HOODLUMS have burnt down the residence of a former Governor of Benue State, Late Aper Aku, in the Gboko area of the state. Trojan News reports that the late Aku was the first civilian Governor of the North Central state. It was gathered that the incident was said to have happened …

The National leadership of the New Nigerian People’s Party, NNPP, has revealed what informed its decision to change its logo. This comes amid the rejection of the change by the southwest zonal chapter of the party which it described as unacceptable to the members. Recall that the NNPP had at …

A heavy rainstorm have sacked over 1000 people in Iyara community, headquarter of Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. Newsextra24 gathered that over one hundred houses were taken off by the night storm which occurred on Monday night. Speaking shortly after the disaster, the Eleta Oluyara of Iyara, Oba …

UEFA has said the Champions League quarter-final ties scheduled for this week will go ahead as scheduled despite an alleged terror threat. There are reports that ISIS has issued a threat concerning all four of this week’s ties. But UEFA has now released a statement on the matter. It said: …

THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mining Marshal has arrested five suspects with solid minerals identified as lithium loaded in two trucks in Abuja. A press statement on Tuesday by the spokesperson of NSCDC, Babawale Afolabi read: “Acting on the Commandant General’s marching order, the NSCDC Mining Marshal …

THE Kano State Government is set to arraign former governor Abdullahi Ganduje in court over alleged misappropriation of state funds and alleged diversion of landed properties belonging to the state. An arraignment summon seen by our correspondent shows that Ganduje is to be arraigned alongside his wife, Hafsat, and six …

THE Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the impeached Edo Deputy Governor, Mr Philip Shaibu, to be patient with the party, saying he could still become governor of the state. The PDP Lagos State Chairman, Mr Philip Aivoji, made the appeal in an interview with …

●Ex-AMCON chair accuses bank of promoting illegality, disobedience to court orders THE Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, has placed the records of First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Holdings on caveat pending the resolution of the crisis rocking the board of the bank as a result of multiple court cases filed by …

THE sudden demise of veteran Kannywood actress Saratu Gidado, affectionately known as Daso, has shaken the entertainment community in Kano State. The news has spread swiftly through local radio stations. Daso’s family disclosed that she peacefully passed in her sleep in the early hours of Tuesday, following the pre-dawn meal …

THE Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has given a fresh prediction of the naira to the dollar exchange rate in the coming weeks. Onanuga stated that the way the naira is gaining ground over the dollar, it “will be safe to predict” that the …