politics

A member of the House of Representatives, Haruna Maitala, is dead. A family member confirmed his death to Newsextra24 Saturday morning. He died in a road accident along Bade-Gitata road Friday night on his way to Jos. He died alongside his son, driver and security aide, who were all in …

The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said Nigeria has yet to have proper political parties, saying what the country has now are mere platforms. Fayemi also urged Nigerians to continue to strengthen the ties that bind Nigeria to ensure a better future for the country. He said …

Former Central Bank Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has expressed confidence that he will emerge the flagbearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance and also come out victorious in the November 6 governorship poll in Anambra State. Soludo also said the incumbent Governor, Willie Obiano, wants to hand over leadership to …

Fresh moves are on for Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State to join the All Progressives Congress (APC), Newsextra24 has gathered. This is just as the party yesterday announced the extension of its on-going membership revalidation and registration exercise to accommodate new members. There have been talks about the planned …

…..Assures Of Adequate Security, Calls For Calm Following some falsehoods being peddled on social media platforms by some scaremongers and hired hirelings, painting negative security situations in Nsukka Local Government Area, the Chairman of the council, Bar. Cosmos Ugwueze has warned the detractors to desist from such act and always …

Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo State, has commended the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) for deciding to go ahead with the Southwest Zonal Congress. The congress has been scheduled for Saturday, April 10, 2021. In a statement made available to the media, Governor Makinde praised the NWC …

Gboyega Akosile, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Lagos State, on Wednesday, described as false a video claiming to show people booing the convoy of his principal, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday evening at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere. The 23 seconds video, which a Twitter user, @absuxxess shared, showed …

On Sunday, the All Progressives Congress National Leader, Bola Tinubu, commended Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, for his efforts in strengthening anti-corruption institutions. The efforts, of course, were tied to the office building of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Ganduje renovated. Tinubu went on to state that …

Good News! We are extending our Membership Registration/Revalidation and Update Exercise by another three weeks due to an avalanche of applications from critical stakeholders

Some years ago, I was chasing a federal government job, my contact reached out to me and asked me to go change my name to a Northern name, as that was the only guarantee for me to get the job. I declined. That was the moment it dawned on me …