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THE Lagos State Government has reopened some markets in Mushin area, recently shut for widespread environmental infractions, including indiscriminate waste dumping. The markets are Mushin main market, Ojuwoye, Awolowo, Irepodun and Daleko markets. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, noted the temporary closure was necessary, …

THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Nigerian judiciary after the appeal court ruled in its favour in Kano and Zamfara governorship legal tussle. Newsextra24 recalls that on Thursday, the Abuja division of the appeal court sacked Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ordering …

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ilyasu Musa Kwankwaso, has reacted to the Appeal Court judgement that sacked the Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf. In a statement on Friday, Kwankwaso called on Governor Yusuf to honourably accept defeat handed over by the Appeal Court in Abuja and not …

SOME leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State have called for the resignation of the state Chairman, Tony Aziegbemi. Newsextra24 gathered that the party leaders condemned Aziegbemi over his comments in a viral video that suggests that he was pledging his support for an Edo Central candidate for …

THE National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, has outlined a strategic approach for the party to enhance its political presence in the South East.  He expressed the intention to leverage the recent success in the Imo governorship election as a launching point for extending the …

RECALLED envoys and ambassadors have been warned by a coalition of All Progressives Congress (APC) support groups to refrain from tarnishing the country’s reputation abroad. At a press conference in Abuja, the groups cautioned the envoys, particularly the Ambassador to Zambia, of sponsoring unfounded media campaigns against the Federal Government …

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially announced the timetable for a series of activities leading up to the Edo State governorship election. The schedule was released Thursday by the National Working Committee following a joint meeting of the Board of Trustees and National Executive Committee at the party’s headquarters …

THE governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Imo State, Athan Achonu, has distanced himself from the report making the rounds that he had visited and congratulated the winner of the election, Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress. Achonu in a statement released through his spokesperson, Chibuikem Diala, …

THE New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has given a condition to accept the proposed merger of opposition parties in the country suggested by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Recall that Atiku, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had suggested that opposition parties should enter a merger to dislodge …

THE Labour Party (LP) has welcomed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s call for opposition parties to merge and oust the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Recall that Atiku, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had suggested that opposition parties should enter a merger to dislodge the APC from power …