THE Catholic Diocese of Wukari has confirmed the abduction of one of its priests. The priest whose name was given as Rev. Father, Thaddeus Tarhembe, was said to have been abducted in the early hours of Sunday. Confirming the abduction via a statement made available to journalists in the state, …

TWO Nigerian women, Adaze Jaye, 43, and Lagantius Chamika, 23, have been arrested with 65 grams of mephedrone by Pushkar Police in India. A total of 65 grams of mephedrone, 65,000 Indian Rupee, and a digital wave machine were seized from them, First India reports Sunday, October 29. The value of …

THE National Working Committee (NWC) and indeed the entire Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) family is utterly devastated over the death of the National Woman Leader of our great Party, Prof. Stella Effah-Attoe. Our hearts bleed! Our Party and Nation have lost one of our best and brightest. Prof. Effah-Attoe’s death is …

German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz arrives at state house, on a visit to President Bola Tinubu.

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the disbursement of another tranche of N136.26m as car loan to 368 civil servants in the state. The state Commissioner for Finance, Akin Oyebode, said that amounts ranging from N80,000 to N1.5m would be disbursed to the beneficiaries of the loan scheme depending …

A lecturer with the Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna in Niger State, Dr. (Mrs) Adefolalu Funmilola Sherifat has been found slaughtered in her residence in the Gbaiko Area of the town. The chairperson of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) in the …

CHELSEA has been beaten again in the English Premier League. The Blues suffered another damaging home defeat as goals from Ethan Pinnock and Bryan Mbuemo gave Brentford a 2-0 win in the West London derby on Saturday. Naija News understands that Chelsea have won just one of their last 13 home …

NOLLYWOOD actor, Jim Iyke, has recounted how delayed grief led to the crash of his marriage. Naija News reports that the movie star, during an interview with media personality, Toke Makinwa, blamed his inability to grieve for his late mother properly. Iyke said his mother held an extraordinary place in his …

A Niger Delta leader, Chief Idowu Asonja has said that the Supreme Court judgement validating the election of President Bola Tinubu has shown that the judiciary is the pillar on which democracy will continue to rest on. Asonja described the verdict as the tonic for the President to turn things around …

SUBOMI Fashola, the sister of Nigerian rapper, Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley, has claimed that her sibling is being detained to please Nigerians. Newsextra24 recalls that a magistrate court in Yaba, Lagos State, on October 4, 2023, remanded Naira Marley and popular socialite Balogun Eletu, also known as Sam Larry, over …