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The Northern Youths Leaders Forum has said Nigeria cannot have progress if its leader, President Muhammadu Buhari is physically and spiritually caged. The NYLF President, Elliot Afiyo revealed this in Yola, the Adamawa State capital on Friday while speaking on the defection of a former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode from the …

Apex-Igbo group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has stated that a former aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode was used to deceived IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement sent to Newsextra24, the group disclosed that the Nigerian presidency used FFK to extract ‘sensitive information’ from Kanu. This newspaper earlier reported that Fani-Kayode defected …

•As APC, PDP not likely to zone Presidency to the region •PDP to throw it open, considers Southwest for chairmanship •Intrigues surface as both parties seek to outfox each other A game of intrigues between the two major political parties, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the All Progressives Congress, …

The abducted Major has been in the kidnapper’s den till he was rescued on Friday. The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Colonel Ezindu Idimah who confirmed the development, said Datong was rescued by troops. According to him, the operations leading to his rescue led to the destruction of …

An Aug. 29 drone strike targeting terrorists in Afghanistan mistakenly killed innocent civilians, including children, Pentagon officials admitted Friday. “We now assess it is unlikely that the vehicle and those who died were associated with ISIS-K,” Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command, said. “It was a mistake.” He …

Governor To Contractors: ‘Deliver or Get Your Deals Terminated’ Contractors engaged by Lagos State Government to handle the construction of 1,188-unit LagosHOMS in Sangotedo area of Eti Osa now have a final completion date to deliver the project. After defaulting previous deadlines, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu @jidesanwoolu mandated the contractors to …

The Senate of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, has approved the removal of N20,000 late registration fee. Recall that the registration fee led to a two-day mass protest by the students which resulted in the shutting down of the institution. The Registrar of the university, Ademola Bobola, confirming the removal …

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•North-West, South-West ahead other regions with four mega projects •Six zones listed as beneficiaries of $62m NASS solar power infrastructure North-West and South-West, the geopolitical zones of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, respectively have the highest number of projects allocated to …

The French government says it was betrayed when Australia pulled out of their existing multi-billion dollar defense deal, agreeing instead to attain nuclear-powered submarines through a new deal with the United States and the United Kingdom. The effort to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines — a major step toward countering …