Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that his administration paid the sum of N82 billion as pensions and gratuities to state and local government retirees between June 2019 and June 2022. The governor announced this on Thursday during an interactive session with some state workers at the June 12 …
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The Bayelsa State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service has commenced training of various categories of personnel on weapon handling ahead of the 2023 general elections. The NIS also warned immigrants and foreign nationals against interference in the electoral process. The Bayelsa Command of the NIS, in a statement issued …
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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has promised that if voted in as the next President of Nigeria, his government would declare total war on constant power supply failure. Obi stated this during his presidential campaign rally at the Polo Ground, Minna, Niger State. Lamenting the …
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A magistrate court in Kano State has ordered eight Sharia Court judges and seven Sharia Commission staff members to be remanded in prison custody over the allegation of diversion of N99 million belonging to orphans in the state. Magistrate Mustapha Sa’ad Datti gave the order on Thursday following charges of …
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Following the increase in the pump price of fuel from N179/per litre to N194/litre, fuel scarcity has persisted in Kaduna and its metropolis. Several filling stations which have adjusted their pump price are locked as they do not have petrol to sell. Although some independent marketers increased their pump price …
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The Jimeta Area Court II in Yola, capital of Adamawa State, has remanded a suspected member of a notorious youth gang, Shila Boys, caught with machetes. The court ordered the remand of 22-year-old Abba Hassan in prison custody pending the next sitting. The suspected Shila Boys member, who is from …
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Cristiano Ronaldo is currently facing a major problem in Saudi Arabia. The Portuguese are finding it difficult getting a chef to cook his favourite dishes. Correio da Manha reports that the former Manchester United superstar has been in search of a private chef to help with the culinary needs of …
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has stated that his administration is committed to local government autonomy in the State. He noted that local government autonomy is in line with the principles of federalism and it brings government to the grassroots. Adeleke dropped this hint during the ongoing ministerial briefing in …
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The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has denied endorsing the Labour Party presidential candidate, LP, Peter Obi. Abubakar described the reported endorsement of Obi as false. A report had quoted Abubakar as saying Nigerians should hold him responsible if Obi failed to perform as president. Reacting, the Sultan of …
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Fuel scarcity has resurfaced in the federal capital territory, FCT, Lagos and other major cities amid a pump price increase from 179/per litre to N194/litre on Thursday. Checks by Newsextra24 found that Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited filling stations in Maitama, along Kubwa Expressway, Mega Station CBD, Jabi, adjusted their …
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