It has been delayed by a year, but that seems to have only ramped up the excitement levels for the 2020 European football championships. Still called Euro 2020 despite now being held in 2021, the all-European tournament was postponed from last summer because of the coronavirus pandemic. It all kicks …
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People of North-West are one, yet killing each other -Buhari
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has said that the people of the North-West are one, yet they are killing each other. Buhari said this in an interview with Arise TV on Thursday, noting that the situation was giving him concern. He further said the people of the North-West were suffering a lot …
Read More »Dapo Abiodun: New Lagos-Ibadan Rail Line Fits Our Transportation Master Plan
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that the Lagos-Ibadan Standard Guage Railway project of the Federal Government was in tandem with the State’s Transportation Master Plan, just as freight stations crisscrossing the State would provide manufacturers good platform to export their goods and services to the outside …
Read More »Yoruba Nation Rally Will Hold On June 12 – Olayomi Koiki (Igboho’s Spokesman)
Yoruba Nation agitators are planning to hold ‘peaceful rallies’ across the southwest region on Saturday June 12, Newsextra24 has learnt. The Nation reports the pro-Yoruba nation protesters have held rallies across southwest states including Osun, Ogun, Ekiti, and Ondo. Also, NANS under the leadership of its National President, Comrade …
Read More »I Didn’t Resign, Says Imo Deputy Governor, Placid Njoku
Imo Deputy Governor Prof. Placid Njoku has denied reports he has resigned, dismissing them as baseless. Njoku, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ozioma Ukwuoma, insisted the reports have no iota of truth, attributing them to those who had been working to distabilise the state The statement reads …
Read More »Insecurity: Northern Senators’ Forum Calls For Lasting Solutions
Sen. Aliyu Wamakko, (APC-Sokoto) Chairman of the Northern Senators’ Forum has called for lasting solutions to tackle the menace of insecurity in the country. Wamakko made the call while briefing newsmen after the caucus’s closed-door session, held in Abuja, on Wednesday. He said: “We must continue to find more solutions …
Read More »PDP Mobilises Senators To Block Lauretta Onochie’s Appointment
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday rallied its members in the Senate to block the confirmation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Mrs. Lauretta Onochie, as a national commissioner in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The party’s renewed opposition to Onochie’s nomination came as the Senate …
Read More »President Buhari’s Interview On Arise TV (Updates)
In a very rare move, the President of Nigeria, Mohammadu Buhari will grant an exclusive interview on The Morning Show on Arise TV today, Thursday June 10, 2021 by 8:00 AM. The interview will be aired on DSTV 416, GOTV 44, SKY 519, YouTube Arise News.
Read More »PDP: APC Blackmailing Eminent Nigerians Into Joining Party
* Says Ruling Party Has Perfected Plans To Rig 2023 Polls The major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was blackmailing eminent Nigerians into joining its party in order to give the impression that it is popular and the party …
Read More »NBA: We Will Defend Any Nigerian Undergoing Prosecution For Tweeting
The Nigerian Bar Association is set for a legal battle with the Federal Government over its decision to suspend operations of the micro-blogging and social media platform, Twitter. The NBA National Publicity Secretary, Dr Rapulu Nduka, in a telephone interview with one of our correspondents in Lagos, said a 13-member …
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