A former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday lamented the worsening condition of roads in the country, saying it was an impediment to movements of citizens and a restriction to economic activities. Obasanjo, who said he spent many tortuous hours on the road to get to Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State …
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The Senator representing Enugu East, Chimaroke Nnamani, has rubbished claims that the sum of $41.8 million got missing from the coffers of the Enugu State Government while he governed the state. According to Nnamani who described the allegation as gossip, the state never had such an amount to be stolen …
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A group of international Civil Society Organisations, under the aegis of ActionAid Nigeria, has called on the Federal and affected state governments to declare a state of emergency in view of the flood crisis across the country. In a joint statement made available to the press on Thursday, the groups …
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A shop assistant, Nojeem Ogundele, who lost N350,000 to a fraudster at Wema Bank, Aiyetoro branch, Ogun State, has accused the bank of nonchalance in helping him to retrieve the money. Newsextra24 learnt that the incident happened around 1pm on October 12 when Ogundele’s boss, Obi Emmanuel, sent him to deposit …
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•L-R: Austin Avuru, Layi Fatona and ABC Orjiako Austin Avuru, pioneer CEO of Seplat Energy, and Dr. ABC Orjiako, pioneer chairman of the Nigerian independent may be moving from the courtroom to the negotiating table if emerging feelers from a peace meeting brokered by a respected oil man, Dr. Layi Fatona, …
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Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has said Bukayo Saka is okay after he received treatment during their Europa League victory over PSV Eindhoven. Granit Xhaka scored the only goal in the 71st minute on Thursday night. Saka almost made it 2-0 after a driving run through the PSV defence, but his …
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A yet-to-be-identified lady committed suicide by jumping from the Gbodofon Bridge into the Osun River on Thursday in Osogbo. According to eyewitness accounts, the teenager jumped into the river after receiving a phone call at about 4:00 p.m. According to them, the lady had alighted from a commercial motorcycle on …
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The Olympic Eagles will earn a sum of $20,000 if they beat Tanzania in the first leg of their U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiying fixture in Dar es Salaam on Saturday. Chairman, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) task force on youth competitions, Aminu Balele Kurfi made the announcement on the …
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The youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has again raised the alarm over the activities of some unscrupulous elements who are using the name of the group for mischievous purposes. Ohanaeze spoke in reaction to a statement being circulated on social media attributed to one Igboayaka Igboayaka …
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who was also the governorship aspirant of the party in Abia State, Sampson Orji, has declared his support for Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP. Orji revealed this in a statement he made available to the News Agency of …
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