The Federal Ministry of Education has released admissions into Federal Unity Colleges across Nigeria through a fully automated admission process According to a statement released last Tuesday by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, the initiative aimed to enhance transparency, efficiency, and capacity management in secondary school …
Read More »NDLEA arrests dispatch riders for distributing illicit drugs in Abuja
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have again apprehended two dispatch riders for allegedly distributing illicit drugs in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The two dispatch riders were arrested during a stop and search operation in Jabi area of Abuja for distributing illicit substances in the Federal Capital …
Read More »Why I started wearing mostly Nigerian fashion brands – Chimamanda
Chimamanda Adichie, the award-winning author, has disclosed her reason for predominantly wearing Nigerian fashion brands. Chimamanda, in an interview with Shade Samagbeyi, the YouTuber, disclosed that early in her career, she downplayed her love for style, hair, and makeup. She said she felt pressured to hide her interests in fashion …
Read More »Women empowerment will achieve SDGs’ targets – Oluremi Tinubu
THE First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, says economic empowerment of women in the country will achieve the Sustainable Development Goals( SDGs) targets. Mrs Tinubu stated this on Saturday at the distribution of deep freezers, grinding machines and gas cookers to 500 women in Akure. The First Lady who was represented …
Read More »Police detain Chinese miner over illegal operations in Anambra
THE Police Command in Anambra has detained a suspected Chinese miner over alleged illegal mining activities in Aguleri, Anambra East Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Awka. According to him, operatives of the …
Read More »2027: Why Presidency should Zoned to North-central, says Group
The North-Central Renaissance Movement (NCRM), a political pressure group, has appealed to the major political parties to consider zoning their 2027 presidential ticket to the North-Central. Prof. K’tso Nghargbu, the NCRM Chairman, made the appeal on Saturday in Abuja, saying Nigerians should discard the habit of low expectations from the …
Read More »Court jails 3 for Internet fraud in Benin
Justice M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City, on Thursday, August 21, 2025 convicted and jailed the trio of Efosa Richard, Victor Nwachukwu and Ekaye Emaike for internet fraud. They were prosecuted by the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on …
Read More »Olukoyede Charges Legislators on Accountability In Governance
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has charged legislators on accountability and good governance. He gave this charge in Abuja on Thursday, August 21, 2025 while speaking at the Policy Dialogue and Public Unveiling of the 10th National Assembly’s Deliberative Barometer and Policy Focus …
Read More »Troops Neutralise Scores of Terrorists in Borno, Yobe, Recover Arms
TROOPS of the Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have neutralised several terrorists in multiple operations across Borno and Yobe States, a military source has said. The source told the Newsextra24 that the operations were part of sustained efforts to deny Boko Haram and Islamic State of …
Read More »Kaduna NUJ Chairman Loses Wife
THE wife of the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council, Alhaji Abdulgafar Alabelewe, is dead. Mrs Hajara Alabelewe died in the early hours of Sunday at about 1 a.m. in a hospital in Kaduna following a brief illness. Confirming the incident, the NUJ chairman said …
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