A 45-year-old man simply identified as Mr Christopher, on Saturday night beat his wife to death over argument on N2,000. The incident happened at 1, Agbontaen Street, beside Ebvareke Secondary School, off Agboniro street, Uselu, Benin City. The man was said to have pounced on his wife, Mrs Isoken Christopher, following …

  UNILAG test-runs zero emission vehicle The vehicle was designed to eliminate carbon emissions associated with internal combustion engines, as well as minimise acoustic noise when in operation. The institution’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor, (Academics and Research), Oluwole Familoni, disclosed this in an interview with the Newsextra24 on Sunday in Lagos. According …

Insurgent groups; Jama’atu Ahlul Sunnah lid Da’awatu wal Jihad (JAS, better known as Boko Haram), Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fii Biladis Sudan (Vanguard for the Protection of Muslims in Black Africa, also known as Ansaru) are competing with one another in a mass …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has described as ridiculous, rumour that President Muhammadu Buhari had died and was cloned by somebody else from Sudan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENscv9fXZbA Obasanjo said the rumour became popular through the abuse of the social media, expressing surprises that many Nigerians believed the lies. The former President explained in …

Nigeria ‘accidentally’ discovers 206tcf gas reserves • FX scarcity, gas dollarisation may spike inflation • Gas users to pay $5.10/mmbtu from July despite shortages With the new gas price regime expected to kick off on July 1, alongside challenges of currency devaluation and access to foreign exchange for raw materials, …

As the outcry over perceived skewed appointments by President Muhammadu Buhari in favour of the North against the South continues to reverberate across the country, investigation by New Telegraph shows that those alleging marginalization may not be far from the truth. The study, which focused on appointment of key presidential …

  At least, one person has been confirmed dead while about 12 persons, including children sustained gunshot injuries in a clash that ensued between masquerade worshipers in Osogbo and some Muslims on Sunday. Newsextra24 gathered that the masquerade worshipers opened gunfire at the Muslims at their worship centre, Kamorudeen Central …

Uba wins APC ticket, party elders insist no primary held •PDP parades two candidates, Ozigbo, Ugochukwu Uba •INEC keeps mum, awaits report •Soludo, Ozigbo, Uba brothers, Agbasimelo, others square up for poll THE Anambra political atmosphere was astir, Sunday, as high-wire intrigues, controversies and drama hallmarked the governorship primaries of …

Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has thrown his weight behind the calls for power devolution and regulation of social media. Gbajabiamila also explained that President Muhammadu Buhari did not honour an invite by the House last year over insecurity in the country because some members believed it amounted …

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has denied the news reports making rounds that one of its governors from the South-East is close to joining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). A chieftain of the party, Prince Kassim Afegbua in a statement on Sunday had said aside Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara …