Boko Haram jihadists killed 17 herders and stole their cattle following clashes in the troubled northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, self-defence militia told AFP Monday. The militants on Saturday attacked herders guarding their cattle in a pasture near Airamne village in Mafa district, the militiamen said. “Seventeen herders were killed …

The anti-government protests which began on September 17 in Iran have reached a hundred days as protesters vowed not to back down despite the government clampdown on them. CNN reports the demonstrations which had claimed more than 500 lives including 69 children are the longest-running anti-government protests in Iran since …

The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board pegged the initial deposit for the 2023 holy pilgrimage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at a sum of N2,640,000.00. The Hon. Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Olanrewaju Elegushi, disclosed this in a statement, directed all the intending pilgrims that couldn’t perform …

The massive winter storm has killed 37 people across the United States during the Christmas weekend as parts of western New York have been buried by up to 43 inches of snow, according to CNN. Newsextra24 reported that 19 people were dead at the weekend as many flights were cancelled …

The police have arraigned a man, Daniel Ogbonna, before a Yaba Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, for allegedly obtaining N1.4m from some residents under the pretext of investing the money in a scheme and paying back N5m within six weeks.   NEWSEXTRA24 gathered that the complainant met the defendant at a …

Vehicles, shops and equipment worth millions of naira have been burnt to ashes in the Old timber market along Wethderal road in Owerri, Imo state. An eyewitness said the fire outbreak started early hours around 2 am on Saturday. Some persons spoke about the cause of the fire incident and …

In an interview with Italian publication, Il Mattino, Super Eagles and Napoli forward Victor Osimhen has opened up on why he deliberately keeps the information about his daughter and his girlfriend away from social media, Osimhen is arguably one of football stars’ most active personnel on social media.   Always …

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to hold themselves responsible for making the country economically and politically better. The President made the pronouncement at the closing ceremony of the National Qur’anic Recitation Competition, held in Gusau on Saturday. Buhari, represented by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. …

At least six Pakistani soldiers were killed in the southwest of the country on Sunday as the threat of terrorism grows. Soldiers were killed and civilians were wounded in three separate incidents involving militant groups operating in Balochistan. The military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said that five …

A special joint arrangement by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and 30,000-member independent petroleum marketers will lead to mass supplies of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol in Lagos, Calabar, Port Harcourt and Ogara beginning next month, findings by NEWSEXTRA24 have revealed.   The move is part of the …