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A yet-to-be-identified man was found dead in his car along the CMD Magodo road in Lagos state on Friday, January 22, Newsextra24 reports. A statement from the Director-General of Lagos State Emergency Management Authority LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the agency received an emergency call and when the staff arrived …

Doyin Okupe has prayed for his son, Bolu, who recently came out as a gay man, Newsextra24 reports. Okupe had released a statement stating that he is vehemently opposed to hohomosexuality. On Saturday morning, he shared a new post on Facebook where he prayed for his son, Bolu and his …

How Man Ended In Jail After He Caught His Wife With The Landlord — Lawyer Narrates A lawyer has narrated how a man ended up in jail for acting out of anger when he caught his wife sleeping with the landlord, Newsextra24 reports. The lawyer explained that the husband took …

AFTER the forceful exit of Fulani herders from Igangan in Ibarapa North local government area of Oyo state by youths in the town, a mandatory curfew has been imposed by Oro worshippers. The curfew, Newsextra24 gathered, will expire by 12 noon on Sunday. Igangan Development Advocates (IDA), Mr Oladokun Oladiran, …

At least seven persons have been killed while many were seriously injured as members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers clashed in Effin, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Though details of what led to the clash were still sketchy at the time of filing this report, …

Elders in the South West have condemned Friday’s attack on Sarkin Fulani, in Oyo State, Alhaji Salihu AbdulKadir and his family where houses were burnt down, livestock killed and 11 cars also burnt to ashes. The elders, who stated their opposition to the action attributed it to some criminals led …

Some suspected Fulani herdsmen have reportedly shot a woman, Morenikeji Salami, while going to her site on the Oru-Awa Road in the Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The woman’s injuries were captured in a video that went viral on Saturday. The attackers numbering about eight reportedly emerged from …

Some Primary school pupils of a yet to be identified primary school in one of the South-West states were caught in a bush during school hours and have been arrested by the South-West security outfit Amotekun, Newsextra24 reports. The pupils were found in the bush mimicking a popular singer Azeez …

No fewer than eight persons including students of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, in Ondo state were feared crushed to death by an articulated truck. The report had it that ten others who sustained serious injuries have been rushed to a nearby hospital for medical attention. The incident occurred …

A committee on public accounts, anti-corruption and due process in Abia state assembly is investigating the sale of 17 vehicles belonging to Abia’s Secondary Education Management Board for N317,000 as well as student buses parked in the ministry of agriculture. A hearing by the committee on Friday did not proceed …