A farmer, Mr. Adewumi Babatunde, has been kidnapped on his way from his farm in Omu-Ekiti, Oye Local government. Mr. Babatunde was abducted yesterday afternoon between Omu and Ayede-Ekiti. Confirming the incident with our Correspondent on telephone, wife of the victim, Mrs. Bosede Babatunde said the kidnappers had contacted the …

The Police on Monday arraigned a 52-year-old man, Kamarudeen Adeniyi, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged forgery and breach of public peace. The defendant, whose house address was given, is standing trial on a four-count charge of forgery, stealing, malicious damage and a breach of the public peace, …

Former Super Eagles head coach, Sunday Oliseh, has lavished praise on the Atlas Lions of Morocco following their historic win against Brazil. The North Africans defeated the Selecao 2-1 in a friendly in Tangier last weekend. Sofiane Boufal gave Morocco the lead in the first half after the hosts weathered …

Former Nigeria international Emmanuel Amuneke has said he is interested in managing the Super Eagles. The current handler of the team, Jose Peseiro, is under intense pressure following the Super Eagles’ poor displays in recent outings. There are reports the Portuguese will be sacked should the Super Eagles suffer another …

Nigeria is toiling to find buyers for its crude oil as strikes in the French refining sector and seasonal maintenance at European plants cut into the OPEC producer’s sales. There are reports that about 25 shipments of the country’s crude for April loading were still searching for buyers, according to …

A bill for an Act to establish the Nigeria College of Taxation and Fiscal Studies passed its Second Reading last week at the Senate. The presentation of the Bill was made by Senator Abdullahi Aliyu Sabi CON on the floor of the Senate Tuesday last week, where he noted that …

Amid the continued tension necessitated by the Russia-Ukraine war and the post-COVID-19 pandemic effect, the International Monetary Fund warned on Sunday that risks to financial stability have increased following the recent sector in the financial industry. Speaking at the China Development Forum in Beijing, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said …

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said he won’t run away from Nigeria due to the fear of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, after May 29, when his tenure expires. Wike said he would gladly honour the EFCC if invited at the end of his tenure on …

All forms of protests have been banned by the Nasarawa State police command. DSP Ramhan Nansel, the PPRO, in a statement on Sunday, explained that security report necessitated the move. He also announced that all proposed protests under any guise in any part of the state were prohibited. Newsextra24 gathered …

Senator Shehu Sani, a former federal lawmaker has countered those with the insinuation that all winners of the just concluded general elections had the backing of God. Some politicians, particularly those of the ruling party, had called on Nigerians to accept the outcome of the polls, stating that it is …