Nigeria agricultural policy is focused on achieving sustainable green policy. The President, Major General Mohammadu Buhari (retd.), stated this on Saturday in Umuahia at the 10th convocation of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. He noted that Nigeria universities of agriculture “must play their crucial specialized role in catalysing …
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Kogi Environment Commissioner, Victor Omofaiye Escapes Kidnap Attempt
Kogi State Commissioner for Environment, Chief Victor Adewale Omofaiye on Sunday escaped Kidnap attempt between Oke-Ijumu and Iyara in Ijumu Local Government Area. The incident according to an eye witness who pleaded anonymity occured at about 5pm while on his way from his home town, Ekinrin Adde where he attended …
Read More »Plateau Assembly Member Dies After Leg Operation
A member of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Henry Longs, is dead. Newsextra24 gathered that Longs, who represented Pankshin South State Constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, died in Jos on Sunday evening after an operation. The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Philip Dasun, …
Read More »Omicron: Canada’s Confirmed Cases From Persons With Recent Travel From Nigeria
There are two confirmed cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in Ottawa, the Ontario government announced Sunday. “Today, the province of Ontario has confirmed two cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in Ottawa, both of which were reported in individuals with recent travel from Nigeria. Ottawa Public …
Read More »Clem Ohameze In Tears As Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin Gifts Him N8M For Surgery
Clem Ohameze In Tears As Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin Gifts Him N8 Million For Surgery (Photos) Veteran Nollywood actor, Clem Ohameze shed tears as he received a cash gift of eight million naira (N8M) from Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, for his surgery, Newsextra24 reports. Clem Ohameze …
Read More »Influential Louis Vuitton Designer, Virgil Abloh Dies Of Cancer
Virgil Abloh, the artistic director of Louis Vuitton and the first African-American to head a French luxury fashion house, has died of cancer at the age of 41. LVMH, the French holding company that owns Louis Vuitton, said on Sunday that Abloh had passed away earlier that day after several …
Read More »Twitter Ban: FG Develops Code Of Conduct For Facebook, Instagram
The Federal Government has developed a code of conduct for all social media platforms in the country, Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour and Employment has disclosed. Speaking on Channels Television programme ‘Sunday Politics’ monitored by DAILY INDEPENDENT, Keyamo who is a member of a committee set up by …
Read More »We Do Not Force Confessions Out Of Suspects” – DSS
The Department of State Security Services, DSS has responded to a report that confessions are being ‘forced’ out of suspects in its custody. The security agency in a statement on Sunday, signed by its PRO, Dr. Peter Afunanya(Phd.), disclosed that the report was False adding that the agency is professional …
Read More »2 Police Officers Killed In Anambra, Their Bodies Burnt, One Still Missing
The police in Anambra State, Nigeria’s South-east, said two of their officers have been shot dead and their bodies burnt by their attackers. One officer is still missing, according to the police. The slain officers were traveling in a vehicle with five other officers and three civilian drivers when they …
Read More »Coscharis Group’s CEO, Cosmas Maduka’s Wife, Charity Is Dead
The wife of the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Coscharis Group, Dr Cosmas Maduka, is dead, Newsextra24 has learnt. It was gathered that Mrs Charity Maduka, the Vice-President of the Coscharis Group, died on Saturday evening in Nnewi, Anambra State. Her namesake and daughter, Charity, confirmed the death of …
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