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  Former English teacher charged after admitting to having sex with her 17-year-old student who claimed he was ‘in love’ with her and is upset with the person who ‘snitched’ on them A former English teacher is facing up to 12 years in prison after admitting to having a sexual …

Students of Kaduna State University (KASU) today June 1 stormed the state government house to protest against the hike in the tuition fees, NEwsextra24 Reports. From The Information Gathered By NEwsextra24 , The students, in their thousands, carried placards with various inscriptions such as: “We are orphans, reverse the fees”; …

The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has recently gained a lot of political capital from the political misfortunes of the country’s main opposition, the People’s Democratic Party PDP. The topsy turvy nature of Nigerian politics is such that politicians can easily move from one political party to another without legal …

Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, has advocated the use of Hijab by Muslim women, without restrictions and in total observance of the freedom of religion in the country. The Sultan, who is also the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, stated this in Birnin …

I receive daily security reports on the attacks on critical national infrastructure, and it is very clear that those behind them want this administration to fail. Whoever wants the destruction of the system will soon have the shock of their lives. We’ve given them enough time. I received a briefing today …

The Senate has passed a Bill upgrading the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro in Ogun to a University of Technology. This followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TetFund at plenary on Tuesday. Presenting the report, a member of the committee, Senator Sadiq Sulaiman (APC- …

Chairman of Ovation Media Group Dele Momodu on Monday said Doyin Okupe, a former aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has not paid the $20,000 bet he made concerning the 2015 general elections, Newsextra24 reports. Mr Momodu said on social media that Mr Okupe swore his former boss could not lose …

  As the process of amending the 1999 Constitution is ongoing, the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has called for a unicameral legislature for the country. Specifically, the governor said the upper chamber of the National Assembly should be scrapped while the Assembly should be on part-time basis to reduce …

Gunmen sprayed General Katumba Wamala’s car with bullets in the Kampala suburb of Kiasasi, near his home, killing his daughter and driver. Gunmen have attacked and wounded Uganda’s former army commander, killing his daughter and driver in an assassination attempt. Four attackers on motorcycles opened fire at a vehicle carrying …

IMMEDIATE past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, and the APC candidate in the September 19, 2020, Edo State Governorship election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, have appealed to Governor Godwin Obaseki, to be magnanimous in victory. They appealed to Obaseki to consider a political solution to the case involving …