On a quest to improve the lives of underserved women across diverse communities,The Coca-Cola Foundation funded women empowerment initiative, Catalyst for Change, implemented by a local NGO partner, Karis and Eleos Hand of Hope Foundation, has successfully empowered another batch of 1,000 women in Alimosho, Lagos State. This makes it …

‎Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno  State on Monday sworn in 20  new commissioners to the State Executive Council. ‎ The 20 news commissioners, who had been screened by the State House of Assembly, took their oath of office before thousands of APC supporters at the state secretariat hall, Maiduguri. The …

The Chief of Army Staff has been beckoned upon to call his rampaging soldiers to order. A former presidential aide, Okoi Obono-Obla made the request after Soldiers assigned from Edor Barrack in Ikom, central Cross River State, to quell the communal skirmish between Nkor people of Yakurr LGA and Onyadama …

For hiring a man to kill her husband, a housewife has been apprehended in Yola. The services of one Kwaji Tizhe, was hired by the woman, named Hauwa Audu, who resides in Michika local government area, for N100, 000, to kill her husband, James Tizhe making an initial deposit of N7,000. Mrs. …

Governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello has stated that his bid for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket has proved to politicians that the youth, women and persons with disabilities (PWDs) have a voice. This was stated on Sunday by Bello at a reception held for him in Lokoja, …

Victor Osimhen, a £95 million-rated striker, is set to join Manchester United this summer. According to Corriere dello Sport, Manchester United has approached Napoli about a possible transfer for Osimhen. After a disappointing season in 2021-2022, the Premier League giants are expected to undergo a massive rebuild under new manager …

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, has decried the call by Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State asking residents of the state to take up arms and protect themselves amid perennial insecurity. Irabor said the armed forces and other security agencies were in place to tackle security …

Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa has stated that officers of the agency arrested some politicians in possession of illicit drugs. This was stated on Sunday by Marwa when he featured on Channels Television’s ‘Hard Copy’. The chairman said he was “somewhat disappointed” that the …

Ansaru militant group has reportedly proscribed political activities in some communities in Birnin-Gwari LGA of Kaduna. Newsextra24 learnt that fighters of the militant group, Ansaru reportey have bases in the LGA. This was contained in a statement released on Sunday by Ishaq Kasai, chairman of Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU). According …

A seven-year-old primary one pupil was caught after he broke into a house, stole two phones and N4,000 in the Olomi area of Ibadan, Oyo State. The boy was also said to have cooked rice, ate all the meat in the pot and drank the milk he found in the …