The Church of England General Synod has approved the proposals to offer blessings to same-sex couples in civil partnerships and marriage. A marathon debate across two days ended in a vote for the motion at the church’s parliament meeting on Thursday. Approval of the motion allows same-sex couples, after a …

Recently, the social media was agog with the news that Naira Marley had aquired a multi million naira property in the upscale Lekki Area of Lagos State. This was as the musician himself took to his social media pages to boast about his acquisition, flaunting the landed property to the …

Paris Saint-Germain forward, Lionel Messi is a doubt for the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 clash against Bayern Munich due to a hamstring problem, according to L’Equipe. Messi played the full 90 minutes of their 2-1 defeat to Marseille in the French Cup on Wednesday. However, …

The police in Kano have arrested Mujahid Kabir (30) and Abba Imam (30), two suspected fake journalists for committing fraud and theft in a Plaza at Sharada Quarters in Kano Municipal. SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the State PPRO, explained that the suspected fake journalists were caught in possession of identity …

TRIXX NG reports that the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami has said that the federal government will obey the supreme court ruling on the old naira notes which put on hold the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) demonetisation policy but the government …

The Naira on Thursday exchanged at 461.10 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window. The figure represented an appreciation by 0.02 per cent compared with the 461.17 it exchanged on Wednesday. The open indicative rate closed at N461.25 to the dollar on Thursday. An exchange rate of N462 …

Nigerians, especially bank customers, were gripped with confusion and uncertainty over whether today’s deadline by the Central Bank of Nigeria for the phasing out of the old naira notes still remains or it has been suspended following the Supreme Court injunction obtained by some northern governors. The Supreme Court had …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has condemned the directive of the National Universities Commissions to the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities that universities should be shut to enable students to participate in the forthcoming general elections. The NUC gave the directive in a letter on Tuesday addressed to vice-chancellors …

Nollywood movie legend, Nkem Owoh, a.k.a Osuofia, on Thursday, described Nigerian movies’ stories as far better than that of their Bollywood and Hollywood counterparts. Osuofia made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). According to him, Nigerian movies present real life stories and happenings around …

Residents and motorists in Owerri, the capital of Imo State, are experiencing difficulties due to the massive garbage heaps that have taken over major roads and streets in the State. Newsextra24 observed that some of the major roads in Owerri have been turned to dumpsters, with heaps of refuse on …