Abiodun Essiet, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement (North-Central), recently visited the L.E.A Primary School AFA 2 in the Kuje Area Council, FCT Abuja. The school currently houses two mud classrooms with no windows, where students from different grades are combined into a single class. During the …
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Ondo election: Be Patriotic, Group urges INEC, Security Agencies, Voters
A political group, Allied Conservative Congress (ACC), has urged players in the Saturday governorship election in Ondo State to be patriotic and do the right thing in the discharge of their electoral duties. ACC’s National Secretary, Lawal Mohammed, stated this to the press on Friday in Abuja. Mohammed said that …
Read More »Juventus Terminates Paul Pogba’s Contract
ITALIAN professional football club, Juventus, has terminated Paul Pogba’s contract. Nwsextra24 reports that the Serie A club announced this in a statement issued on Friday as the France midfielder prepares to return to action from a doping ban. In the statement, Juventus said that they and Pogba “have reached a mutual …
Read More »Cash Hoarding: CBN Gives New Directives to Banks
THE Central Bank of Nigeria has issued a stern warning to Deposit Money Banks over cash hoarding and diversion, stating that such actions will attract stiff penalties. In a circular dated November 13, 2024, signed by the Acting Director of Currency Operations, Muhammad Olayemi, and released by the CBN on …
Read More »AFCON 2025Q: Hon. Kabiru Amadu Commends Super Eagles Performance
THE Chairman of the House Committee on Sports, Honourable Kabiru Amadu, has congratulated Nigeria’s senior national team, the Super Eagles, for securing qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. The Super Eagles’ qualification was confirmed on Thursday following Libya’s 1-0 victory over Rwanda in Kigali, which …
Read More »How Doctor, 3 Nurses Died Within 72 hours — Oyo govt
THE Oyo state Government has explained how a Doctor and three Nurses working in an hospital in Saki area of the state died within 72 hours. One of the nurses was said to be preparing for her wedding ceremony before the incident that occurred between Saturday and Monday. The Oyo …
Read More »NSCDC Expresses Commitment to Peaceful Elections in Ondo
In a bid to reassure the public of adequate security and protection in the Saturday Ondo Governorship Election; the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Dr Ahmed Audi has reiterated the Corps’ commitment to ensuring a free, fair and credible election in Ondo State. Audi represented …
Read More »Edo State Governor Okpebholo Announces Six Fresh Appointments
EDO State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the appointment of Dr. Emmanuel Paddy lyamu as the Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB); Lucky Enehita – Inegbenehi as the Managing Director of the State Waste Management Board; CP Friday Ibadin, Retd, State Corps Commander, Edo State …
Read More »What Tinubu Said About Lagbaja at His Funeral, Burial in Abuja
President Tinubu’s speech Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, WE stand here today to say farewell to one of Nigeria’s finest, Lieutenant general, Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja. This man was made of a finest stock. On behalf of a grateful nation that he served with utmost dedication and ability, I say thank …
Read More »163 Trafficked Victims Rescued From Ghana in Five Months – NIDCOM
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) alongside other stakeholders has rescued another set of 13 trafficked Nigerian girls from Ghana, thus bringing the total number of those repatriated from the same country to the nation within the last five months to 163. According to a statement on Friday signed by …
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