Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says social media will play crucial role in the 2023 elections. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, announced Baba-Ahmed as his running mate on Friday. Speaking on Friday in an interview on Channels Television, Baba-Ahmed said Diaspora Nigerians …
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Ogun 2023: Amosun’s Candidate Defects To PDP, Emerges Adebutu’s Running Mate
Adekunle Akinlade, the governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement in the 2019 election in Ogun State has joined the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of next year’s election. Recall that Akinlade, who was former governor Ibikunle Amosun’s anointed candidate in the 2019 governorship election, resigned his membership of the All …
Read More »Court Sentences Nigerian To 4-Year Imprisonment For Assaulting Ex-Wife
A Crown Court in Belfast, Northern Ireland has sentenced a Nigerian man identified as Rotimi Adeyemo to four years in prison for assaulting his ex-wife. Newsextra24.com learnt that Adeyemo reportedly carried out sustained attacks on his ex-wife and was initially charged with attempted murder, which he denied. The attacks involved …
Read More »Nigerian Man Working As Prison Officer In US Arrested For Sexually Assaulting An Inmate About 50 Times
Nigerian man, Tajudeen Olarotimi Durodoye, who works an Annapolis Corrections Officer, has been arrested by the police for allegedly having sexual contact with an inmate about 50 times. The 55-year-old suspect of Glen Burnie was arrested on Thursday, July 7, after an investigation into sexual contact allegations was made back …
Read More »Seven Kano Pilgrims Deported From Saudi Arabia Over Fake Visa
Seven intending pilgrims from Kano State, who left the country for Jidda on Thursday, have been deported from the King Abdulazeez Airport over fake visas. Five of the deported pilgrims travelled to Saudi Arabia for hajj through tour operators, while the two others were from the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare …
Read More »Suspected Ritualists Who Specialize In Buying And Selling Human Parts Arrested In Kwara
41-year-old suspected ritualist, Ibrahim Hamza, has been arrested by the police for being in possession of human skull in Kwara State. The State Police spokesperson, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, who disclosed this in a statement said the police received information that some suspected ritualists whose stock in trade is buying, trading …
Read More »Ondo Assembly Passes Bill On Amotekun Corps
The Ondo House of Assembly on Friday passed a bill to amend the Ondo State Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps Law 2022. The passage of the bill was sequel to the consideration and approval of reports submitted by he House Committee on Security chairman, Ololade Gbegudu. The bill subsequently …
Read More »Amosun’s Protège, Akinlade Defects To PDP In Ogun
Adekunle Akinlade has joined the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State. His defection to the opposition party is coming days after resigning his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Akinlade, the anointed candidate of the former Governor in Ogun, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, had earlier announced his defection …
Read More »IPOB To Igbo Women: Ignore Order To Protest
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has admonished the ‘Biafra women’ to ignore the order by its United States-based legal adviser, Mr Bruce Fein, calling for protest in Abuja. This is coming barely 24 hours after Mr Fein requested the IPOB women to embark on a street protest in Abuja. …
Read More »Kuje Prison: NCoS Releases Names, Photos Of 69 Escapee Boko Haram Members (Full List)
The Nigerian Correctional Service has released the names and pictures of 69 inmates who were arrested on charges of terrorism. 2. ABDUSALAMI ADAMU 3. ABUBAKAR ABDULRAHMAN HABIBU 4. ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED SADIQ 5. ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED 6. ABUBAKAR YUSUF 7. ADAM LAWAL MUHAMMAD 8. AKIBU MUSA DANJUMA 9. AMODU OMALE SALIHU 10. …
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