The Department of State Security Services, DSS has called on the general public to disregard reports that Abia senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe has been arrested by the agency. On Wednesday, a report went viral on social media that the controversial senator was arrested for wearing a t-shirt with the inscription, ‘dot nation’. …
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1. PROTOCOL: *** 2. With humility, gratitude, and utter submission to the will of God, I accept your nomination as the gubernatorial candidate of APGA in the November 6, 2021 Anambra governorship election. I thank the Alpha and Omega who, in His infinite wisdom decided that I should come from …
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Alarms have gone off in the camps of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP), as the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary elections draw nearer. Newsextra24 correspondent in Awka reports that the APC’s opposition groups have particularly expressed their concerns about one of the party’s …
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The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA) on Wednesday, gave N20,000 cash benefit each to 1000 widows across the state. The act was in commemoration of the 2021 International Widow’s Day. The Newsextra24 reports that the International Widows Day, marked every June 23, is …
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Buckingham Palace has admitted it needs to do more to promote staff diversity in the wake of Harry and Meghan’s claims of racism within the Royal Family. For the first time, officials yesterday unveiled figures showing how many staff are from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. Just 8.5 per …
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), yesterday, disclosed that ‘mafia’ groups with unwholesome interests in different sectors of the economy have been frustrating the fight against corruption in Nigeria. Chairman of the ICPC, Prof Bolaji Owasonoye, stated this in Abuja at the unveiling of “Corruption Tori …
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Nigeria’s government is in talks with Standard Chartered Plc about arranging funding for two rail projects expected to cost as much as $14.4 billion, replacing earlier plans to source the loans from Chinese banks, Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi said. President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and the London-based lender are discussing financing …
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The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has said Fulanis are not enemies to Iwo people, stressing that they help secure the community. Akanbi said this while stating that his people enjoy a peaceful coexistence with their Fulani counterparts. The monarch, in a statement he signed, disclosed how Fulanis in …
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GOV HOPE UZODIMMA APPROVES APPOINTMENT OF 11 NEW PERMANENT SECRETARIES Governor Hope Uzodimma has approved the appointment of 11 new Permanent Secretaries in a deft move to further strengthen the State’s Civil Service for maximum productivity. The newly appointed Permanent Secretaries were all Directors who recently sat for a competitive …
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OWERRI – OKIGWE – IHUBE ROAD IN IMO STATE FIXED! Do you know that, at the instruction of the Buhari administration that all dilapidated federal highways across the country should be fixed, the Federal Emergency Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) began the rehabilitation of the Owerri – Okigwe – Ihube federal …
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