THE Tukur Buratai Research Centre and traditional leaders from the South-West will meet in Kaduna to  proffer plausible solutions to the recurring security challenges in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that this will be at a five-day retreat convened by the centre for the  traditional leaders …

R-L: Kogi Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo; the Transition Chairman of Yagba West LGA, Tosin Olokun; and a former member of Kogi House of Assembly, Philip Orebiyi, during the commissioner’s visit to Ogbe Community on behalf of Gov. Ahmed Ododo, on Sunday Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State …

Dr Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, gubernatorial candidate for the Edo State September election has congratulated His Royal Majesty, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, and the entire citizens of Edo State, on the repatriation of two very significant royal …

THE Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the last Imo off-cycle gubernatorial election, Senator Athan Achonu, has expressed confidence that the judiciary will cancel the re-election of Governor Hope Uzodinma and order a rerun.  Newsextra24 reports that Achonu asserted during a special thanksgiving service and prayer request session at the Holy Trinity …

WHAT is the Dollar to Naira Exchange rate at the black market also known as the parallel market (Aboki fx)? See the black market Dollar to Naira exchange rate for 19th May, below. You can swap your dollar for Naira at these rates. How much is a dollar to naira …

A football coach working with a male football team in Osogbo, Osun State, was apprehended by the operatives of the Department of State Security for trying to sodomise one of his players. Sources who spoke to Punch said the suspect, identified as Adebisi, was arrested in the area last Wednesday by …

THE Nigerian Senate is poised to begin a public hearing on a proposal to increase the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits of judges and other judicial officers nationwide.  Newsextra24 reports that this development is part of broader efforts to enhance the welfare of the judiciary, a move seen as crucial for maintaining …

THE 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has visited victims of a bomb attack at a mosque in Gadan village, Gezawa Local Government area of Kano State. Obi, who visited the victims on their hospital bed at the Murtala Specialist Hospital in Kano on Sunday, condemned …

IN a horrific incident on Sunday, thugs unleashed violence in Ikachi village, Akparata area of Effium, within Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, resulting in two fatalities and significant destruction. According to reports, the attackers beheaded two individuals and kidnapped seven others while also torching five houses.  Newsextra24 reports that …

Palestinian Militia group Hamas has raised concerns after a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other Iranian officials crashed on Sunday.  Newsextra24 reports that a helicopter transporting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials encountered a severe mishap, resulting in a hard landing in a northern region of Iran, sparking widespread …