THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Headquarters has said it has no knowledge of the alleged detention of the Executive Director of Operations and Technical, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Warredi Enisuoh. The private security company headed by ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, alleged in a document …

EKITI State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has declared Tuesday, January 24, 2023, a work-free day in the state. Oyebanji said the work-free-day was to enable eligible voters to collect their Permanent Voters Cards at the Independent National Electoral Commission designated centres. The governor made the disclosure in a statement by his …

Less than 10 days to the deadline on the use of old Naira notes, 36 State governors of the Federation have appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, to consider the peculiarities of States. Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and Sokoto State governor, Aminu …

Anambra South Senator and candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) for the 2023 Anambra South senatorial election, Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, has called for the exit of Nigeria Police Force from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), which is being run and managed by the National Pension Commission (PenCom). Senator …

A former governor of Enugu State and Senator representing Enugu East in the Senate, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, has reacted to his suspension by the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over anti-party activities, saying the development came to him as a rude shock and huge surprise. He, however, …

Yet-to-be identified gunmen, on Saturday morning, killed the Ebubeagu Security Network Commander of Ogboji Ward in Ezza North local government Area of Ebonyi State, Mr. Charles Nwankwo. LEADERSHIP gathered that the gunmen invaded his house at Ogboji community at about 1am and shot him dead and made away with his …

Festus Keyamo, the spokesman for the presidential campaign council of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has reacted to the defection of Labour Party members in Jigawa State. Newsextra24 had reported that Tsoho Garba, LP gubernatorial candidate in Jigawa State, and all the party’s National Assembly candidates decamped to the …

THE All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has promised to give the people of Jigawa State good lives if elected in the forthcoming presidential election. Tinubu made the promise during a political campaign held in Jigawa on Saturday. “If you vote for me, you vote for progress, you …

THE presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has assured Nigerians that if voted in the forthcoming general elections, insecurity and hunger among other challenges would be adequately tackled. Atiku, who stated this during his presidential campaign rally in Minna, Niger State, said in …

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has busted a cluster of cannabis syndicates operating in the Opuje forest in Edo State. The warehouses and tents storing over 317,417 kilograms (317.4 metric tons) of the substance have been destroyed. A police impersonator, Omoruan Theophilus, 37, was used to move the …