A Labour Party, LP, chieftain, Valentine Ozigbo has urged Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar to step down for Peter Obi. Ozigbo told the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to be ready to accept defeat. In a statement Tuesday night, the PDP …
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Potter’s Chelsea Finally Agree £40m To Sell France Midfielder
Chelsea have agreed a deal to sell £40m flop, Tiemoue Bakayoko to Turkish club, Adana Demirspor. The Frenchman joined Chelsea six years ago in a big money deal but has spent most of his time out on loan. The one-cap France international has spent two separate loan spells at AC …
Read More »Residents Flee Niger Community Over Killing Of Family Members
Residents of Galkogo, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State have fled their homes following the alleged killing of an unconfirmed number of Joint Security Taskforce and local vigilante members during an airstrike by an unidentified jet fighter. Newsextra24 gathered that the incident occurred Tuesday afternoon when the fighter jet …
Read More »POS Operators Make Brick Business In Ibadan
Point of Sale (POS) operators in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital are currently smiling to the banks with more profit, Newsextra24 reports. Observation showed that they are attending to more customers than ever before. Newsextra24 correspondent, who went round major areas of Ibadan on Monday and Tuesday, observed that the …
Read More »Constitution Review, Senate Laments Frustration Of LG Autonomy
The Senate on Monday expressed disappointment over acts of some state assemblies that tended to frustrate the Local Government Autonomy proposal. This is even as the upper legislative chamber passed 35 amendments at Tuesday’s plenary in Abuja for onward transmission to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent. The upper chamber …
Read More »Court Reinstates Unlawfully Dismissed Immigration Officer
The National Industrial Court in Abuja has set aside the decision by the immediate past Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mohammed Babandede, to dismiss a senior official of the NIS, Daniel Makolo. Justice Elvis Agbakoba, in a judgment on Tuesday, held among others, that the NIS, under Babandede, …
Read More »Player Of The Year Award, Messi Wins Overtakes Cristiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi has overtaken Cristiano Ronaldo after the Argentina international was named World Soccer Player of the Year. Messi has claimed the individual gong six times to Ronaldo’s five. The Argentine enjoyed a remarkable 2022, winning the FIFA World Cup for the first time with his country. He scored seven …
Read More »Stakeholders Urge FG To Amend NDDC Act
Stakeholders have urged the presidency to initiate the process of amending the act establishing the Niger Delta Development Commission to be in line with current challenges and realities. In a communique issued at the end of a four-day Board-Management retreat by NDDC held at Ibom Icon and Golf Resort Uyo, …
Read More »Only Atiku Presidency Can Unite Nigeria Prof Okonkwo
The Director General of Atiku-Okowa Presidential Campaign Council in Anambra State, Prof Obiora Okonkwo has said that only the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, can truly unite Nigeria. This was contained in a press statement, released on his behalf by the deputy spokesperson of the council in Anambra, …
Read More »Kwara Declares Wednesday Work-Free Day For PVC Collection
Governor Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has declared Wednesday, a work-free day to enable civil servants to get their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, which will ensure their participation in the upcoming general elections. This was announced in a statement in Ilorin on Tuesday …
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