The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has debunked the rumoured death of its former acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Anthony Elujoba.   The rumour about Elujoba’s death had spread widely on social media. However, in a statement released by the Public Relations Officer of the university, Abiodun Olanrewaju, on Thursday, …

The Senate Committee on Power has summoned Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, over N147 billion included in the capital project of the Ministry of Power. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Gabriel Suswam, who invited the Minister during the budget defence of the Ministry of Power, claimed that the committee …

A total of 19 newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners are currently being sworn in by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday. NEWSEXTRA24 had reported on October 5, 2022, that the 19 RECs were confirmed by the Senate. In July, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) transmitted the names …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has declared that mentioning the name of the deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Funke Akindele, (in his presence) is an insult. He said this when he met supporters at the Lagos APC secretariat on …

A woman of Nigerian descent, Amanda Azubuike, has been promoted from Lieutenant Colonel to Brigadier General of the United States Army at a military base in Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA. Bron in London, United Kingdom, to Nigerian parents, Azubuike joined the US Army in 1994 and became an aviator after …

Two persons, Mubarak Muhammad and Nazifi Bala were on Wednesday arraigned before Kano Magistrate Court 58 Noman’s land Kano, for alleged defamation of character against the Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje.   According to First Information Report, the duo in a video, posted on Facebook that the governor …

University workers under the aegis of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction over the non-payment of university workers and poor funding in nine state owned universities across the country. The association also commended its members over their resilience during the previous strike embarked by the union. …

AT 7th ATAF GENERAL ASSEMBLY: NAMI LEADS CALL FOR EFFECTIVE REVENUE UTILISATION BY AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS Governments across Africa must begin to rethink governance, engender public confidence and trust in government by providing value for taxpayers’ money in line with their obligations under the social contract they have with citizens. This …

The two suspects detained in connection with the death of three-year-old Ifeanyi Adeleke, son of music artiste, Davido, and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland, may remain in police custody until they are cleared by an autopsy report. A credible source, who disclosed this to Newsextra24 on Wednesday, said the nanny and the …

The abduction of 21 youths, who were working as farmhands on a farm near Kompani Mayardua village in the Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State by terrorists on October 30, 2022, had left the residents and relatives in deep worries and fear. Newsextra24 recalls that terrorists had swooped on …