THE presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has mourned the late Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Abdulrahman Ado Ibrahim. Naija News earlier reported that Ibrahim died peacefully in the early hours of Sunday, October 29, 2023, at the age of 94. It was gathered that the monarch passed away around …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is set to present over N2 trillion naira as a supplementary budget to the National Assembly. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the submission of the supplementary budget at its weekly meeting held today at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Recall that the federal …

HUMAN rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has faulted the nomination of 4 out of 10 persons nominated as Resident Electoral Commissioners by President Bola Tinubu, last week. Naija News reports that Falana, in a statement on Sunday, said such an appointment requires someone with unquestionable integrity and non-partisan, citing some sections …

THE Ogun State Police Command has said it arrested two minors for allegedly setting  their school in Isheri-Olofin area of Ifo Local Government Area of the state on fire. The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Odutola noted that the minors gained access …

NIGERIANS seeking admissions to foreign universities spent $340.84m to fund their application between January and June 2023, findings by the PUNCH have shown. This figure is according to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s data on the amount spent on educational services under the sectoral utilisation for transactions valid for foreign …

SOME traders and business owners whose shops were demolished for the expansion of the Ikotun Roundabout in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State have cried out for help. Newsextra24 learnt that the demolition was carried out in 2020 with over 90 shops in the complex affected. The officials of …

NIGERIA’s debt to China increased from $3.93bn as of June 30, 2022, to $4.73bn as of June 30, 2023, showing an increase of $800m in one year. It is an increase of 20.36 per cent from the second quarter of 2022 to Q2 2023, according to an analysis of the …

THE Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has introduced the innovative Beneficiary Identity Management Service (BIMS), designed to optimize the identification and management processes for students and lecturers across tertiary institutions nationwide. Speaking at a distinguished educational summit, the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, celebrated the BIMS as a the gateway …

FORMER Big Brother Naija housemate, Terseer Waya, aka Kiddwaya, has urged DJ Cuppy to apply for the reality show. DJ Cuppy had taken to her X handle to ask if she can ask her fans to buy her a new iPhone 15 Pro Max after her phone was stolen in …

A fire has broken out at the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex. The fire was reported at about 10 p.m. on Sunday. As of the time of filling in this report, the complex has been taken over by security agents from the nearby Command of the Rivers Police while …