Controversy Surrounds Odumakin’s Burial Over Alleged Misappropriation Of N7.9million By Civil Society Planning Committee The civil society community in Lagos State has been rocked by allegations of misappropriation of N10 million memorial fund raised for the burial of the late activist and former National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Mr Yinka …
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Afenifere: Constitution Review Will Not Solve Nigeria’s Problem
The pan Yoruba Socio-political association, Afenifere, has stated that the move to review the constitution by the Senate will not solve the myriad of challenges confronting Nigeria. The group, which stated this on Thursday, emphasized that the constitution review was an exercise in futility. According to the General Secretary of …
Read More »Repatriated Fund Goes To CBN, Not AGF’s Office – Malami Clarifies
Amid deep allegations of the whopping N2B paid to his office from the repatriated fund, the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has clarified that recovered funds are not channelled to his office. Malami said that the Federal Government has a designated account at …
Read More »Itel Launches Ear Phones, Laptop, TV And A New Phone Into Nigerian Market
The itel online launch Nigeria is an online event by itel where it introduces new devices to the Nigerian market. This year’s edition held today with the brand unveiling the next iteration of smartphones in the ‘P Series’, new sets of itel earbuds, a new Smart TV series, and to …
Read More »Kwara Panel Of Inquiry Indicts Saraki, Ahmed, Others
Government White Paper on Thursday indicted former Senate president Bukola Saraki, former governor Abdulfattah Ahmed and others for illegally selling Kwara properties. The Newsextra24 reports that Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq had set up the committee to investigate unlawful sales of the state government properties from May 29, 1999, to May 29, …
Read More »Hajara Usman-Baba Moves To Ban Beer Parlours In Police Barracks
Hajia Hajara Usman Baba, President of the Police Officers Wives Association and wife of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has decried the proliferation of beer parlours in police barracks, describing it as a bad influence on children and the future of Nigeria. She stated that she would …
Read More »1999 Constitution Limiting Some Nigerians Like Caged Lion – Ohanaeze
The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor has likened the 1999 Constitution like albatross, limiting the growth and development of some group of Nigerians like a caged lion, insisting that there is no better time to effect the needed amendment than now, Newsextra24 reports. According to the Igbo …
Read More »FG Suspends 132 Nigerians From Air Travel For Violating Covid-19 Protocol
Presidential Steering Committee On Covid-19 Has Suspended Another 132 Air Passengers From Travelling Due To their Violation Of Covid-19 Protocols on return to Nigeria. A Statement Issued On Thursday By The Committee And Signed By Its Chairman And Secretary To Government Of The Federation, Boss Mustapha, Says The Identified Individuals …
Read More »We Have Been Borrowing From Recovered Loot – Zainab Ahm
The Minister of Finance and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has revealed that the government has been borrowing from recovered loots to fund the budget. The minister also revealed that the government has not been able to repay back the loans taken so far. She revealed this while appearing before the …
Read More »Meet Garry Turner, The Man With The World’s Stretchiest Skin (Photos)
Garry Turner (UK) is able to stretch the skin of his stomach to a distended length of 15.8 cm (6.25 in) due to a rare medical condition called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a disorder of the connective tissues affecting the skin, ligaments and internal organs. With this condition, the collagen that strengthens …
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