GOVERNOR Bassey Otu of Cross River State has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in four communities to forestall further loss of lives and property and to enable security agencies to deal decisively with the situation. The affected communities, Ugaga, Igbekurekor Benekaba, and Ujama, have been rocked by bloodletting in recent times. …

OPERATIVES of the Department of State Services, DSS, have arrested the King of Akoh Kingdom, Rivers State, His Royal Majesty Eze Ikegbidi. Newsextra24 gathered that the arrest, which was carried out on Monday, followed the gruesome murder of the Ahoada Divisional Police Officer, Bako Angbashim, by gunmen suspected to be …

THE member representing Oluyole Federal Constituency of Oyo State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, has denied reports that she inflated the contract sum of a road rehabilitation project in her constituency. The lawmaker was reacting to reports in the media that she connived with officials of the …

NAPOLI striker, Victor Osimhen is now fourth on the list of Nigeria’s all-time top scorers. Osimhen scored a hat-trick as Super Eagles hammered Sao Tome and Principe 6-0 in their final Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series. The other goals came from Taiwo Awoniyi, Ademola Lookman and Samuel Chukwueze. Osimhen …

JOAO Felix did not request for the Barcelona no.10 shirt after joining the LaLiga champions on loan from Atletico Madrid. The Portugal international will spend the 2023/2024 season at the Nou Camp. Having sealed a temporary move to Barca, Felix arrived to find the no.10 shirt vacant, because Ansu Fati …

ONDO State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has given his assent to a bill that creates 33 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, in the state. The bill, which had already been passed by the state House of Assembly, now has the necessary legal backing for the establishment of the LCDAs. The bill was …

SENATE President Godswill Akpabio has named a former spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, as his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs. Akpabio made the announcement himself at a media parley with the Senate Press Corps in Abuja at the weekend. The Senate President described …

AN Osun State monarch, the Alamo of Ayegbaju Ijesa, Oba Abideen Adeyemi, narrowly escaped an attempt on his life in Ilesa on Saturday. A source who did not wish to be named revealed to Trojan News Media that yet to be identified gunmen opened fire on Oba Adeyemi and his …

NIGERIA rounded off their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series with a 6-0 win over Sao Tome and Principe on Sunday. The Super Eagles came into the game having already qualified for next year’s tournament. However, the three-time African champions were not in the mood to let up, as …

FORMER Manchester United head coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed he has been offered the opportunity to return to the dugout for the first time since he was sacked by the Red Devils. Solskjaer has been out of work since Manchester United fired him nearly two years ago. The Norwegian …