The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Her Excellency, Catriona Laing on Wednesday evening paid a courtesy visit to the former Governor of Abia state and current Chief Whip of the 9th Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu at his Abuja residence,NEwsextra24 reports. Laing who arrived at Kalu’s residence at precisely …
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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday asked Nigerians to pray against kidnapping, banditry and blackmail. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President made the call in his Eid-il-Fitr message. The statement was titled ‘On the occasion of …
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It’s the first in sub-Saharan Africa and one of the three such cutting-edge facilities on the continent, with top prime global certifications for smart card manufacturing and it is based in Lagos, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, relished yesterday afternoon while touring SecureID company’s premises, and affirmed Nigeria’s extremely bright …
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The Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution headed by Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has provided the public with an email address through which they can make their inquiries. There’s only one problem, though: the email address is invalid. The email and one of the phone …
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As part of efforts to develop manpower that can address future challenges in Nigeria, the Lagos State Lotteries Board (LSBL) has established a science-based educational quiz competition that would aid young inventors towards achieving their goals of producing technologies that could proffer solution to human needs across the country. …
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Eid-el-Fitr: Gov. Ugwuanyi calls for prayers, sober reflection ..Salutes Muslims As Muslims celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Fitr, to mark the end of Ramadan, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has called on all Nigerians to take advantage of the occasion to reflect soberly and intensify prayers for the peace, security, unity and progress …
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Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa has pardoned 17 inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) in the state. Hajiya Zainab Baba-Santali, the Public Relations Officer, Ministry of Justice, disclosed this in a statement issued in Dutse on Wednesday, Newsextra24 reports. Baba-Santali said the gesture was to decongest the correctional facilities …
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Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, on Wednesday, accused the Southern Governors Forum of engaging in blame game by calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to address security lapses in the country. He faulted the ban on open grazing by the Governors, saying they deviated from the real issues. Ndume, who made …
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The National Secretary of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Alhassan Saleh, says the ban on open grazing of cattle by southern governors is an ‘empty policy’. The governors had after a four-hour meeting in Asaba, Delta State on Tuesday agreed that open grazing should be banned. Open grazing of cattle has …
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Tara and Fela Durotoye celebrate their 20th year of marriage today, May 12, 2021, Newsextra24 reports. Coincidentally, it is also Fela’s 49th birthday. With a post on his Instagram page, Fela enthusiastically celebrates his amazing wife with the following words; “God has done so much for us and we cannot …
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