THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the collation of results for the Bayelsa State off-cycle election. The announcement was made on Sunday evening by the Returning Officer for the election, Professor Haruna Kuta while speaking at the State Independent National Electoral Commission’s Office in Yenagoa. He said collation will resume by …
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Gunmen Kill Young Progressives Party Chairman In Anambra
UNIDENTIFIED individuals have shot and killed the Chairman of Nanka Ward 1 for the Young Progressives Party, Chief Joe Mohel, in Anambra State. Nanka, located in the Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, was the site of the tragic incident that occurred late on Saturday, following a meeting between …
Read More »Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo Apologises Over Flight Disruptions At Abuja Airport
MINISTER of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has apologised for the flight disruptions at the Abuja Airport, which affected operations throughout the country. Newsextra24 reported that services were abruptly stopped at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Sunday following a runway incursion involving an Aerocontractors plane. Reports obtained by Naija News revealed that …
Read More »PHOTOS: President Tinubu Arrives Jeddah To Perform Lesser Pilgrimage
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for onward journey to Makkah, to perform lesser pilgrimage. Recall that Tinubu had arrived Saudi Arabia on Thursday to participate in the Saudi-Africa Summit. Tinubu, during the Summit, underscored Nigeria’s commitment to attracting more Foreign Direct Investment and expanding business partnerships, …
Read More »BREAKING: Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Shut As Aircraft Overshoots Runway
SERVICES were brought to an abrupt stop at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Sunday following a runway incursion involving an Aerocontractors plane. Reports obtained by Newsextra24 revealed that the plane which was on a Lagos-Abuja flight, landed and was taxiing on Runway A4 when its nose wheel got …
Read More »JUST IN: Appeal Court Fixes Wednesday For Nasarawa Governorship Dispute
THE Court of Appeal has scheduled the hearing for the appeal filed by Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule on Wednesday, 15th November. Governor Sule is contesting the majority judgement of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Lafia, which ruled in favour of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), David …
Read More »My Wife Was My First Girlfriend’ – Singer Johnny Drille
NIGERIAN singer, John Ighodaro, aka Johnny Drille, has revealed that his wife, Rima Tahini, is his first love. Newsextra24 recalls that Mavin Records CEO, Don Jazzy, revealed in July that Johnny Drille, his signed artiste, and Rima Tahini, who is also an A&R executive with Mavin Records, were married. It …
Read More »How Wizkid Showed Me Love – Super Eagles Star, Alex Iwobi
FULHAM midfielder, Alex Iwobi said singer, Wizkid showed him “love” when he was still scratching the surface of his career. The former Arsenal star said Wizkid was “nice” to him when they first met “even though he didn’t know who I was at the time.” Speaking in a recent interview …
Read More »Gunmen Invade Rivers Community, Five Residents Killed
GUNMEN suspected to be cultists have killed at least five persons in the Ahoada area of Rivers State. The incident occurred on Sunday morning when the armed men reportedly invaded the Odiemerenyi Community in Ahoada East Local Government Area and opened fire on unsuspecting residents. Details of the incident were …
Read More »Kogi Guber: APC Guber Candidate, Usman Ododo Takes Early Lead
THE candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress, (APC) Usman Ahmed Ododo is leading in the ongoing collation of the governorship election in Kogi State. In the result announced so far by various collation officers at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Lokoja, Ododo has won seven Local …
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