Armed robbers on Wednesday attacked a bullion van along the Akure/Owo Highway in Ondo State, shooting a policeman in the process. The Public Relations Officer of Ondo State Police Command, DSP Funmi Odunlami, confirmed the attack, stating that it occurred close to Emure-Ile junction along the highway. However, the robbers …

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N658 million for the deployment of sniffer dogs at Lagos and Abuja international airports. The council gave the approval during the weekly meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, while speaking with reporters after the council …

Nigeria’s leading dairy brand, Peak, the official milk brand of the Nigerian Para Powerlifting team has announced it will continue its partnership with Team Nigeria at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. The Games which will run from Tuesday 24 August to Sunday 5, September 2021, comprises 589 events in 22 …

Bayelsa State Government has rewarded players of victorious Bayelsa United, Bayelsa Queens and Blessing Oborududu after their superlative performance in the 2020/2021 Aiteo Cup formerly known as and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. At the ceremony held at the Government House, Yenagoa , Governor Douye Diri announced a reward of …

TWO former governors of Abia State who are currently members of the Senate have been confronted by their constituents over their role in rejecting a provision for electronic transmission of election results in proposed amendments to the Electoral Act passed by the Senate. The constituents, under the aegis of Abia …

1149 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-680 Rivers-157 Akwa Ibom-94 Oyo-56 Edo-36 FCT-34 Ogun-31 Ekiti-20 Delta-16 Abia-5 Nasarawa-5 Osun-5 Cross River-4 Plateau-3 Sokoto-2 Kano-1 184,593 confirmed 167,738 discharged 2,236 deaths

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed Saturday, September 4, 2021 for its local government congress. A terse statement by the Secretary of the party’s Caretaker Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) Senator John James Akpanudoedehe on Wednesday in Abuja indicated the sale of forms for the congress has since …

La Liga has been home to some of the finest footballers in the world for several decades. The likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are no strangers to shelling out huge sums to sign elite superstars during transfer periods. Apart from spending enormous figures to sign these players, …

Nollywood actor, Prince Oluebube Eke took to his Instagram handle to celebrate his 44th birthday today, Newsextra24 reports. One of his photos were captioned;”It’s another beautiful year .. Full of praises to the almighty for making us see this day in the land of the living, so many couldn’t see …

There was a mild drama at the Delta State Polytechnic Ozoro, on Tuesday, as students celebrated the exit of the Rector following the upgrade of the institution to the University of Science and Technology. Videos and photos posted online shows the jubilant students sweeping the Main Gate to express their …