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… Says Zulum combines talent and character The national leader of APC and former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited Governor Babagana Umara Zulum in Maiduguri on Monday, with call on the Nigerian military to change their strategy. “We have been on this (boko haram) for sometime, We …

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday charged private sector players to call out government officials who were making it difficult for people to do business in Nigeria. He gave the charge at the inauguration of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Trade and Convention Centre. He said …

Aisha Buhari Has Been Living In Dubai For 3 Months Over Aso Villa Security Concerns: A top source told Newsextra24 on Tuesday that the First Lady has now relocated quietly to the UAE for over three months. No one knows when she would return to the country. The Presidency source said, “Aisha …

Governors of the 36 states of the federation have resolved to stop contracting collection of taxes to consultants, saying the huge commission being paid out to contractors would help swell the states’ internally generated revenue (IGR). Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Dr. Kayode Fayemi, who is also the governor …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad has tested positive for COVID-19. The CJN is presently in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, receiving treatment. A member of the Supreme Court, Justice Ibrahim Saulawa disclosed this at the unveiling of the national headquarters of the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria …

..Says intelligence, right equipment, training of security forces needed to crush insurgency A South African military contracting company, Conella Services Ltd., engaged by President Goodluck Jonathan administration to contain the Boko Haram insurgency in 2014, yesterday expressed its readiness to return to the country, if asked to by the federal …

COVID-19: Kaduna govt orders shutdown of schools Following the rising cases of people affected with COVID-19 in Kaduna State, the Ministry of Education has directed all schools in the State to close on Wednesday, 16th December, 2020. In a statement on Tuesday morning, Commissioner of Education, Alhaji Shehu Usman Muhammad …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki’s motion seeking to strike out the names of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and the All Progressives Party (APC) from the petition filed by the Action Democratic Party (ADP) has suffered a setback at the Edo State Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Benin City. Besides, Newsextra24 …

Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday swore-in four senators recently elected through bye-elections in states across the country. The new Senators include Senator Adetokunbo Abiru (Lagos East), Senator Henry Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa West), Senator Cleopas Moses (Bayelsa Central) and Senator Nora Ladi Dadu’ut (Plateau South). The Clerk to the Senate, …

The Deputy Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Hamisu Ibrahim Chidari has emerged the new Speaker. Similarly, Zubairu Hamza Masu from Sumaila local government emerged the new Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly. The changes came on the twilight of the resignation of AbdulAziz Garba Gafasa as …