Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has approved the creation of Ministry of Wealth Creation, Empowerment and Employment Generation. This was contained in a statement issued by the Press Secretary Office of the Secretary to State Government, Shuaibu Abdullahi on Friday. The statement noted that Gov. Buni has also approved …

The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Friday awarded a total of N91 million naira as compensation to 16 petitioners for the brutality, harassment, extortion and extrajudicial killings of their loved ones by police officers. The panel chairperson, Doris Okuwobi, while handing out the cheques to the victims, said …

A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an order of interim forfeiture of 11 high-end designer items confiscated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from Ismaila Mustapha, alias Mompha. The items – five luxury sunglasses, five luxury wristwatches and an iPhone 8 – were seized from Mompha …

Policemen believed to be from the Ogun State Police Command and officers of the Department of the State Security Services, DSS, Saturday, took over the Ake Palace Ground in Ake, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, the venue of a parallel State congress of All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State. …

The Federal Government through National Economic Council (NEC), has warned Nigerians against public protest, one year after the #EndSARS protests that rocked Nigeria, Newsextra24 reports. Rumors making the rounds have it that some citizens would mark one year of the protests against police brutality and corruption with more protests. However, …

Communities across the three senatorial districts in Ekiti State have showered encomiums on Governor Kayode Fayemi for executing various development projects which have boosted the standard of living of people in the grassroots. Dr. Fayemi received the plaudits on Monday at the Town Hall Meetings tagged Citizens Engagement Towards Preparation …

A family is demanding for justice after a 26-year-old man, Emmanuel Ukpong Dickson, was shot dead by a police officer in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The victim was allegedly killed by the officer in their family compound at Idua Eket at about 5:05pm on Sunday, October …

British soul diva Adele on Friday released comeback single “Easy On Me”, in which she shares with the world details of the traumatic six years she has endured since last releasing a record. In that period, the 33-year-old megastar said she suffered a “year of anxiety” in which her marriage …

A 71-year-old man, identified as Ajibola Olufemi Adeniyi, has reportedly died during a romp with a sex worker inside a hotel in Ogun State. Newsextra24 learnt that the incident happened on Monday at 50/50 hotel Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. The deceased, said to be a resident …

Nigeria has retained its spot as the third most attractive country in Africa for foreign investment in 2021 according to the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2021 report. 23 African countries were surveyed in the report which used six pillars to rank their openness and attractiveness to foreign investment with …