Coursemates of the two pilots who flew the Nigerian Air Force’s (NAF) B350i aircraft that crashed in Abuja on Sunday are mourning. The pilots, Flight Lieutenants Ciroma Haruna Gadzama from Borno State and Piyo Henry Piyo from Plateau State were among seven NAF personnel who died in the crash. According to members of the 62 […]
A security guard, Uchena Harrison, has been electrocuted while attempting to pluck pawpaw from a tree at his workplace in the Abule Oshun area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the 56-year-old and four other security guards were on duty on Friday when he reportedly became hungry and without the knowledge of his colleagues, […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced the lifting of the ban on Boeing 737 Max Aircraft in the Nigerian Airspace, following the two accidents involving the Boeing 737 Max Aircraft. According to a communique signed by Capt. Musa Nuhu the Director-General of the NCAA, the approval is effective 12th February 2021. Consequent to […]
Bitcoin soared above $50,000 for the first time on February 16, 2021, after surging by almost 75 percent this year as heavyweight companies lend their support to the world’s most popular virtual currency. At around 1235 GMT, bitcoin hit an all-time high at $50,547.70, a 4.4-percent gain since Monday. The total value of all bitcoin […]
By Foster Obi Customs Area Controller (CAC) Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone C Owerri, Comptroller Yusuf Lawal has vowed that the Unit will continue to ensure smugglers within the areas of jurisdiction count their losses until they repent from sabotaging Nigeria’s economy. According to him, “Our resolute remains to degrade the activities of […]
The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Restitution and Inquiry set up to investigate cases of police brutality especially involving officers of the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), has begun awarding compensations to petitioners. In a petition involving Mrs. Kudirat Adebayo Abayomi, who was killed by a police stray bullet in April 2017, the panel on […]
The Nigerian consulate in New York has suspended operations temporarily, following the exposure of some of its staff members to the coronavirus. The closure took effect on February 18, 2021. In a public notice, the consulate said the closure became necessary as an undisclosed number of staff members have gone into isolation after their exposure […]
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from rapper Kanye West after almost seven years of marriage, US media reported Friday. Kardashian’s lawyer Laura Wasser filed papers confirming a split first rumored back in January, when the mega-celebrity couple was reported to be living separately, Fox News said. Hollywood trade publication Variety cited […]
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has received the report from the Judicial Commission of Inquiry that Investigated Human Rights Abuses, Police Brutality and Extrajudicial Killings by the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the state. The report was submitted to him by the chairman of the commission, Justice Chukwunenye Uriri (retd.), at Government House, Port […]
By Gabriel Ogbechie My attention has been drawn to several publications in the print and social media wherein Ned Nwoko alleged that a plan to assassinate him is being sponsored by me. I also refer to a recent press conference held by the same Ned Nwoko wherein he alleged that the prisoner who told him […]
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