Momodu, a spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council, has countered Professor Pat Utomi, the Convener of BIG-TENT, a coalition of Political Parties, Social Movements and Civil Society Organisations for Peter Obi-Baba-Ahmed Datti, over his recent comments on the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed …
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The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, sats the average price of 5kg of cooking gas jumped from N4,565.56 recorded in December 2022 to N4,588.75 in January 2023. Newsextra24 reports that the surge is contained in NBS’s “Cooking Gas Price Watch” for January 2023, released on Friday in Abuja. The latest …
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The Nigeria Police has banned all private and local security outfits in Imo State, from participating in Election Security Management. The directive according to the Imo police authority is from the office of the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba. The Imo State Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Ahmed …
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