Emergency workers in southern Turkey have rescued a 10-year-old boy from a collapsed house, four days after an earthquake caused devastation across large parts of the country’s border with Syria. The boy had been trapped under the rubble in the town of Kahramanmaraş for more than 100 hours. The Israel …
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The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has told all the political parties and their candidates that they must be ready to accept the outcome of the presidential and other elections even when such results do not favour them. CAN also insisted that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, must put …
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FIFA on Friday announced three finalists for the Puskás Award 2022. The world’s football governing body disclosed this in a tweet via its Twitter handle. The winner will be selected by an international jury comprising a panel of FIFA Legends and registered fans from across the world on FIFA’s official …
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Armed bandits have shot a 38-year-old farmer in Maro, Kajuru Local government Area of Kaduna State. A community leader, Mr. Simon John told Newsextra24 in Kajuru on Friday, that the bandits were riding on motorcycles, passing through a lonely part to their destinations, when they saw the farmer tilling and …
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The police in Ogun State have paraded the suspected killers of the Fatinoyes. Recall that Kehinde Fatinoye, a former staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and his wife, a worker of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, were murdered at their Ibara GRA residence in Abeokuta, on New …
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Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has tasked the new Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, to dismantle a syndicate issuing ‘OLUWOLE NYSC’ certificates to members of the public. The group said it suspects the existence of a syndicate in the Scheme. HURIWA said it suspects that …
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About 164 persons suspected to be dealers on forbidden drugs have been apprehended by the National Drug Law Enforcement (NDLEA), in Plateau State. Muhammad Abba, the Assistant Commander, on Thursday, made the revelation in Jos while speaking with newsmen. He explained that, “The NDLEA also seized 417.136kg of forbidden drugs …
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A tanker has exploded along the Ogun State stretch of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, causing traffic diversion. Newsextra24 reports that the crash occurred at about 07:30 am on Friday between Fidiwo bridge and Foursquare. Confirming the incident, the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, said three persons were involved in the accident, …
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Today marks the end of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s deadline to phase out the circulation of old Naira notes; however, the silence by the country’s apex bank over the Supreme Court’s judgement restraining it from implementing the deadline has left Nigerians confused. On Wednesday, the country’s apex court, in …
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President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the Council of State meeting to find a lasting solution to the cash crunch occasioned by the cash swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The meeting will mainly discuss some issues affecting the country, including petrol and naira scarcity, insecurity and …
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