281 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; FCT-111 Lagos-34 Edo-33 Kwara-20 Plateau-20 Rivers-17 Abia-10 Imo-8 Delta-7 Nasarawa-7 Ekiti-6 Akwa Ibom-3 Oyo-2 205,765 confirmed 193,617 discharged 2,720 deaths
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Nigeria Records 81,413 Suspected Cholera Cases With 2,791 Deaths
Nigeria has disclosed that a total of 81,413 suspected cases of cholera have so far been recorded in the country with 2,791 deaths. An epidiomology report issued by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated that Cholera disease was reported in 28 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in …
Read More »Ibrahim Obanikoro Domiciliary Account Ban: Why It’s Stupid
Amara Nwankpa @Nwankpa_A, the Director of Public Policy Initiatives at Yar’adua:s foundation replies Federal Lawmaker, Ibrahim Obanikoro on his call for CBN to close all Domiciliary Accounts in Nigeria. Recall that Ibrahim Obanikoro, a House of Representatives member, had tweeted: “I am not the CBN Governor but at this moment, I’m of the opinion …
Read More »Abba Kyari: IPOB/ESN Are Celebrating His Exit With Crime – Joe Igbokwe
We Want Abba Kyari Back In The Sout-East, IPOB/ESN Are Celebrating His Exit With Crime – Joe Igbokwe Anambra-born politician and Lagos chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Joe Igokwe has stated that the presence of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari is needed in the …
Read More »Davido To Trevor Noah: I Got Into Trouble For Supporting #EndSARS (Video)
Davido reveals during a chat with Trevor Noah that he had to leave the country for lending his voice to the protest. He explained how his song, FEM, being used as an anthem by End SARS protesters got him into trouble.
Read More »Appeal Court Grants Lagos Request To Join Rivers’ Suit On VAT
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has granted an application Lagos State filed to be joined as an interested party in the suit that stripped the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, of the right to collect Value Added Tax, VAT. The Appellate Court, in a unanimous decision by …
Read More »On The People-Centric Decision Of PDP Governors To Zone Chairmanship To North
The position taken by Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to cede the party’s National Chairmanship position to northern Nigeria has once again reaffirmed the loyalty and commitment of the party to the people of Nigeria. For avoidance of doubt, the implication of this decision is that the Presidential …
Read More »PDP Governors Vote To Zone Chairmanship To The North
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have voted for the zoning of the party chairmanship to the north — an early indication that the presidential ticket may go to the south. Newsextra24 understands that at the meeting of the PDP governors held on Wednesday at …
Read More »Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Mourns Late Dr. Chike Akunyili
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has expressed sadness over what she termed as ‘brutal killing’ of Dr Chike Akunyili, husband of the late Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dora Akunyili. Newsextra24 reported that Akunyili was murdered by unknown …
Read More »Former President Goodluck Jonathan Presents Paper At National Defence College
Today, at the National Defence College in Abuja where I presented a paper on issues bordering on the whole society approach to human security and national development, at the College’s Course 30 inauguration. – GEJ
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