Two suspected kidnappers have been killed during a gun battle with police at their hideout at Ogwuweka forest, off the Benin-Auchi road in Uhunmwonde LGA of Edo State. The state police spokesman, Chidi Nwanbuzor, who disclosed this said the suspects were killed during an exchange of fire at their hideout. Nwanbuzor …

Government of Kwara State has disclosed that it has temporarily suspended the payment of monthly salary pension to 6,437 retired workers in the state with effect from July 2022 following their inability to complete a verification exercise organised for pensioners in the state. This was contained in a press statement released …

Gunmen have reportedly killed a policeman and injured another at a checkpoint in Bayelsa State. Newsextra24 learnt that the gunmen attacked the officers around Famgbe community in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state on Saturday. As at the time of reportage, the motive behind the attack has not …

Roberto Ruggiero, Napoli doctor has explained why Napoli forward Victor Osimhen still plays using a protective mask, seven months after recovering from a head injury. Recall that the 23-year-old Nigeria International had sustained an eye socket injury during a Serie A match against Inter Milan in November 22, 2021, in which …

The immediate past Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, says Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is an indispensable character in Nigeria’s political terrain. Dogara stated this when he, along with former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, visited Wike on Saturday in Rumueprikom, Port Harcourt. …

Bashiru Apapa, the Deputy National Chairman of the Labour Party has stated that the growing acceptability of the party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, among Nigerians will pave the way for its victory in the 2023 presidential election. Apapa also noted that Obi’s presidential bid was daily receiving overt and …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday received another batch of 140 Nigerians stranded from Agadas, Niger Republic. The NEMA Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office, Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, confirmed this while receiving the returnees in Kano. According to him, the returnees were brought back to Kano at about 9.38 p.m …

The Osun State House of Assembly and Governing Council of College of Education, Ila-Orangun on Friday cleared the bursar of the institution, Dr Olarewaju Oyedeji of corruption and financial fraud. The Auditor-General, Mr Folorunsho Adesina had indicted Dr Oyedeji in a report filed addressed to House of Assembly calling for …

Relatives of the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu has asked the international community to intervene and compel Nigeria to promptly and unconditionally release Kanu and refrain from further persecution of the proscribed group. This was contained in a statement signed by the head of the family, Mazi …

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has said he is not worried about Erling Haaland’s performance in Saturday’s Community Shield game against Liverpool. Haaland failed to find the back of the net as City lost 3-1 at the King Power Stadium. The Norway striker missed a couple of chances, before a glaring one …