Atala Marginal Field: Allegations against Dickson false, laughable – Bayelsa West Youth Congress A youth group in Bayelsa state, Bayelsa West Youth Congress, has described as false and laughable, allegation that the the former Governor of the state, Sen Henry Seriake Dickson, wants to revoke the license of the Atala …

The Peoples Democratic Party has cautioned the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government against “harassing foreign envoys and other members of the international community for speaking out against the infringement on the rights of Nigerians” by the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The party said this after …

Two persons were shot dead on Sunday when their cattle-laden lorry was attacked in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of Nigeria’s southeastern Anambra State, witnesses and local security sources told Newsextra24. The driver, Abdulmumini Musa, and his conductor, Garba Yusuf, were en route from northeastern Bauchi State to Owerri …

The Federal government has stated that no condition was given for the lifting of a suspension placed on Twitter’s operations in Nigeria. On monday, Minister of Foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama met with envoys from the UK, US, Ireland, Canada and the European union to explain the government’s decision on Twitter. …

The Nigerian federal government’s suspension of the operation of American micro-blogging company, Twitter, in Nigeria, might have left both in a catch-22 situation as the duo have lost millions of followers that they had built for more than half a decade. For Twitter the saga has cost it billions of …

Angry youths and constituents of Katsina North Central District humiliated the lawmaker representing them at the Senate, Ahmad Babba Kaita on Saturday. Kaita, who graced the wedding ceremony of his friend’s daughter, Fatima at Mashi was booed and chased out of the Katsina Royal Palace, the venue of the event. …

Evelyn, wife of the Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as T.B. Joshua, has given details of how her husband died. Evelyn spoke with select journalists on Sunday. She said her husband spent about three hours in prayers before the last service …

As the federal government discussed the indefinite suspension of Twitter in Nigeria, power supply was suspended — not for one or two minutes, but for ten minutes! It may be an extreme case of technical fault or compliance with the ‘suspension’ galore, but while the jury is still out on …

At least 180 Bureau De Change (BDC) operators nabbed by security operatives for alleged link to terrorism financing paid N900 million in penalties before they returned to their businesses, Daily Trust reports. This comes as BDC operators and other traders rounded up by security agents in March, on suspicion of …

  Armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have again launched a deadly attack in Odugbeho community in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, killing over 40 residents. NEwsextra24 gathered that the armed men invaded the community on Sunday night, killing residents and injuring scores. When contacted by NEwsextra24 …