THE military troops of the Four Special Forces Command, Doma, Nasarawa State, have arrested 12 suspected rail track vandals at Angwan Yara in the Keana Local Government Area of the state. The acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations of the command, Maj. Joseph Afolasade, stated this during a press briefing …

ADEYEYE Adeola, a talented Nigerian chef, has embarked on a remarkable culinary journey to set a new Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon (individual). Adeola’s cook-a-thon began on Friday, June 30, 2023, in the Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State and is scheduled to conclude on Thursday, …

THE Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has declared that its National Vice President, Engr. Munnir Atiku Lamido was missing. In a statement on Friday issued by the National PRO, MACBAN, Alhaji Muhammad Nura Abdullahi, the association stated that “we wish to bring to the notice of the …

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities has rejected the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards prepared by the National Universities Commission. The union said it was nightmarish, a threat to quality university education, and an erosion of powers of the university Senate in Nigerian universities. A statement signed by the national president …

THE Police Service Commission has approved the appointment and deployment of eight Commissioners of Police to State Commands in the Country. The Commission also commended the acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun for adhering to its latest Policy on gender sensitivity in his recommendation. The Commission however expects that …

Recently, one of Nigeria’s finest artistes, Ice Prince Zamani was rumoured to have found love in a Nollywood screen goddess, Evanny Isioma Patrick. The veracity of the report has not been ascertained even though the rapper has neither denied nor admitted any such rumour. However, here are few things you …

MANY traders at the Amaraku weekly market in Isiala-mbano Local Government of Imo State, were unsettled on Friday when a 7-month-old baby was reportedly abducted by a woman. Newsextra24 gathered that the baby girl was taken away by a woman who had only offered to assist the young mother in …

Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it has arrested 269 suspects in the state over murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, rape and theft in the second quarter of 2023. The number, according to the command, was due to the pre- and post-inauguration periods of the present government, the Eastern Obolo …

SIMON Ekpa, a popular Biafra agitator and separatist, said that a sit-at-home in the southeast is needed to demand the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. Ekpa, the Finland-based lawyer and Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile, disclosed this on …

THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday announced the venue for the draw ceremony of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The draw will hold at the Parc Des Expositions, Abidjan, on October 12. The Super Eagles of Nigeria are among the 14 teams that have already booked their …