Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti has congratulated Nobel Laureate and world-renowned literary giant, Prof. Oluwole Soyinka, on his 90th birthday. Oyebanji, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Yinka Oyebode, on Saturday, said Soyinka deserved to be celebrated for making Nigeria and Africa proud. He said that …
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FIRE has gutted the outer Court of the Kofar Kudu Palace of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. A statement by Munir Bayero (Danburam Kano), the Chief of Staff to the Emir, said the incident occured Saturday morning. The chief of staff, however said there was no casualty. “It …
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THE Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 General Elections, Mr Peter Obi has commiserated with the bereaved families of the Plateau school building collapsed. He described as disheartening the tragic incident of the collapse of a school building in Jos on July 12. Obi stated this via his X …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Oluwaseun Faleye as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). In a statement on Saturday by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s spokesman, he described Faleye as a legal and corporate finance specialist. “President …
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THE Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has presented postgraduate foreign scholarship letters to 200 scholars from the Niger Delta region. Mr Chiedu Ebie, the Chairman of the NDDC Governing Board, handed over the letters to the beneficiaries during a pre-departure ceremony in Port Harcourt on Saturday. Ebie, in a statement …
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THE Kaduna State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Saturday, announced the release of two abducted journalists, Abdulgafar Alabelewe of The Nation Newspaper and Abdulraheem Aodu of Blueprint Newspaper, by terrorists. Newsextra24 recalls that the Journalists and their family members were abducted in their separate homes in the …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Silas Agara as the new Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE). The President, in a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Saturday, described Agara as an entrepreneur and sports administrator, who previously served as the Deputy Governor …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Mainasara Umar Kogo as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Dr. Kogo is a seasoned lawyer and analyst in the fields of law, security, economy, politics, and international diplomacy. This was made known by Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu’s Special Adviser …
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THE National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje, Chairman of Progressive Governors Forum, Governor Hope Uzodinma, Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State and Minister of Works, David Umahi, State Chairman of the party, Stanley Meghan and others were in attendance to receive them. Speaking at the event, the Minister of …
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THE Federal Government says it will support the victims, the families and community affected by the collapsed school building in Jos, Plateau, on Friday. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Saturday by Mrs Folasade Boriowo, Director, Press …
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