Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Mr. Okechukwu Okoye, a member representing Aguata 2 in the House of Assembly and his campaign director. Gunmen kidnapped Okoye and his campaign director, Mr Cyril Chiegboka, on Sunday. In a statement issued on Monday …

China has responded to the G7’s request that Beijing cease support for Russia, stating that the country decides its own position and policy based on the “merits of the matter itself,” and that the seven member nations should focus on their own issues instead of intervening in other countries’ internal …

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has cancelled the Light Up Sokoto Crusade scheduled to hold physically in the North-West state. The cancellation was made known on Monday in a social media post. Naija News reports that Pastor Adeboye who has been …

At least seven persons were killed by suspected bandits at Karfi community in Takai Local Government Area of Kano State. Residents said the gunmen also abducted the head of the community and injured three others. The police spokesperson in Kano, Abdullahi Kiyawa, told reporters that security operatives were dispatched to …

The dollar exchanged at N600 on Monday at the parallel market, heightening fears of a further devaluation of the nation’s currency. The rate at the Importers and Exporters Window was, however, N415.75 on Monday, widening the exchange rate spread to N184.25. At Zone 4 in Abuja, which is the hub …

Governor Abdullahi A. Sule of Nasarawa State has appealed to the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the State not to join the planned nationwide peaceful protest over the murder of Deborah Samuel, a female student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State. Speaking during …

The negotiations between the Federal Government and the abductors of no fewer than 68 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers may have deadlocked following the insistence of the gunmen on the release of their commanders in exchange for the abductees. Newsextra24 gathered that the gang insisted on a swap of their men in …

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA to subject the Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System, IPPIS and the two other proposed payment solutions proposed by University workers to integrity test. This is as the Federal Government is making efforts towards ensuring that the Consiquential Adjustment/ …

Amid fuel scarcity that has gripped the nation’s capital in the past week, it has emerged that top politicians of political parties procured fuel in most petrol stations in Abuja ahead of their primaries. Many Abuja hotels have also been fully booked on Saturday, including smaller hotels on the outskirts. …

Nigeria spends 86% of revenue on debt servicing, South Africa pays 20% …analysts say Nigeria’s debt too expensive Nigeria spent 86 per cent of its revenue on servicing debt in 2021, but South Africa spent only 20 per cent of its receipts on the same purpose, according to findings by …