THE Federal Government has declared Monday, March 31, and Tuesday, April 1, 2025, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr festival, the celebration marking the end of the Ramadan Fast. The announcement was made by the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who extended heartfelt congratulations to the Muslim Ummah …
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NIGER’s military leadership has enacted a new constitutional framework that sets a five-year period for transition to civilian governance, formally establishing General Abdourahamane Tiani as transitional president. The move was sealed during an official ceremony to implement the Refoundation Charter, a document that reshapes the country’s political and institutional landscape …
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Bisola Ajimobi Kola-Daisi, the first child of the immediate past governor of Oyo State, late Abiola Ajimobi is dead. Newsextra24 gathered that Bisola who is married to Mr Kolapo Kola-Daisi died in the early hours of Thursday. She died at the age of 42. Our correspondent learnt that she died …
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SOME of the 67 suspended Enigie (Dukes) of the Benin Kingdom have appealed to the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, for clemency and forgiveness. Their appeal is contained in a statement signed by Victor Etinosa Oguigo of Ugoniyekikpoba Dukedom on Wednesday in Benin. Oguigo emphasised that it would be …
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THE Imo House of Assembly has passed a bill repealing the Imo Waste Management Act No. 5 of 2020 and enacted a bill establishing the Eastern Waste Management Incorporated. The bill, sponsored by the Majority Leader, Mr Kanayo Onyemaechi (Owerri West), was presented and read for the second and third …
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CHAIRMAN, House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, Rep. Adebayo Balogun, has called for measures to strengthen the electronic accreditation system used during elections. Balogun made the call at the Situation Room Advocacy Meeting on the criteria for appointments into Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the credibility threshold for the 2027 general …
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THE police in Rivers have confirmed the death of a couple who reportedly died from inhaling generator fumes in their apartment. The unidentified man and his partner powered a generator inside their home, which led to their untimely demise. A witness identified as James told the News Agency of Nigeria …
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THE senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District, Onyekachi Nwebonyi, on Wednesday, explained his heated verbal altercation with the former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, during the Senate Ethics Committee’s hearing. Nwebonyi had a verbal clash with Ezekwesili at the Senate committee proceeding into the sexual harassment allegations made by the …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has signed the South-South and South-West Development Commission Bills into law. Tinubu signed the bills on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. The development commissions are expected to improve governance, security, law, and order, as well as engendering more efficient and effective use of resources. They are also expected …
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THE Ogun State Government has announced the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state, with the confirmation of the death of a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The Ogun State Commissioner of Health, Dr Tomi Coker, announced this in a statement on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. …
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