This occured after a violent altercation between traders and soldiers on Saturday.  Newsextra24 understands that three soldiers had approached a trader regarding a phone issue which led to a disagreement over the phone matter. The matter quickly escalated into a full-blown conflict. In response to the unrest, the FCT Police …

NIGERIA female disc jockey, Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, has revealed that she loves sharing her past experiences, including mistakes, with other women.  Newsextra24 recalls that DJ Cuppy revealed in March that one of her biggest regrets is not saying “No” to her estranged fiance, Ryan Taylor. Cuppy and …

THE Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Lagos State Chapter, has urged the National Assembly not to consider scrapping State Electoral Commissions(SECs) in the ongoing process to amend the 1999 Constitution. The State Chairperson of IPAC, Mrs Temilola Akinade, spoke with  the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Akinade …

THE Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA) and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) have condemned the alleged murder of a compatriot, Mr Ebuka Nwoko, by South African police officials. The President-General of NICASA, Dr Frank Onyekwelu condemned the alleged murder of the Nigerian in an interview with the …

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA),  has intercepted two parcels, containing Cocaine and Amphetamine concealed in steel bolts and shea butter. This is contained in a statement by NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy , Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said NDLEA officers of the Directorate of …

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested four suspects in connection with the seizure of 2,025 pieces of improvised explosive devices (IED) materials. A statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja stated that the IEDs were intercepted in a Toyota hummer bus marked AGL …

THE Executive Secretary of Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Archbishop Stephen Adegbite, says Nigerians on pilgrimage will apart from observing prayers, also be exposed to agricultural methods in Israel. Adegbite  spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on the commission’s readiness for the forthcoming Christian pilgrimage. According …

THE Speaker, Lagos State Youth Parliament, Itunuoluwa Soniregun, has applauded President Bola Tinubu for bringing the Student Loan initiative to fulfilment. Soniregun commended President Tinubu during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos, as the Federal Government declared the student loan application portal open. …

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) has declared a couple, Kazeem Owoalade (alias Abdul Balogun) and Rashidat Owoalade (alias Rashidat Bolarinwa), who allegedly runs a cocaine cartel from India wanted. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He added that the agency declared …

MANCHESTER City, on Sunday, won the Premier League title for a record fourth season in a row, beating West Ham 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium on the final day. City clinched the victory they needed to pip Arsenal to the title by two points – their sixth Premier League triumph …