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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo on Monday confirmed the indefinite local and foreign flight ban imposed on Comfort Emmanson, a passenger on Ibom Air, over unruly behaviour. The minister also condemned the release of indecent footage showing Emmanson during her encounter with the airline. Keyamo directed that whoever released that part of […]
Tension gripped the Barnawa area of Kaduna South local government area on Monday evening following the killing of a young man during an operation in the area. The killing, allegedly from a stray bullet fired by a personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) sparked protests and forced the closure of several business […]
Tension gripped the Barnawa area of Kaduna South local government area on Monday evening following the killing of a young man during an operation in the area. The killing, allegedly from a stray bullet fired by a personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) sparked protests and forced the closure of several business […]
The United Nations Human Rights office has denounced what it described as a targeted Israeli attack that killed five journalists in Gaza, stressing that it is a breach of international law. Five Al Jazeera journalists, including correspondent Anas al-Sharif, were killed in an Israeli air strike on Sunday. Two others were killed, including a freelance […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has questioned a former Sokoto State governor, Senator Aminu Tambuwal over suspicious cash withdrawals totalling N189billion. Tambuwal, who arrived the EFCC’s headquarters around 11:30am on Monday, was still facing interrogators on the alleged financial crime. It was not clear as at the time of filing this report if […]
Four persons were on Monday rushed to the hospital after two tankers collided at the Dan Magaji area, along the Zaria-Kaduna Expressway in Kaduna. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday involving a tanker carrying Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and another empty tanker. The impact of the collision resulted in a […]
The Nigerian government has pledged unalloyed support to the newly appointed United Nations Global Advocate for Peace, Maryam Bukar Hassan, in her bid to promote unity and peace across the globe. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, described the appointment of Maryam, a Nigerian spoken word artist and peace advocate […]
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ms. Rinsola Abiola as Director-General of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (CLTC). According to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga on Monday, Ms. Abiola, an expert in strategic communication and government relations, previously served as Senior Special Assistant to the President. In addition, President Tinubu appointed Nasir Bala […]
The National Coordinator of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) North-West Alliance for Good Governance, Hon. Abdullahi Umar has dismissed allegation credited to the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar had infiltrated the party. Dismissing the allegation, Umar described the claims, and what he called Kachikwu’s repeatedly engagement as […]
The Federal Government has paid the sum of N5.12 billion in pension arrears to 90,689 retirees under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS), the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), has confirmed. PTAD’s Head of Corporate Communications, Olugbenga Ajayi disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja, saying the payment covered arrears across the four pension […]