Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped the immediate past Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu’s sister and her twin sons. Media aide to the former minister, Femi Awogboro, disclosed this in a statement. Newsextra24 reports that Adelabu is currently an All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant for the 2027 election. According to the …
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Manchester United have confirmed the permanent departure of striker Rasmus Højlund to Napoli after the Italian club activated the clause tied to their qualification for next season’s UEFA Champions League. The deal, worth £43.2 million including last season’s loan fee, brings an end to Højlund’s three-year spell at Old Trafford following …
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Nigerian music star Davido has been confirmed as one of the headline performers for FIFA’s World Cup 2026 Countdown Concert in Los Angeles, marking another major international stage for the award-winning artist. In a statement released on Tuesday, FIFA announced that Davido will join Major Lazer, the music project led by …
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The Senate has urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts and deploy all necessary resources for the immediate rescue of school children and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo. The upper chamber also called on the Federal Government to strengthen and expand the Safe Schools Initiative. This, …
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A High Court sitting in Nnewi, Anambra State, has convicted two men, Chidozie Obinna and Ifeanyi Onyido, for criminal conspiracy, kidnapping and causing grievous harm to a businessman, Chief Lawrence Ezeifeka. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Vincent Agbata of the Nnewi Judicial Division, found the defendants guilty of the offences …
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A media aide in the office of the Political Adviser to Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has been dismissed after a Facebook post suggesting that President Bola Tinubu should have resigned over the country’s challenges. Newsextra24 reports that the aide, Osborne Okon, was relieved of his appointment on Tuesday in a …
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The police on Wednesday arraigned a 20-year-old man, Musa Bashiru, before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, where he pleaded guilty to stealing iron rods worth N257,000. Bashiru, whose address was not provided, was charged with theft. The Magistrate, Mrs Olasinmibo Sanusi, adjourned the case till June 4 for a review …
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The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has inaugurated the Tinubu TorchBearers (TTB), a movement for championing grassroots mobilisation for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid for 2027. At the inauguration ceremony on Wednesday at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja, Mrs Tinubu announced the donation of eight coaster buses to the …
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced four of the five defendants being prosecuted for their involvement in the 2022 terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State, to death by hanging. Judge Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, held that the Department of State Services …
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The number of suspected Ebola cases still under investigation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has dropped sharply to 116, the country’s health ministry said Wednesday. The decline came after many previously listed suspected cases were tested and ruled out, World Health Organisation (WHO) spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said …
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