President Donald Trump of the United States signed two executive orders recently in another attempt to restrict birthright citizenship. One order seeks to deny automatic citizenship to certain children whose parents are not U.S citizens, including children of foreign government employees and people classified as “alien enemies.” The other seeks …
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Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Rema, has dropped his first solo single of 2026, titled “TEA”. Rema released the single on Friday accompanied by an official music video. “TEA” was produced by American record producer, Mustard, alongside Rema’s frequent collaborator, London. The song features heavy log drums, a hypnotic high pitched chorus …
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Friday swore in 2,492 corps members deployed to Nasarawa state for the 2026 Batch B Stream II national service programme. Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state declared the orientation exercise open at the Magaji Dan Yamusa Permanent Orientation camp in Keffi local government. …
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Nigerian Afrobeats singer Adedamola Adefolahan, popularly known as Fireboy DML, has released his highly anticipated single, “CLAAT!”, featuring Jamaican dancehall artiste Masicka. Newsextra24 reports that the award-winning singer announced the release on Friday in a post on his verified X account. “CLAAT! w @MasickaMusic OUT NOW!” The announcement was accompanied …
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Nigerian disc jockey and entrepreneur Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, has revealed that she receives marriage proposals every day. Cuppy made the disclosure while speaking about her academic journey, career and philanthropic work in an interview with Marie Claire, published on Thursday. The entertainer, who is known for …
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The Accord Party has commended President Bola Tinubu for directing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to unfreeze the Osun State government’s bank accounts while demanding the immediate resignation of the EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede. The party said that if the EFCC chairman failed to resign, Tinubu should sack him …
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he Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has sealed 12 establishments for violating environmental regulations in Lagos. Newsextra24 reports that the agency announced the enforcement action in a statement posted on its official X handle on Thursday. LASEPA said the affected establishments operated in the Ijora Causeway and Apapa areas …
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Nigeria has rejoined the World Energy Council (WEC) with the inauguration of a National Member Committee and Governing Board to strengthen the country’s participation in global energy policy and investment discussions. Nigeria’s renewed membership was disclosed on Thursday in a statement signed by Dr Angela Wilkinson, the Secretary-General and Chief …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo Command and the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) have reaffirmed commitment to strengthening collaboration in the fight against drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking. They made the commitment on Thursday during a courtesy visit by the leadership of the PSN, Edo Chapter, …
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Dr Adewole Adebayo, presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has called for greater focus on leadership, governance and development issues in addressing Nigeria’s challenges. Adebayo stated this at a closed-door meeting with former and serving lawmakers, party members and politicians in Abuja on Thursday, where he also spoke …
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