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The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, in commitment to his policing agenda, has approved the deployment of Olukayode Egbetokun as the new Assistant Inspector General, Zone 7, Abuja. Egbetokun, who assumed duty as the 30th AIG of Zone 7, Abuja on October 25, succeeded AIG Aliyu Muhammed who recently …

The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration, on Tuesday, evacuated 117 irregular Nigerian migrants from Libya. The Nigerian Mission in Tripoli, in a statement issued Tuesday by its Chargé D’affaires, Amb. Kabiru Musa, said the evacuees, comprising 89 men, 22 women, two children, and four infants, …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has arrived in London, United Kingdom, for his routine medical check-up. Newsextra24 reports that Buhari left Nigeria for London on Monday for medical check-up. Special Adviser to the President on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad, wrote in a tweet that Buhari will return from …

The All Progressives Congress candidate for the Kano Central Senatorial District, Abdusalam Zaura, also known as AA Zaura, was noticeably absent as his alleged $1.30m fraud case was being heard in court. This came after the court received a statement from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that AA Zaura, …

Over five million Nigerians out of the 93m who registered to vote have yet to claim their Permanent Voter Cards barely four months to the 2023 election. Findings by Newsextra24 across 19 states indicate that Lagos, Ogun, Delta, Ekiti and Enugu states are leading the states with huge numbers of unclaimed …

The faction of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State backed by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has expressed surprise over his omission in the party’s Presidential Campaign Council. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Newsextra24o onMonday, the group’s publicity secretary, Abiodun Agboola, said it was surprising that Aregbesola …

THE Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, on Monday, threatened to withdraw its service over incessant increment on the price of the premium motor spirit in the Eastern part of the country. The marketers, in a statement, blamed private depots for the hike in price. According to them, they were …

The leader of Yoruba Nation Self-Determination Struggle, Prof. Banji Akintoye, on Monday, alleged that the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, threatened to destroy the Ilana Omo Oodua movement. This is as he also said he did not authorize a congress of the apex body of Yoruba Self-Determination struggle, …

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has again expressed dissatisfaction with the Federal Government’s lackluster support to the state to cushion the effect of the devastating floods.   He said considering Bayelsa’s contribution to the nation’s economy, the response of the Federal Government to the flood situation in the …

The Lagos State Government is looking into the demands of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN), with a view to finding permanent solutions to the issues raised by the Association. A release signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Hon. Sola Giwa, said the move …