PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has said he does not like to blame past administrations for the socio-economic challenges in the country. The President stated this on Monday at the flag off of Agric Mechanisation Revoluion For Food Security in Minna, the Niger State capital. According to Tinubu, it is not in …
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PHOTOS: President Tinubu Visits IBB In Minna
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Monday visited former military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) in Minna. The President visited Babangida in the company of his host, Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State. As earlier reported by Newsextra24, Tinubu was in Niger to inaugurate some projects executed by the Bago administration. See the photo …
Read More »400-Level Abia University Student Dies During Cult Clash
A 400-level History and International Relations student of Abia State University died during a cult clash over the weekend. Newsextra24 learnt that the Abia State Government confirmed the death on Monday, after the week’s State Executive Council meeting chaired by the state governor, Alex Otti. Briefing journalists, the Commissioner for Information and Culture, …
Read More »JUST IN: Court Affirms Baruwa NURTW President
THE National Industrial Court in Abuja has reinstated Tajudeen Baruwa as the re-elected president of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), effectively dissolving the Tajudeen Agbede-led Caretaker Committee. The decision comes as a resolution to the protracted leadership dispute within the union, with Justice O. O. Oyewumi presiding …
Read More »UK Hunts For Start-up Companies
THE United Kingdom’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is on the hunt to unearth the most promising tech start-up companies across the world through the Unicorn Kingdom: Pathfinder Awards. A statement on Monday by the Senior Press & Public Affairs Officer | Comms Lead, Prosperity and Economic Development, Foreign …
Read More »Hilda Baci Academy Aims To Shape Nigeria’s Food Future, To Start 2024 Classes
Hilda Baci, Nigeria’s cooking sensation and founder of My Food By Hilda, in her quest to grow the culinary industry and constantly refresh the recipes of chefs is set to start the first cooking class of 2024. With over 160 recipes to be taught and imparted to the new students …
Read More »Gunmen Kills Chorister In Edo
A chorister at a pentecostal church simply identified as Mr success was last Sunday killed by suspected gunmen. The incident happened on the fateful day about 8 am. Reports said that the church was located around Murtala Mohammed Way, Benin City. The deceased and other worshippers were reportedly taking their …
Read More »Lagos State Govt To Unveil New Building Code
GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu‘s government of Lagos State has announced a plan to unveil a new building code suitable for the model city. The plan was disclosed on Sunday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Electronic Geographic Information System and Urban Development, Olajide Babatunde. Speaking during a clean-up enforcement …
Read More »Nigeria’s Wealthiest Woman, Folorunsho Alakija, And Husband, Modupe, Now Live Separately
FOLORUNSHO Alakija, Nigeria’s richest woman, and her husband of over three decades, Modupe Alakija, have allegedly parted ways. The couple, who were once a prominent feature on Nigeria’s social scene, no longer reside together in their matrimonial home located in the affluent Ikoyi neighborhood of Lagos. Sources suggested that …
Read More »HARDSHIP: Woman Jumps Into River From Moving Boat In Lagos
A woman, who boarded a boat from Igando in Lagos State to Ogun, has allegedly jumped into the river from the moving boat, the police have said. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday evening, said …
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