Gunmen attack Abuja community, abduct residents Gunmen raided Tungan Maje, a suburb of Abuja, early Thursday, abducting an unspecified number of residents, Newsextra24 has learnt. One resident said at least 20 people were kidnapped after prolonged shooting in the community that lies near Zuba. This figure could not be immediately …

Nigerians Say They’re Being Forced To Leave UAE Today As Authorities Refuse To Renew Their Work Permits In Alleged Xenophobic Move Contrary to a claim by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) embassy in Abuja that the suspension of issuance of travel documents to Nigeria was due to COVID-19, Nigerians living …

The Eziobe Traditional Council of Igarra in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State has donated the sum of two million Naira to the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, as part of their support for the APC candidate’s Victory. Ize-Iyamu, while receiving the gift, …

Butchers in Edo State on Wednesday shutdown abattoirs, meat markets and shops in the State to show solidarity to show solidarity for the re-election of Governor Godwin Obaseki, Newsextra24 reports. Members of Association of Edo practicing Butchers, defied the rainfall during the peaceful rally in Benin City. President of Association …

THE Southwest chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been hit by crisis, following irreconcilable differences between its zonal leader, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose. The bone of contention is the outcome of the Ekiti PDP parallel congresses, which produced two chairmen, …

Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after explosion BEIRUT — A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, sending up a thick column of black smoke and raising new panic among traumatized residents after last month’s catastrophic blast at the same site killed nearly …

TRUMP’S QUESTION: CAN SOLD NIGERIA TO THE US President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, Tuesday 9th September, 2020, recalled that President Donald Trump of the United States (US) asked him during his visit to the US in 2018 why he was killing Christians. Reacting to this incident, the Nigerian Muslim rights group, …

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) command on Thursday intercepted and handed over a Dubai-bound passenger with 2,886 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). The Deputy Controller of customs in-charge of the MMIA, Abdulmumin Bako in a media briefing …

IMSU suspends lecturers involved in alleged sex-for-grade scandal The management of the Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri, has suspended two lecturers caught in an alleged sex-for-marks scandal. In a recent video which trended online, the lecturers were caught in a compromising situation with their female students. The university management has …

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has successfully conducted the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in senior secondary schools in Chibok in Borno six years after closure due to insurgency. Brig.-Gen. Abdul-Khalifa Ibrahim, Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division, Nigerian Army, disclosed this while playing host to members …