Politics

Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Kalu; President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan and Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila on Friday met privately in Abuja. Newsextra24 gathered that Senator Orji Kalu, a former governor of Abia, also met separately behind closed doors with Mr. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to Government of …

Ambassador Campbell’s Curious Defense of Buhari’s Corrupt Aso Rock Cabal Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Dr. John Campbell, America’s former ambassador to Nigeria from May 2004 to July 2007, wrote a June 24 opinion article titled “Nigerian Media’s Unsubstantiated Claims that U.S. Agencies Investigating Corruption by Buhari’s Inner Circle” for the Council on …

President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the memory of the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Adesoji Aderemi, saying his memory would remain evergreen. The President, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, paid glowing tribute to the late Ooni on the occasion of …

Alhaji Buba Galadima, elderstatesman and former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council on Friday said President Muhammadu Buhari has no genuine interest in fighting insurgency and other security challenges in the country. Speaking in a chat with Daily Independent, Galadima a renown critic of the Buhari administration …

The Chief Operating Officer of Joint Ventures and Business Development at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Roland Ewubare, has resigned from the firm. It was gathered on Friday that the COO resigned abruptly from the corporation on Wednesday morning, after working with the national oil firm for about five years. …

The minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has denied buying houses for his wives after assumption of political office. The minister was reacting to a Newsextra24 publication, alleging that he bought three houses for his three wives in highbrow areas of Abuja. “Our attention has been drawn to …

The Movement of Unity and Progress says a former Military Governor of the old Kaduna State, Col. Abubakar Umar, is not a member of a new political movement, the ‘National Consultative Forum’. Umar, a social critic, is the Chairman of the Kaduna-based MUP. The NCF had announced its formation on …

Bauchi State governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has announced the suspension of the Emir of Misau, Alhaji Ahmed Suleiman, following the crisis that occurred in Hardawa ward in Misau Local Government Area of the state which led to the death of nine people. Several other people sustained varying degrees of injuries …

@OfficialPDPNig NWC appoints @GovWike as Edo State Governorship Election National Campaign Council Chairman. Newsextra24 has learnt The deputy chairman is Adamawa State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Fintiri. Details Later……

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the September 19 election in Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki has obtained a new discharge certificate from the National Youth Service Corps with number A 004280695. Newsextra24 ha learnt The Independent National Electoral Commission in Edo State had late Thursday displayed …