VICE President Yemi Osinbajo departed Abuja yesterday for Vietnam for high-level bilateral engagements in the Southeast Asian nation including meetings with President Nguyn Xuân Phúc; Vice President Vo Thi Aah Xuan, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, other government officials and the business community. The reciprocal visit will further strengthen trade …

GUARDS at a cemetery in Koko Town under Koko/ Besse local government area of Kebbi State have apprehended 28-year-old Yahaya Mamu while trying to steal a corpse from the cemetery. An official of the cemetery,  Mal. Abdullahi Idris Koko, said Mamu was caught while digging the grave in order to …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, on Saturday said other parties especially the All Progressives Congress (APC) to avoid wasting money for electioneering in the State, saying that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was the only party to beat in next year’s general elections. Wike spoke during the State Honours …

The United Nations Children’s Fund, (UNICEF) has said no fewer than 600 persons died while 1.3 million others were displaced from their homes during the flooding that ravaged parts of the country this year. Chief of UNICEF Field Office, Enugu, Mrs Juliet Chiluwe, who said the figure was obtained from …

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will not resign despite a scandal over money stolen from his farm, his spokesman says. The row centres on claims he kept large sums of cash on his property then covered up its theft. A panel of legal experts concluded that he has a case …

THE abductors of the Oloso of Oso- Ajowa Akoko, in Akoko North West Area of Ondo State, Oba Clement Jimoh Olukotun, have demanded a N100m ransom for the release of the monarch. According to a palace source, the kidnappers on Saturday contacted the family to demand the ransom two days …

The Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has denied claims that the United States, US, denied the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu a visa. Kalu said claims that the US denied Tinubu visa was fake, stressing that the latter postponed his trip to America. In a …

Ahead of the forthcoming 2023 presidential election, the Labour Party, LP, candidate, Peter Obi, has finally released his long-awaited 62-page campaign manifesto. The manifesto titled, “Our Pact with Nigerians: Creating a New Nigeria“, unveiled Obi’s proposed plans to lead Nigeria if elected as president. Newsextra24 learnt this on Saturday from …

Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, on Saturday broke Diego Maradona’s record by scoring his ninth goal at a World Cup. In his 1,000th career appearance, the 35-year-old netted his 789th goal. It was also Messi’s first in the knockout stages of the World Cup. His effort gave Argentina a 1-0 lead …

Uruguay crashed out of the World Cup on Friday despite beating Ghana 2-0 after South Korea scored a late winner in the other Group H match to leapfrog the South American side. Giorgian De Arrascaeta netted twice in quick succession in the first half, with 35-year-old Luis Suarez having a hand …