A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Chief Olayide Owolabi Adelami, has said the defection of the Deputy Governor of the state, Agboola Ajayi, to PDP is not a threat to the APC. Speaking to journalists of Newsextra24 yesterday after submitting his nomination form to …

The Yobe State Government has declared a zero case on admission after discharging all patients, who initially tested positive for COVID-19 in the state. Vice Chairman of the state committee on COVID-19 and Commissioner for Health, Dr Mohammed Lawan Gana, made the revelation at the end of the committee’s 14th …

Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Ifeanyi Ubah, on Tuesday came hard on the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Kayamo, saying he was ignorant of lawmakers’ oversight functions. Ubah was reacting to the impasse between the Joint Committee on Labour and Productivity and the Minister of State …

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ONDO STATE 2020 GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARIES: SCREENING COMMITTEE. The National Working Committee (NWC) of our great party, the @OfficialPDPNig, has approved the nomination of the following party members to serve on the SCREENING GUBERNATORIAL COMMITTEE.

WE’RE DETERMINED TO DO MORE TO PROTECT POOR, VULNERABLE NIGERIANS – PRESIDENT BUHARI President Muhammadu Buhari says the recently developed Economic Sustainability Plan, aimed at stimulating the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, will extend protection to very poor Nigerians and other vulnerable groups through pro-poor spending. The President spoke in …

A federal High court in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Wednesday, ordered the governor of the state, Hope Uzodinma, to reinstate sacked chairmen and councilors of the 27 Local Government Areas of the state who were sacked by the administration of the ousted governor, Emeka Ihedioha. Ihedioha had through …

The Federal Government through the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has announced a new retail price band for oil marketers across the country. In a circular dated July 1st, sighted by Newsextra24, the downstream regulator said oil marketers are now expected to sell petrol within the price range of …

The Senate and the House of Representatives yesterday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the implementation of the plan to recruit 774,000 Nigerians for Special Public Works across the country. The position of both chambers of the National Assembly followed a sharp disagreement between the National Assembly Joint Committee on …

A middle aged woman slumped and died in Ughelli, Ughelli North L.G.A, Delta after hearing her husband tested positive for coronavirus, Newsextra24 has learnt. The tragedy, which happened at Igho Salami Street, Uloho Avenue, threw neighbours into mourning. Neighbours gathered in small groups discussing the matter in low tones, unwilling …