THE lawmaker representing Edo South, Senator Neda Imasuen, has expressed his approval of the Supreme Court’s judgment that removed Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party. In an interview with journalists in Benin on Saturday night, Imasuen, a member of the Labour Party (LP), referred to the …
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JOY Raimi Mojisola has been crowned Miss World Nigeria 2025. The 24-year-old, representing Osun State in the contest, emerged as the winner after a competitive grand finale held in Lagos at the weekend. The competition, which had 37 contestants from all the states in Nigeria, was narrowed down to 20 …
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A former governor of Oyo State, Victor Omololu Olunloyo is dead. Newsextra24 reports that Olunloyo, the first Ibadan indigene to rule Oyo State as governor, died in the early hours of Sunday. He died about three months to his 90th birthday. Olunloyo ruled the old Oyo State between October and …
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Oba Abimbola Owoade has been crowned the 46th Alaafin of Oyo. Owoade succeeds the 45th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, who died on April 22, 2022, at the age of 83. The coronation event took place today (Saturday) at Oliveth Baptist High School in Oyo, where Governor Seyi Makinde …
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THE Police Command in Kaduna State on Saturday said it has disowned and detained an alleged imposter in police uniform for inciting comments on social media. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kaduna. According to him, “The attention of the command has been …
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NO fewer than seven persons died in an early morning accident at NIPCO filling station axis on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta. Okpe stated that the crash, which occurred at …
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THE Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed the death of one person and two others injured in an accident that occured along Cele Expressway, inward Oshodi, Lagos. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria …
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THE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated the newly constituted Board of Trustees for the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) Golf Club. Wike said during the inauguration in Abuja on Friday, that the FCT Administration was committed to restoring order and efficiency of the prestigious …
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AN All Progressive Congress (APC) top gubernatorial aspirant in Anambra, Mr Paul Chukwuma has resigned from the party ahead of its primary election slated for April 5, 2025. Chukwuma disclosed this in a resignation letter addressed to the APC Ward Chairman, ward two, Umueri, Anambra East Local Government Area of …
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THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it did not verify the signatures in the petition submitted for Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s recall. Newsextra24 reported that INEC, in a statement, on Thursday, rejected the recall process against the Kogi Central Senator who accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexually harassing her. The commission said its …
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