Following the attack on the Bethel Baptist High School on Monday, the Kaduna State government has ordered the immediate closure of 13 schools located in areas identified as vulnerable to attacks by bandits. The school located in Chikun Local Government Area of the state had an unspecified number of students …
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Army Chief, Yahaya Attends Church Service, Says “We Will Destroy Insurgency”
Southern Governors under the umbrella of Southern Governors’ Forum have set September 21, 2021, as the deadline for the promulgation of anti-open grazing law among its member states. The governors took the decision on Monday during a close-door meeting in Lagos State. The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, who read …
Read More »Army Chief, Yahaya Attends Church Service, Says “We Will Destroy Insurgency”
The Chief of Amry Staff (COAS), Major General Farouk Yahaya has said the Nigerian Army will not relent on the war against insurgency, with determination, prayer and commitment. The COAS made this statement at the special interdenominational church service at Mogadishu Cantonment, Asokoro, Abuja on Sunday to mark the Nigerian …
Read More »Enugu State Promotes Sports Development In Rural Areas
Governor Ifeanyi #Ugwuanyi of #Enugu State, on Monday, advanced his administration’s concerted efforts in developing the rural communities through the deployment of government services to create fair and equal opportunity for every willing citizen of the state to create wealth, enjoy democracy dividends and live a healthy life. Besides …
Read More »2023 Presidency: Southern Governors Must Stand Firm Against Tyranny – Afenifere
Afenifere, pan- Yoruba socio-political organisation on Tuesday said it is in total support of the resolution of Southern governors on the zoning of the 2023 presidency. Chief Ayo Adebanjo, the national leader of the organisation in a chat with Newsextra24 said Afenifere is in one hundred support of their resolution. …
Read More »Electoral Law Without Electronic Transmission Of Results Invitation To Anarchy
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ghali Umar Na’Abba and economist, Professor Pat Utomi, have alerted Nigerians of conspiracy by the ruling powers to perfect the rigging of the 2023 general elections through the imposition of an unpopular electoral act. The duo expressed concerns that the nation’s …
Read More »Sagay Backs Southern Governors, Says Presidency Must Come To South In 2023
Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) on Monday said he agreed with the Southern governors’ position that President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor in 2023 must emerge from the Southern part of the country. Speaking in a chat with Newsextra24, Sagay said zoning the presidency …
Read More »PIB: South-West Governors, Senators, Reps To Meet In Abuja On Tuesday
Barring any last-minute change in plan, the six governors in the South-West geopolitical zone will meet the Senators and House of Representatives members from the zone in Abuja on Tuesday to discuss the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill and the Electoral Act Amendment Bill which will be debated on the …
Read More »LASPARK Partners VERSECOM, IHS Nigeria To Set Up Hub For Tech Startups
LASPARK PARTNERS VERSECOM, IHS NIGERIA . . . Sets Up Hub, Laboratory For Tech Startups In Lagos The Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK) has partnered with Versecom Limited and IHS Nigeria to set up a multipurpose energy and environment hub to tackle the problem of access to office …
Read More »Sweat wisely – Sam Omatseye
For the Nnamdi Kanu theatre, two eyes saw it in Nigeria. For one, it was a gangster act. For another, it was a sleek score for Nigerian Intelligence. For the Igboho saga, no one saw the attack as an act of heroism. It was a forest cat nibbling a rat. …
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