European Union THE European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Samuela Isopi, has stated that the active participation of women in decision-making and politics remains important if Nigeria is to achieve equality, sustainable development, peace, and democracy. She noted that while women had the fundamental right to participate in …

A Kano State High Court, on Wednesday, again ordered that Hafsat Suraj, 24, should be referred to the state psychiatric hospital for mental evaluation. The defendant, who lives in Unguwa Uku Quarters Kano,is facing a one-count charge of culpable homicide. Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, ordered that the defendant be referred to …

Ahead of the closure of the 2024 Batch ‘A Stream 1’ orientation programme in Sokoto, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has issued a stern warning to corps members against getting involved in local politics during their service year. Brigadier-General Yusha’u Ahmed, the Director-General of the NYSC, addressed the corps …

1. James Watt Road & Cooke Road, Benin City 2. 3 Nos Airport security watch towers, Benin City 3. Abudu Township Roads (Vegetation control, Desalting and Cleaning) 4. Akpofa/Nwaka Road, off 2nd Ugbor 5. Ayanyor Omoigui Street, off 2nd Ugbor Road 6. Capacity Building of 500 Primary Healthcare Workers 7. …

● Additional 200 shop owners at Adire market to get N100,000 each L-R: Minister of State for the Environment, Dr. Kunle Salako; Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide; Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun; Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima; Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of …

Ambassador Baba Gana Kingibe THE Council of Retired Federal Permanent Secretaries and Heads of the Civil Service of the Federation on Tuesday emphasized the need for their wealth of experience and expertise to be brought to bear for the growth of public service in the country. Chief Olu Falae The …

Transcorp Power Plc, a subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp Group), has listed its shares via introduction on the Main Board of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). Transcorp Power, with the listing, added more than N1.8 trillion to the market capitalization of NGX further boosting liquidity in the Nigerian capital market. …

Mr. Paul Omotosho Newsextra24 just gathered that the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Ekiti State, Mr. Paul Omotosho, has passed. This was confirmed by a  member of the party’s Executive in the state. According to him, Omotosho was still in office on Tuesday where he performed his …

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Tuesday, rearraigned a Lagos socialite, Mrs. Funmilola Arike Ogbuaya, popular known as Ariket, alongside her alleged convicted co-conspirator, Odeyemi Omolola, who is serving 25-year jail-term, for drug trafficking. The duo, who are also known as Funmilola Ogundipe and Ariyo Monsurat Olabisi respectively, …

META, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced on Wednesday that services have been fully restored following a widespread global outage. The disruption, which affected millions of users, resulted in issues with accessing and using both platforms. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has confirmed the restoration …