Nigerian Government Awards 57 Oilfields to 161 Bidders, Hides Identities Of Companies The Nigerian government has announced the conclusion of the bid round for the award of 57 marginal oilfields, won by 161 of the bidding companies. The 161 successful bidders emerged from a pool of over 600 indigenous oil …

At least two persons have been killed and one other kidnaped in a fresh attack on Kaura Namoda local government area of Zamfara state. The slain are staff of Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda. They were killed early hours of Wednesday by suspected Bandits. The gunmen stormed the community around 2:00am …

The Senate on Wednesday said it will proceed on a three-week Easter break from Thursday. The lawmakers would however be holding committee meetings within the 19 days Easter break. Senate President Ahmad Lawan stated this at the end of plenary on Wednesday. Lawan said that the break would commence Thursday …

Nollywood actress Belinda Effah has officially changed her name to Grace-Charis Brassey, Newsextra24 reports. The 31-year-old actress made the revelation in the early hours of Wednesday via Instagram. She wrote: “New Name Alert! Hello my darlings, it is with great joy and absolute glory to God that I announce that …

Mr Chimaobi Ebisike, who is now candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming Saturday March 27 Aba North/South by-election, was in 2020 sacked by the Abia State government as chairman of the COVID-19 Task Force for Aba Zone, over alleged corruption and incompetence. Ebisike as Chairman of …

Teniola Apata widely known as Teni the Entertainer, has shared photos of her visit to Aso Rock, Nigeria’s power House, Newsextra24 reports. The multi-talented singer met with Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, who happens to be knowledgeable about the entertainment industry. She shared photos of her visit on the gram …

2022 AFCON Qualifier Benin vs Nigeria Date: sat 27th March 2021 Venue: Stade Charles de Gaulle Time: 5 pm

Moment American Idol Contestant, Funke Lagoke Fainted On Stage During Judgement (Photos, Video) American Idol contestant, Funke Lagoke was rushed to the hospital after she fainted and fell flat on her face after her performance with fellow singer Ronda Felton on Monday night’s episode, Newsextra24 reports. The terrifying incident happened …

96 New COVID-19 Cases, 196 Discharged And 0 Deaths On March 24 96 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-28 Yobe-20 Akwa Ibom-10 Cross River-9 Kaduna-6 Kano-5 Edo-4 Oyo-3 Plateau-3 Jigawa-2 Osun-2 Borno-1 Nasarawa-1 Rivers-1 Sokoto-1 Highlights On the 24th of March 2021, 96 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria Till …

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has gifted Nollywood veteran Lanre Hassan aka Iya Awero a three-bedroom flat in the newly commissioned Prince Abiodun Ogunleye Housing Estate, Igbogbo, Newsextra24 reports. Mr Sanwo-Olu handed her the keys to the apartment during the commissioning on Wednesday. The governor’s chief press secretary Gboyega Akosile …