A Lagos State Government Task Force, on Sunday, demolished the popular Agboju Market, shanties and other illegal buildings on Buffa Zone in Festac Town, leaving some traders, artisans and others with a lot of disappointment and sorrow. The task force, in collaboration with the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), demolished …
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Naira Tumbles By 51.95% Despite Cbn’s Defence Measures
The value of the naira to the dollar fell from 196.99 in December 2015 to 410 in April 2021, reflecting a 51.95 per cent decline despite the various foreign exchange policies introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria to strengthen the currency. According to a monthly document obtained from the …
Read More »Twitter Ban: ECOWAS Court Serves Buhari Hearing Notice!
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has served hearing notice on the Buhari government in the suit filed by SERAP and 176 Nigerians on the unlawful suspension of Twitter. The suit is fixed for 22 June 2021 for the hearing of application for interim orders, SERAP said on Twitter on Monday …
Read More »Saraki Welcomes Donald Duke Back To PDP (Pictures)
Yesterday in Calabar, alongside the Chairman of our great party, Prince Uche Secondus, and other party leaders, it was an absolute pleasure to receive my dear friend, former Governor Donald Duke, back into the People’s Democratic Party! -Bukola Saraki
Read More »Wawa-Zange Grazing Reserve: Gombe Governor, Inuwa Provides Modern Facilities
Gombe Agric Commissioner Visits Wawa-Zange Grazing Reserve, Says Facility to Begin Operation Soon …As Emir of Dukku Hails Governor Inuwa for Keying into FG’s Livestock Transformation Scheme Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has been commended for working in synergy with the federal government and other relevant agencies to …
Read More »Wole Soyinka: Nigeria On Suicide Slide, Must Decentralise Fast
Warns Nigeria may not remain together if FG fails to decentralize it *Notes Buhari’s comment on open grazing unfortunate *Adds: Senate, Reps not doing enough; govs too timid *Twitter ban indicates FG is enemy of democracy *Presidency keeps mum Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, said on Monday, that Nigeria is …
Read More »2023: No Vacancy In Lagos Govt House, APC Leaders Tell Gbaja, Hamzat, Others
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, major stakeholders in the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have kicked against the rumoured governorship ambition of Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the House of Representatives, and Obafemi Hamzat, the state’s deputy governor, Newsextra24 has gathered. Others seeking to replace the …
Read More »Emir Of Zazzau: Zaria Has Military Formations, Yet Under Siege — Ahmad Bamalli
Despite many military formations in Zaria, Kaduna State, the Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmad Nuhu Bamalli has decried the continued attacks on the emirate by bandits attack. The Emir, who spoke in his palace when heads of security agencies visited him, lamented that residents had been under incessant attacks by …
Read More »Osinbajo: Nigeria Will Be OK If Things Work Well In Lagos
Amid worsening insecurity and secessionist agitations, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has assured Nigerians that Nigeria will be OK if things work well in Lagos. He also noted that the current challenges affecting the country required proactive leaders prepared to bring Nigerians together. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, Mr …
Read More »Ajibola Basiru: Buhari Pushing 1964 Northern Nigeria Decree On Cow Grazing Route
Ajibola Basiru, spokesman for the Senate, says there is no grazing-route law in Nigeria. Basiru said this following the statement of the President on the farmer-herder crisis. The President while fielding questions in an interview with Arise Television on Thursday, said: “What I did was ask him (AGF) to go …
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