THE All Progressives Congress (APC) concensus candidate for the Speaker of the incoming 10th House of Representatives, Tajuddeen Abbas has congratulated Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila on his appointment as Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement by his campaign office on Friday, he said the appointment was …

BRITISH police Saturday arrested 19 people ahead of the Epsom Derby after the rights group Animal Rising vowed to defy a court injunction and disrupt the blue-riband horse race. Surrey Police reported the arrests in areas around the Epsom racecourse, near London, in the hours building up to one of …

THE immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has congratulated Senator George Akume over his appointment as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation by President Bola Tinubu. Recall that Ortom in 2019 after Akume lost his bid to return to the senate boasted that he had retired …

SENASATIONAL Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, has finally received the plaque for her Grammy award. Newsextra24.com recalls that Tems snagged the award for Best Melodica Rap Performance at the 65th Grammys on February 6, 2023. She won the award for her contribution to Future’s ‘Wait For U’ which also featured Drake. …

BIG Brother Naija Season 7 winner Josephine Otabor, better known as Phyna, has revealed that she is finally ready for marriage. She disclosed this via her Twitter handle on June 2, 2023. Sharing photos of herself donning a wedding gown, Phyna wrote: “Me practicing my wedding gown. 26 and ready.” …

FAMOUS Nigerian Afrobeat singer David Adeleke, known by his stage name Davido continues to soar as his latest album ‘Timeless’ hits astronomical heights. This comes after a popular streaming platform, Turn Table Charts announced the singer’s album as the first Afrobeat album to spend eight consecutive weeks at number 1 …

THE Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has said that the fuel subsidy regime is not a sustainable system for the nation’s economy. At a briefing in Abuja on Friday, members of the forum also expressed their support for the decision taken by President Bola Tinubu on the issue. Gov. Hope Uzodinma …

THE Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the development of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) will promote cultural renaissance and attract tourism receipts to the State in line with the government’s vision to reposition the State as West Africa’s culture and tourism hub. Obaseki said this …

A Makurdi High Court, Friday, ruled that Dr. Iyorchia Ayu can no longer hold office as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, having lost membership of the party in his Igyorov Council Ward of Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State. A member of the PDP in …

THE immediate past Governor of Ekiti State and former Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has refuted the claim that he is under probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged N4bn fraud. Fayemi, in a statement on Friday by the Head of the …