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A Director with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ayo Olowonihi, has been appointed as the Commandant of the EFCC Academy, the EFCC has said. Olowonihi, who was on Grade Level 17 was suspended by the then acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, in 2015 and then demoted to Grade …

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, Udo Ekpenyong, is dead. Mr Ekpenyong died on Monday in Uyo, an official of the Akwa Ibom government who did not want his name mentioned, told Newsextra24, Tuesday morning. The official said the chairman died of COVID-19. Newsextra24 …

Pet mayors raise $50k for new playground FAIR HAVEN — With the help of a goat and a dog the town has $100,000 it needs to renovate the local playground. In 2018, the town made national headlines when it elected Lincoln the goat as its first-ever pet mayor. Town Manager …

Chairman of Heirs Holdings Tony Elumelu has restated his commitment to delivering more to the Niger Delta region following the holdings’ unconditional acquisition of a 45 per cent participating interest in Nigerian oil licence OML 17 and related assets, Igbere TV reports. He stated this in a Twitter thread on …

State governors are spending billions of naira to conduct local government elections that are always cleared by the ruling parties, leaving almost no seat for the opposition, with political activists describing the development as a mockery of democracy. While some experts called for the scrapping of State Independent Electoral Commissions …

• Telecoms operators say it makes it difficult to measure progress • Decry slow backend integration with NIMC facilities • FG stops enrolment at Abuja NIMC office With about 22 days to the February 9 deadline for the enrolment, verification and linking of the National Identification Numbers (NIN) to Subscriber …

Today we have taken major steps at addressing the root cause of kidnapping, in particular, and other nefarious activities detailed and documented in security reports, the press and debriefings from victims of kidnap cases in Ondo State. These unfortunate incidents are traceable to the activities of some bad elements masquerading …

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State at the weekend said he has what it takes to provide purposeful leadership and good governance for Nigeria if elected as president in the 2023 general elec­tions. Speaking exclusively with Newsextra24, the governor, who is currently in his second term, ap­pealed to Nigerians to …

The federal government disclosed on Saturday that it would establish six new modern correctional facilities in the six geo-political zones in the country. Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior, made this known in Kano while inspecting the ongoing model maximum security custodial facility project at Janguza in Kumbotso Local Government …

The Federal Government has asked the acting Chairman of the Eco­nomic and Financial Crimes Com­mission (EFCC), Mohammed Umar Abba, to make available details of all cases concerning former first lady, Patience Jonathan. A presidency source revealed that Abubakar Malami, the Attor­ney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, gave …