Government

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has vowed to resist any attempt by politicians from Abuja to impose anybody as next governor in the state. He spoke at a special thanksgiving church service on Sunday to mark the second anniversary of his administration’s second tenure at St Paul’s Cathedral, Diobu, …

West African leaders, meeting in a regional summit Sunday, suspended Mali from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) bodies after a second coup by the Malian military. “The suspension from ECOWAS takes immediate effect until the deadline of the end of February 2022 when they are supposed to …

President Buhari participates at the Extraordinary Session of ECOWAS Leaders on Mali in Accra Ghana on 30th May 2021

South East Governors have condemned the killing of Ahmed Gulak by unknown gunmen in Imo State. In a statement made available to Newsextra24 by the Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Governor Umahi described the development as a National catastrophe. The South East called on the Security Agencies to …

Former Vice-president Atiku Abubarka has condemned shooting to death of the former presidential adviser, Ahmed Gulak by yet-to-be-identified persons, Newsextra24 reports. Atiku made this known through a post via his verified tweeter handle on Sunday evening. According to him, the spate of killings across the country should be a source …

  Following the attack on state CID in Umuagu Umuahia on Saturday, the Commissioner of Police in Abia state, CP Janet Agbede has said no fewer than eight of the attackers suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and Eastern Security Network, ESN were killed, …

The Delta state command has banned the flying/hoisting of the Biafran flag in any part of the state, adding that there will be penalties. Delta state police PRO, Bright Edafe made the statement on Sunday. He added that every attempt by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB to cause any …

The immediate past vice-president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke, has emerged as the new president of the union. Mr Osodeke, a professor of soil science at the Federal University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, was elected early Sunday morning during a three-day conference of the …

The House of Representatives Special Committee on Constitution Review Zonal Public Hearing scheduled to take place in Owerri Centre (Imo and Abia States) on Tuesday, 1st and Wednesday, 2nd June, 2021 has been suspended until further notice. The Committee regrets any inconveniences this might cause our esteemed invited guests, stakeholders …

PRESIDENT BUHARI EXPRESSES OUTRAGE, SADNESS OVER GULAK’S MURDER President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed outrage and disgust over what he called “the heinous murder of Adamawa politician Ahmed Gulak in Owerri, Imo State by yet to be identified gunmen.” Reacting to the development on Sunday, the President said: “I’m repulsed by …