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Masquerade failed by his “spiritual powers” as bullets penetrate his body during Masquerades festival in Igbope, Igboho in Oyo state https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32teG43HVfU

Chibok Girls, Leah Sharibu, Others Now With Islamic State Fighters After Shekau’s Death— Military Sources The remaining over 100 Chibok schoolgirls as well as Dapchi school captive, Leah Sharibu, and other kidnap victims are feared to have been transferred to the Islamic State West African Province Fighters who overran the …

Gunmen suspected to be Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters are currently attacking a military formation in the southern part of Borno state, according to security source. The deadly group stormed the remote town of Damboa at about 10:30am, with dozens of gun trucks. The incident threw the …

Offshore Worker Returns To Find Cucumber In Girlfriend’s Cupboard, Landlady Post Video On Social Media A Nigerian offshore worker returned to find a huge cucumber hidden in his girlfriend’s cupboard after spending two weeks at work. The landlady of the apartment that the lovers live in made good her threat …

The crisis engulfing the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State has taken a new turn with the suspension of the party’s state chairman, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi. PDP’s Publicity Secretary, Chris Osa Nehikhare, said in a press release made available to Newsextra24 on Wednesday in Benin City, the state capital, …

The Plateau State Police Command said it has arrested some suspected killers of AIG Christopher Dega (retd.), a Senior Special Assistant to Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom on Security. The PUNCH gathered that the governor’s aide was killed in Jos, the Plateau State capital. The Police Public Relations Officer in …

Amid concerns over possible human rights abuses and extra-judicial killings as recorded in the war against Boko Haram, Nigerian security agencies are set to launch a “major offensive” in the south-east, Newsextra24 understands. There has been a sustained campaign of arson on government buildings and killing of police officers in …

FirstBank Nigeria has denied a viral report on Social Media that all its branches in the South-East have been shutdown over insecurity. In a statement sent to Newsextra24 on Wednesday afternoon, the bank denied the report stating that it was fake news. The statement signed by its Group head, Marketing …

Gunmen have killed Senior Special Assistant to Benue Governor Samuel Ortom on Security, AIG Christopher Dega (Rtd) in Jos, Plateau State Capital. The Nation learnt he was shot in the chest several times by gunmen on Tuesday. AIG Dega had a brilliant career in the Nigerian Police Force and was twice …

The Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has suspended one of its lecturers, Dr. Desen Mbachaga, over alleged sexual harassment. Mbachaga was, until his suspension, an Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Media Arts. Sermons A statement by the Chief Information Officer in the Office of the Vice Chancellor, Foluso Ogunmodede, …