GUNMEN, who recently abducted the winner of the National Qur’anic Recitation Competition, Abdulsalam Rabi’u are demanding for the sum of N30m ransom as condition for his release. Newsextra24 recalls that the criminal elements had on Tuesday kidnapped Rabi’u along with his father and brothers near Labin Bangori in Katsina State. Rabi’u, …

IMO State Chapter of Labour Party under the chairmanship of Callistus Ihejiagwa, has suspended 14 members of its State Working Committee and others following what the party described as gross indiscipline and indulging in act that is capable of disparaging the party. Addressing journalists after its State Executive meeting in …

A massive fire at the Pulse nightclub in Kocani, North Macedonia, has reportedly claimed the lives of at least 50 people. The blaze erupted in the early hours of Sunday, with thick smoke and flames engulfing the venue. According to reports from the state news agency, citing the interior ministry, …

THE United States has conducted a precision airstrike in Iraq’s Al Anbar Province, eliminating Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, also known as Abu Khadijah, a key leader of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). Abu Khadijah was the Chief of Global Operations for the terror group and its second-in-command worldwide. The strike, …

At least 32 people have perished in the United States as violent storms and tornadoes wreaked havoc across multiple states, toppling vehicles, levelling homes, and leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. The death toll climbed after authorities in Kansas reported eight fatalities in a highway pileup caused by …

THE Federal Government has launched an investigation into how suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central gained access to the recent Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting in New York without official nomination by Nigeria. According to a report by an online newspaper, Premium Times, sources within the President Bola Tinubu administration …

  They say that we are in the month of women. We just finished International Women’s Day, and the noise was deafening. I broke into a women’s day session organised at a big bank where the panellists were talking about the challenges they had to go through to succeed The …

EDO state deputy governor, Rt. Hon Dennis Idahosa, has eulogised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his initiative of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), which he said opened vista of opportunities for the youths to pursue higher education irrespective of their background. Idahosa who described the policy as noble, said …

Paul Onuachu was on target in Southampton’s 2-1 home defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers at St Mary’s Stadium. Jørgen Strand Larsen headed Wolves in front with the only meaningful chance of the first half in the 19th minute. Larsen doubled Wolves’ advantage two minutes after the break. Onuachu came off the …

Asake’s father cries out for help. Mr Fatai Odunsi, who claims to be the father of fast-rising singer Ahmed Ololadebutik, better known as Asake, is demanding a N50million house from him Kemi Filani reported a day back that the singer’s father had cried out to Nigerians for help. The singer’s …