THE Labour Party has been plunged into further turmoil as the Julius Abure-led faction disowned the newly appointed caretaker chairman, Nenadi Usman. Despite a previous Court of Appeal judgement affirming Abure as national chairman, the Labour Party National Convention constituted a caretaker committee, sparking controversy. Earlier, Senator Usman was declared …

GUNMEN have kidnapped one person in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Our correspondent gathered that Akika was abducted Wednesday evening at his residence located at Olorunda Aba in Lagelu Local Government Area of the state. The whereabouts of Akika have not been revealed as of the time of filing this …

THE Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has said that the recent increase in pump price of Premium Motor Spirit(PMS) will worsen the poverty level of workers in the country. Mr Festus Osifo, President of TUC said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Osifo said the the leadership …

THE co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s administration for strengthening the economy and improving maternal and child health. Prof. Muhammad Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, said this at the end of the National Economic Council (NEC), held at …

THE Nigerian stock market, on Wednesday, reversed gains from previous sessions with a loss of N193 billion. Selloffs in Tier-one banking stocks namely, Zenith Bank, Access Corporation, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), among other declined equities were the primary drivers of the market’s relapse. The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market …

  GUNMEN launched an attack on the quiet Umulogho Community in Obowo Local Government Area of Imo, on Wednesday, killing a police operative and torching a section of a police station. Newsextra24 learnt that the incident happened at Umulogho by NEPA Junction on the Owerri-Umuahia Road. The gunmen were alleged …

It’s very clear that we are not in a crisis; we just have economic managers who really are not interested in solving the problem. I just saw a report attributed to the Minister of State for Petroleum saying that fuel prices should be dispensed at above N1, 000 per litre …

NEWSEXTRA24 confirmed that owner of the Lagos-based refinery Aliko Dangote, on Tuesday, spoke on pricing for petrol produced at his 650,000 barrels per day facility. The refinery owner also confirm that the product will hit the market in the next 24 hours as soon as his company finalises modalities with …

POPE Francis on Tuesday landed in Indonesia, kicking off the longest foreign trip of his tenure so far. The trip is due to take him to four countries in South-East Asia and Oceania within the next 12 days. The 87-year-old head of the Catholic Church arrived in Jakarta more than …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Monday commiserated with the Yar’Adua family over the passing of Hajiya Dada. Hajiya Dada, was the mother of the late former President Umaru Yar’Adua, and the late General Shehu Yar’Adua. The matriarch of the Yar’Adua family passed away on Monday, the President’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said …