The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC), yesterday, came hard on Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State over political intrigues playing out in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying he killed Igbo presidency ahead of 2023 general elections. Wike and his aggrieved G-5 governors are currently out of the country where …

Airline operators in the country have called for infrastructural upgrades and extension of operating hours at Lagos and Abuja airports, to reduce bottlenecks and under-utlisation of assets in the sector. The two facilities, especially Lagos domestic terminals where almost all airlines start daily operations, have perennially slowed passenger facilitation during …

World Cup winner Lionel Messi is set to return to work at Paris Saint-Germain next week, his club coach Christophe Galtier said on Tuesday. Messi, 35, was the lynchpin of the Argentina side that won the World Cup in Qatar nine days ago, scoring twice in the final against France …

…expresses satisfaction with Brigade commander’s performance   The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), said he was “absolutely satisfied” with the performance of the newly promoted Commander, Brigade of Guards, Major Gen. Mohammed Usman.   Buhari, who noted he was very difficult to satisfy, said shortly after decorating Usman at …

The House of Representatives has demanded justice for a Lagos-based female lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem, who was shot and killed by an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, an officer attached to the Ajah Divisional Headquarters of the Lagos State Police Command.   At the plenary on Wednesday, members of the …

  A member of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State, Mudashiru Baraka, has been killed.   He was said to have been killed by rival political thugs on Wednesday morning in Oyo town.   NEWSEXTRA24 gathered that Baraka, a PDP grassroots mobiliser in the town, was macheted to death …

Why ‘cabals’ want Obi to step down from presidential race — Peter Okoye   Nigerian singer and one half of music duo P Square, Peter Okoye has said that some ‘cabals’ want the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to withdraw from the 2023 general elections because he …

As the push from fossil fuels continues in the developed countries with reduced buyers for Nigeria and other African crude, there are indications that Dangote Refinery and about ten others across Africa may, from next year, will provide an immediate market for African crude oil. About 11 refineries coming on …

Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu will stay in his job after leading the Samurai Blue to the last 16 at the World Cup in Qatar, the Japan Football Association said Wednesday. There had been speculation about his future after a rollercoaster performance by Japan, who again failed to reach the quarter-finals …

A Canadian police officer was killed on Tuesday after being shot while investigating a traffic accident about 100 kilometers south of Toronto, authorities said. “It is with an extremely heavy heart that I regretfully advise that (Ontario Provincial Police) Provincial Constable Grzegorz Pierzchala was killed today while courageously serving in …