THE Police Command in Niger says it has uncovered a lifeless body of baby suspected to be a day old in a farmland in Tayi village of Minna, Niger. SP Waisu Abiodun, the Police Public Relations Officer in Niger, announced this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna …
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Senegal experienced a total media blackout on Tuesday as newspapers ceased publication and television and radio broadcasts went silent. The action was a coordinated protest by media organisations against escalating threats to press freedom, particularly those posed by newly appointed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko. The Senegalese Council of Press Distributors …
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Karimot, the sister to the wife of late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad has caused a stir on social media after she called for a thorough investigation of her sister, Wunmi Aloba, over the late singer’s death. Karimot, who made this call during a live video in …
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It was an extravaganza of cultural reawakening among Nigerian residents in Brampton, Ontario Canada as the Organizers of Crossroad of Cultural Festival played host the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau and the Olu of Warri in Brampton and other notable personalities. The two days event also witnessed Headlamps award, …
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THE Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, announced on Monday that the Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) has the capacity to produce arms and ammunition for Nigeria’s security forces and other African nations. He emphasised that several African countries are now procuring their arms and ammunition from DICON, …
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POPULAR Nigerian gospel singer, Aduke Ajayi, well known as Aduke Gold, has been confirmed dead. The demise of the gospel singer was announced by her colleague, Esther Igbekele, on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Sharing a picture of Aduke Gold on her Instagram account, Igbekele wrote: “A general has fallen. RIP.” …
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THE naira traded at the rate of N1570.99 against the United States dollar at the official market on Monday, August 12, 2024. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), showed that the naira gained N18.18. https://newsextra24.com/court-sentences-man-to-24hours-community-service-for-stealing/ …
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THE Federal Ministry of Education has announced the release of the 2024/2025 admission list for Junior Secondary Schools (JSS1) into the 115 Federal Unity Colleges across the country. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday by the ministry’s Director Press and Public Relations, …
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THE National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Kano Zonal Command, has received 12 rescued victims of human trafficking. The agency Zonal Commander, Mr Abdullahi Babale, stated this on Tuesday, in Kano while receiving the victims rescued by the Kano State Police Command. Babale said the state …
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Court A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday sentenced a 52-year-old man, Samuel Jidenu to 24 hours of community service for stealing. Delivering judgment, Chief Magistrate N.A. Layeni convicted and sentenced Jidenu after pleading guilty to the two-count charge of felony and stealing against him. He said the …
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