Indication has emerged that the governors on the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress,(APC) are not comfortable with the resolution of the National Assembly on the direct option as mode of primaries for political parties to pick their candidates for general elections. The APC Governors operating under the aegis …

A Nigerian Air Force officer, Sergeant Torsobo Solomon was yesterday reported to have been arrested in connection with the recent August attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna that left two officers dead. Reports of communication stated, “On 08 Nov 21, at about 0600hr, NAF07/ 23922, SGT Torsobo Solomon …

A Nigerian lady has been celebrated massively after achieving a milestone of being the only female to graduate in her class. The lady who is reportedly a new graduate of the Department of Electrical Engineering in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has been applauded on social media for scaling through academic …

Two persons have been crushed to death in Ondo Town, headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State by suspected Yahoo boys. Four persons were also injured in the fatal accident that happened in NEPA axis, Ademulegun road, Ondo Town. The crash was said to have occurred when …

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has accused the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, of having more than a passing interest in the controversial $418m refund request by consultants with respect to the Paris Club refund. The umbrella body of governors of the 36 states of …

A Federal High Court judge, Okon Abang, on Monday, revealed the roles two Nigerian banks played in the N2 billion pension fraud perpetrated by a former chairperson of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina. PREMIUM TIMES reported earlier that the judge sentenced Mr Maina to eight years …

There are strong indications that the national conven­tion of the ruling All Pro­gressives Congress (APC), which many had believed will take place in December, this year, may not hold, Newsextra24 exclu­sively gathered. Informed sources in the party on Monday said that a last minute push for further extension of the …

Cleric condemns kidnappings, urges Fed Govt to tackle insecurity Six days after the 32 Artillery Brigade, Akure, dismantled all checkpoints in Ondo State, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has assured the residents of the state that there is no cause for alarm. Akeredolu said that contrary to fears from some quarters that …

ABoeing Business Jet (Boeing 737-700) marked 5N-FGT owned by the Nigerian government has incurred parking charges of at least N95 million since it was taken to Germany for repairs. The amount accounts for the aircraft’s parking charges for 40 days, at the rate of €5,000 (N2.4 million) at the official …

What is Mkpulummiri? We have received over 100 messages from our readers in the southeast asking us this question. What is Mkpulummiri?? Mkpulummiri has become a serious issue in the southeast with thousands of Igbo youths addicted to the drug. Mkpulummiri is the Igbo slang name for a very dangerous …