The Lagos State Government has charged hotel owners, event planners and managers in the State to adopt safety best practice in the new normal.   The Director-General Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola made this known at a one-day sensitization program tagged “The Science of Safe Events: Do the Right …

Opposition In Fear As Ned Nwoko Support Group Holds Strategic Meeting A Ned Nwoko support group, Anioma In Diaspora for Ned, AID4NED has concluded plans to hold a strategic meeting this weekend in Aniocha North. This comes as report emerges that the opposition camp for Delta North Senatorial District has …

A Yaba Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos State has sentenced a 23-year-old man, Ganiyu Ismaila, to three years imprisonment for unlawfully belonging to the Aiye confraternity in the state.   The magistrate, S. O Obasa, said the defendant was sentenced having pleaded guilty to one count of belonging to the …

The National Assembly Service Commission has approved the appointment of the controversial Secretary of Finance and Accounts, Sani Tambuwal, as the acting clerk of the National Assembly.   Tambuwal’s appointment is coming after the former Clerk, Amos Ojo, went on compulsory retirement leave last Monday.   According to the statement …

Yet-to-be-identified assailants invaded the St Martin’s Catholic Church, Ihiala, Anambra State, tying the security men on duty before proceeding inside the church premises.   Although the details of the incident were still sketchy but our correspondent gathered that the incident happened late on Thursday.   There has been a series …

World Cup organisers have banned the sale of alcohol around stadiums in Qatar after last-minute showdown talks, FIFA announced on Friday.   FIFA confirmed that sales of alcoholic beverages would be banned at the stadiums except for zero-alcohol beer, Bud Zero.   In a statement posted on its Twitter page, …

The Federal Government has warned Nigerians against buying antibiotics over the counter, saying it accelerates antimicrobial resistance and leads to avoidable deaths.   The FG made this known on Friday at a press briefing to commemorate World Antimicrobial Awareness Week with the theme ‘Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together’.   The government …

Chidinma Ojukwu, the alleged killer of the Chief Executive Officer, Super TV, Usifo Ataga, on Thursday, told a Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, that she was slapped and forced to sign statements written by policemen in the state.   Chidinma, who testified in her trial-within-trial …

Tragedy struck on Sunday at the University of Lagos, after a 100 level student of the Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Science, Simon Adokwu, slumped and died while playing football on the premises of the school in Akoka, Lagos State.   NEWSEXTRA24 gathered that Adokwu, after attending church …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday arrested 18 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation carried out in Ilorin, Kwara State capital.   The suspects according to a statement signed by the EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwajuaren, included Adeleye Ayodeji, Muhammed Ayub, Odelade Samuel, Sodiq Olanrewaju, Ola …