IRANIAN media has confirmed the death of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, aged 63, and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian following a helicopter crash in the country’s mountainous province of East Azerbaijan. Iranian state media Press TV and semi-official Tasnim and Mehr news agencies reported all those on board were killed. Reuters …
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THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has officially rescinded its directive that required banks and payment service providers to collect and remit fees as specified under the Cybercrime Prevention and Prohibition Amendment Act of 2024. Announced in a revised circular dated May 17, 2024, this move marks a significant policy …
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IMO State Police Command has dismissed the confessional statements of three suspects arrested over the alleged kidnapping and killing of Retired Major General Richard Duru. Newsextra24 recalls that Major General Duru was kidnapped on September 27, 2023, along Bishops Court, Area 7 Orji/Uratta Owerri, and his black Mercedes Benz G.L. 450 car …
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A tragic incident on Saturday night at Imo State University’s junction in Owerri left a lecturer and five others dead after an articulated truck lost control and hit several vehicles and pedestrians. According to a journalist, Chidiebube Okeoma, who witnessed the accident and brought the victims to the Federal Medical Centre in …
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GUNMEN have reportedly abducted the Paramount Ruler in Mbo Local Government Area (LGA) of Akwa Ibom state, HRM Ogwong Okon A. Abang, from his palace at Ebughu. Newsextra24 learnt that the monarch’s kidnap comes barely three weeks after doctors in the state raised an alarm over the kidnap of their colleague, …
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THE Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, has revealed that the Federal Government is set to launch national policies and guidelines on organ transplants owing to several cases involving unethical practices in organ donation and transplantation. Newsextra24 reports that Pate made this known on Saturday during the Living Kidney …
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This occured after a violent altercation between traders and soldiers on Saturday. Newsextra24 understands that three soldiers had approached a trader regarding a phone issue which led to a disagreement over the phone matter. The matter quickly escalated into a full-blown conflict. In response to the unrest, the FCT Police …
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NIGERIA female disc jockey, Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, has revealed that she loves sharing her past experiences, including mistakes, with other women. Newsextra24 recalls that DJ Cuppy revealed in March that one of her biggest regrets is not saying “No” to her estranged fiance, Ryan Taylor. Cuppy and …
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THE Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Lagos State Chapter, has urged the National Assembly not to consider scrapping State Electoral Commissions(SECs) in the ongoing process to amend the 1999 Constitution. The State Chairperson of IPAC, Mrs Temilola Akinade, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Akinade …
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THE Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA) and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) have condemned the alleged murder of a compatriot, Mr Ebuka Nwoko, by South African police officials. The President-General of NICASA, Dr Frank Onyekwelu condemned the alleged murder of the Nigerian in an interview with the …
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