The Accord Party’s House of Assembly candidate for Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Constituency II, Rivers State, Chukwudi Ogbonna, has been reportedly kidnapped. Ogbonna was said to have been taken at gunpoint to an unknown destination by unidentified criminals around Rumuigbo community in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The victim, who is …

Kaduna residents have expressed relief following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s directive to commercial banks to start issuing and accepting old Naira notes. Newsextra24 recalls that the CBN had finally obeyed the Supreme Court order over the issuance and receiving of old N500 and N1000 notes. The residents said although …

At least 11 players could leave Chelsea this summer. According to The Athletic, the Blues are looking to cut down the squad following a host of new arrivals over the last two transfer windows. Since Todd Boehly took over the Premier League club last year, he has approved £566million on …

House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila said he is not lobbying to be appointed as Chief of Staff to President-elect, Bola Tinubu. The lawmaker reacted to a question on the speculation during a chat with correspondents in Abuja on Monday. He was not at the International Conference Centre (ICC) last …

Akwa Ibom State High court sitting in Etinan Local Government Area of the State has sentenced one Moses Abdon Edo, aged 37, to death by hanging for killing his father, Abdon Peter Edo. The Court presided over by Justice Ezekiel Enang held that the convict, an indigene of Ikot Ukobo …

A Nigerian Catholic missionary priest serving in Gambia, Rev Fr Kelvin Ugwu, has said the candidate of the Labour Party in the just concluded presidential election, Peter Obi’s unique approach to issues has placed him as a role model to several Nigerians. In a post on his official Facebook page, …

Fulham head coach, Marco Silva has reportedly emerged as a leading contender to replace Antonio Conte at Tottenham Hotspur should the Italian leave Spurs. Conte’s future at Tottenham remains uncertain, with his contract set to expire at the end of this season. The former Chelsea manager has the option to …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has said he is challenging Bola Tinubu’s victory at the February 25 presidential election. Obi, while appearing on Arise TV on Monday, claimed he was not interested in challenging the “outcome” of the election. The former Governor of Anambra insisted …

Senator Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of imputing wrong figures while transferring results to the backend server. Melaye, a spokesperson to the presidential candidate of the PDP in the just concluded February 25 election, Atiku Abubakar, disclosed this in …

Two male adults and a female child in the early minutes of Monday lost their lives in a fatal lone auto crash at Gada Data village on the Bauchi-Kano road in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Nine other passengers of a Hummer bus carrying 22 passengers sustained varying …