60th Independence Anniversary: FG declares Oct. 1 public holiday The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 1, as public holiday in commemoration of the nation’s 60th Independence Anniversary Celebration. Newsextra24 has learnt Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all …
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Onyeka Onwenu says Nigeria’s Unity not negotiable, to release memoir
Onyeka Onwenu, Nigeria’s music legend reputed for her secretive personal life has said Nigeria’s unity is not negotiable. This, as she charged Nigerians to play less on tribalism but focus on the positives inherent in the different ethnic groups that make up the country. Onwenu said this during a virtual …
Read More »Speaker, 9 Other Inaugurated Edo Assembly Members, Visit, Congratulate Obaseki
Speaker, 9 other duly inaugurated Edo Assembly members, visit, congratulate Obaseki The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA), Hon. Francis Okiye and nine (9) other duly inaugurated members of the assembly, have congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki, on his reelection. The assembly members who visited the governor at Government …
Read More »Ondo 2020: Sanwo-Olu Campaigns For Akeredolu In Okitipupa
Meets traditional rulers, electorate in Okitipupa LGA … Promises better collaboration between Lagos and Ondo #OndoDecides2020 #ForAGreaterLagos Ahead of the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State, the Lagos State Governor and Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) National Campaign Council for Ondo State Governorship Election, Mr. Babajide on Monday …
Read More »Ondo Guber: APC Will Lose Over Anti-People Policies – Segun Sowumi
Akure- Spokesman for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Mr. Segun Sowumi has declared that the people of Ondo State would vote out the All Progressives Congress (APC) government in the October 10, 2020 due to its anti-people policies. He said the recent hike in fuel price and electricity tariff would …
Read More »APC Reacts As Uduaghan Dumps Party For PDP
The Delta State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it would not miss the former Governor of the State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, who defected from the party to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday. The APC announced this on Monday in a statement issued by …
Read More »FG’s 774,000 Jobs: Ministry Raises Lawmakers’ Slots
There were strong indications on Sunday that the much awaited 774,000 unskilled jobs for Nigerians would take off in October. Our correspondents gathered that following a series of negotiations, the Ministry of Labour and Productivity had increased the slots allocated to each member of the National Assembly. It was learnt …
Read More »PMB Deserves Praise For Not Discarding GEJ’s Kano-Niger Republic Rail – Lauretta
Buhari Deserves Praise For Not Discarding Jonathan’s Kano-Niger Republic Rail Project – Lauretta Onochie Social media aide to the president Lauretta Onochie says former President Goodluck Jonathan initiated the Kano-Niger Republic rail line and that President Muhammadu Buhari deserves praise for not discarding the project, Newsextra24 reports. Mrs Onochie stated …
Read More »Buhari Greets President Xi Jinping Of China
President Muhammadu Buhari is delighted that the bond of friendship between Nigeria and The People’s Republic of China has continued to strengthen. The President, in a letter of felicitation with President Xi Jinping on the occasion of the 71st Anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of China, and the …
Read More »Yoruba Council Of Elders Rejects Agitation For Oduduwa Republic
Secretary-general of the Yoruba Council of Elders, Dr Kunle Olajide, says it is unrealistic for the Oduduwa Republic to be achieved without violence. Olajide made the assertion while reacting to comments by Professor Banji Akintoye that the Oduduwa Republic would be created without bloodshed. The YCE scribe said there had …
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