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The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has reacted to the statement of an Islamic human rights group, Muslim Rights Concern, on June 12 protesters, which was released in the early hours of Monday. The statement was signed by MURIC’s Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola. MURIC in the …

Former governor of Abia, Orji Uzor Kalu has weighed in on the recent agitations for a sovereign state of Biafra, advising Igbos to embrace unity and be committed to one Nigeria. In a statement via his social media page, Sen. Kalu, Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate admonished Igbos and Nigerians, in …

An entrepreneur and the CEO De Latinos, a leading hospitality organisation in Abia, Emmanuel Okenini aka Bello has decried the prolonged curfew imposed in various cities of Abia including Aba and Umuahia, saying it is putting their business under existential threat., NEwsextra24 report. Okeini said at a time when the …

  I met Bola Ahmed Tinubu first time when we shortlisted his name at Mobil Oil. He appeared for the interview and we scrutinised his credentials. We referred all his credentials to the awarding institutions and we found out at Mobil that they were genuine and authentic. He would never …

  The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Forum has condemned the current debt profile of the country put at N36 trillion incurred by the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government. The forum expressed worry that the Federal Government is gradually plunging Nigeria into bankruptcy with excessive borrowings on frivolous items, adding …

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday charged that the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Train 7 be delivered on time so that the Train 8 project can commence. The President gave the charge at the virtual groundbreaking ceremony of the project in Bonny Island, Rivers State, He urged the Board of Directors, …

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has claimed that he frequently receives death threats, Newspremises reports. This was said by the head of the anti-corruption agency in an interview onNewsextra24 on Tuesday. When asked about President Muhammadu Buhari’s frequent assertion that “corruption is fighting back,” Bawa …

Allow South-East Exit Nigeria Now Through Peaceful Referendum — Northern Groups Tell Government We also consider the sudden contraption by a certain section that calls itself “northern Igbo” as a more latent, disagreeable and unacceptable threat to the North. The Coalition of Northern Groups has stated that despite the fact …

The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has urged appropriate authorities to conclude the employment of more security officers to address the intractable security problems facing the nation. According to a statement by her Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Aliyu Abdullahi, she made the call while receiving wives of service chiefs …

  Minimum Wage: Anambra, Imo, Zamfara, Benue, Kano, Kogi governors refuse to pay Civil servants have accused Anambra, Imo, Zamfara, Benue, Kano, and Kogi governors of refusing to pay the new minimum wage. The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) said 10 states had not implemented the National Minimum …