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An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti division, on Monday, sentenced a 26-year-old man, Dele Ojo, to death by hanging for killing the owner of a farm where he was stealing tubers of yam. Justice Abiodun Adesodun, in the court judgment, said, “The circumstances of this case do not allow …

Police arrest 15 as armed protesters attack Uzodinma Gov seeks APC leaders’ support About 15 people were yesterday arrested by the police after protesting workers of the Imo State Oil Producing Area Developing Commission (ISOPADEC) attacked Governor Hope Uzodinma’s convoy in Owerri. The workers were protesting against their unpaid five …

Two foreign road contractors working in Edati local government area of Niger state have been kidnapped by armed gunmen. The Newextra24 that the kidnapped foreigners include one Arab and a Lebanese. The Foreign road contractors were involved in reconstructing a road from Yekila village in Edati local government area to …

Popular social media personality, Ismaila Mustapha, aka Mompha, has been rearrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arrested over charges of money laundering. Mompha is facing charges before the Federal High Court. The Nation learnt Mompha was re-arrested last Friday when he went to the EFCC office …

Ghali Na’Abba, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, has made public the discussion he had with the Department of State Services (DSS). Mr Na’Abba was invited by the DSS over recent criticism of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. He had last week Thursday said the country was …

Alleged serial killer Shodipe: escapes from police custody The Oyo State Police Command now has blood in its hands after a fresh murder was committed in the Akinyele area of Ibadan, the capital. The murder happened a few days after an alleged serial killer Sunday Shodipe escaped from police custody. …

To demand more contract scandal information from Akpabio • Commission boss, Pondei, faces fresh probe September By Newsextra24.com The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has said the information at its disposal is not sufficient to commence the probe of senators indicted in the alleged contract scam at …

Army Transfers Lance Corporal Martins To Sokoto For Secret Arraignment Before Martial Court Idakpini was arrested in June 2020 shortly after he made a viral video castigating Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Burutai, for the failings of the army to combat and destroy Boko Haram. The Nigerian Army has transferred …

A 25-year-old young woman from Oboama Ezinihite Mbaise local government area of Imo State has allegedly bitten off her husband’s private part during a fight between the couple. A cousin to the victim, Udochukwu Nwimo who narrated the incident to Newsextra24 said that trouble started on Sunday when the ex-boyfriend …

Indications have emerged that a 19-year-old boy, Sunday Sodipe, who confessed on Friday July 17, 2020, that he had killed no fewer than six persons for ritual purposes in different communities in Akinyele Local Government Area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has escaped from police custody. The news of …