Ahead of the February 25 presidential election, the Labour Party has raised alarm over the slow distribution of Permanent Voter Cards by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The party is insisting that the electoral body must immediately and speedily deliver PVCs to Nigerians to enable them to vote in the …
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New Chelsea signing Joao Felix has made three promises after joining the Blues from Atletico Madrid on loan. Felix said he would bring his football and happiness to the game and give a lot of fun to the fans after signing for Chelsea on a six-month deal on Wednesday. During …
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The price of cooking kerosene increased to N1,083.57/litre in November 2022 from N441.06 in the same month of 2021, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, latest data disclosed. On a state analysis, Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Abuja recorded the highest average price in November with N1,417, N1,367 and N1,367, …
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A 22-year-old Point of Sale ( POS) operator, Kelvin Samuel, was on Thursday docked in Grade I Area Court, Kubwa, Abuja, for alleged theft. The police charged the defendant with criminal breach of trust and theft and escaping from lawful custody. According to NAN, the Prosecution Counsel, John Okpa, told …
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Jigawa State Governor, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has lambasted a former Deputy Governor of the State, Ahmed Mahmoud Gumel over his comments on the All Progressives Congress, APC, after dumping the party. Governor Badaru reacted while addressing APC supporters in Birnin-kudu Local Government. Newsextra24 reported that the former Deputy Governor had …
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Former world number one and four-time major champion Naomi Osaka has disclosed she is pregnant and said she would miss the 2023 tennis season. Osaka recently withdrew from the upcoming Australian Open, a tournament she has won twice. Osaka has not played a full match since her first-round loss at …
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Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has called for more presence of the Federal Government in the oil rich Tongeji Island situated in the Ipokia Local Government Area of the state. Abiodun made the call when he received the Comptroller-General of the Immigration Service, Idris Iseh Jere, in his office, …
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Ahead of the February 25 presidential election, the Peoples Democratic Party has confirmed that talks are ongoing with 11 other parties who have approached the party for a working alliance. This came 24 hours after similar talks took place between the ruling All Progressives Congress and other smaller parties. Speaking …
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THE mystery behind the untimely death of a popular native doctor in Ikere-Ekiti, headquarters of Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State, has continued to generate mixed reactions as fresh revelations have emerged. The late native doctor, Kehinde Fadayomi, who popularly goes by the appellation: Ejiogbe, was said to be …
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The arrest of alleged Nigerian drug kingpin, Folarin Abdulazees Andoyi, for possession of cocaine worth Rs 2.16 crore, is being seen as the biggest and most crucial action of the anti-narcotics cell of Pune City police, India, in 2022. Police said 50-year-old Andoyi, a mechanical engineer, had been active in the cocaine …
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