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Imo State Government has announced the death of the government house’s chaplain Rev. Msgr. Raph Madu, Newsextra24 reports. The governor Hope Uzodimma said in a statement posted to Twitter on Monday that it was a personal loss to him, although he did not mention the cause of death. Msgr. Madu …

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has said that the agreement it had with the Ondo State Government was to stop night grazing and use of underage boys to graze cattle, adding that it could not be true that herders had been asked to vacate forest reserves in …

Nigerian governor, who lied about COVID-19, discourages vaccine use “…They want to use the (COVID-19) vaccines to introduce the disease that will kill you and us. God forbid!” Mr Bello said. While global authorities are shuffling plans to land the COVID-19 vaccine to save their populations from the rapidly spreading …

A forensic expert, Raphael Onwuzuligbo, on Monday told an Edo Election Petitions Tribunal that Governor Godwin Obaseki presented two different University of Ibadan degree certificates to the Independent National Electoral Commission in 2016 and 2020. Onwuzuligbo, a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police, testified as a subpoena witness in the case …

Some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are fretting over the growing rapport between former President Goodluck Jonathan and some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in recent times. Newsextra24 reports that some of the opposition leaders are worried by the implications of the unfolding development for 2023 …

It was the first Monorail transit in Africa! It was the first demonstration of intracity rail system in Nigeria. Even though the Calabar mono rail does not run through the main city itself and is only 2.5 kilometers between the Calabar International Convention center and Tinapa Resort, it offers a …

The Kaduna State Government has said that all public and private schools in the state remain closed till further notice. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs. Phoebe Yayi disclosed this in a statement on Monday. She said that only Kaduna Polytechnic and the National Open University were exempted because they …

• Non-competitive bidding responsible, says expert • ‘Contracts awarded before preliminary designs’ • NRC is in better position to speak on subject, insists transport ministry • We’re not part of contract signing, NRC says • Kano-Maradi project signed despite AfDB funding advisory An investigation has shown that the average cost …

Melania Trump goodbye message promotes ‘love over hatred, peace over violence’ USA First lady Melania Trump on Monday released a nearly seven-minute farewell message urging Americans to choose “love over hatred” and “peace over violence.” The video filmed at the White House was posted to Twitter fewer than 48 hours …

NOBEL laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has faulted critics of the Christmas speech of the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, saying they are religionists diverting attention from the cleric’s central theme. The playwright said he had studied the transcript as reported in the media and found nothing in the …