To curb cultism in schools, Governor Udom Emmanuel has banned schoolchildren older than 12 years old from being admitted into secondary schools in Akwa Ibom. The directive is contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Ini Ememobong, at the end of the State Executive Council meeting …

Forty-two people have been killed by bandits in five communities of Faru district in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Thursday evening. The affected communities are Tsauni, Gudan-Baushi, Gidan-Adamu, Wari and Gudan-Maidawa. An indigene of the area, Malam Buba Faru, said the bandits, who were riding over 100 motorcycles, …

Abdulhamid Adamu, Nigeria’s ambassador to the World Trade Organisation bagged a master’s degree in Business Management and Leadership and PhD from diploma mills, Newsextra24 learnt. On Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari approved the appointment of Adamu as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation for four years. The appointment was contained …

-Want Buhari to withdraw her nomination A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs), as well as an election observer group have called for the arrest of Lauretta Onochie, who was nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Chairman, Steering Committee of the …

  Tragedy, Report: from University of Calabar of Calabar study group. A student of university of calabar lost his life to a hit and run driver. Undergraduate with a Nick name known as Lewis, Hails from Boki local government of Cross river state, 2019/2020 session, Lewis is a 100Level student …

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc Olamilekan Adebgite, has disclosed the launch of made in Nigeria Barite to stop the importation of the commodity. Adegbite made the disclosure during the visit of a delegation from the Executive Secretary, Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, led by Dr Ogbonnaya Orji, …

Watford have signed Oghenekaro Etebo from Stoke City on a season-long loan. The 25-year-old is the latest Nigerian to join Xisco Munoz’s side ahead of the 2021/2022 campaign. This follows the arrival of Emmanuel Dennis from Club Brugge on a permanent deal. Etebo’s move to Watford is his third loan …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTh8hlm4o78 Retired Colombian soldiers are suspected of participating in the hit squad that murdered Haitian President Jovenel Moise, while investigators try to find who ordered the killing that plunged one of the world’s most turbulent nations deeper into chaos. Colombia received an official request Thursday from the international police agency Interpol …

Four members of a family have died of food poisoning in Banni, Kaiama local government area of Kwara State. The victims, Umar Mohammed (25 ) and Kadir Mohammed (18 ), were both sons of one Alhaji Mohammed and the other two victims were grand sons of the Alhaji. Confirming the …

There are strong indications on Friday that the Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission may recommend the confirmation of the appointment of a presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie, as a National Commissioner for the electoral umpire. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, (retd.), had in a letter dated 12th …