A South Korean fighter jet crashed on Sunday, with its pilot escaping safely, Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South Korean air force. The KF-16 fighter jet, which belongs to the 19th Fighter Wing, crashed at about 8.05 p.m. local time (1105 GMT) in an area some 20 kilometres west of Wonju city. Wonju is […]
By Oluwashina Iyanda A Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mohammed Haruna has called on media practitioners in Nigerian to extend their accountability probing beyond politicians. Haruna charged journalists to also hold responsible, every person or group whose decisions and actions affect society. He spoke at the Media Roundtable on “The Accountability […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the enhanced salary and welfare scheme for judicial officers nationwide. The President announced the scheme at the inauguration of the Nabo Graham-Douglass Campus of the Nigerian Law School, Port Harcourt. The President’s announcement is contained in a statement issued from the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF). […]
Libya and Tunisia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on trade cooperation between the two countries. The MoU was signed by the Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Hwej, and the Tunisian Minister of Trade and Export Development, Fadhila Rabhi, the Libyan Government said in a statement issued. The agreement includes studying […]
Our Correspondent The PDP Deputy Governorship Candidate in Lagos State, Funke Akindele, on Wednesday appealed to the electorate to protect their votes during the 2023 general elections. Akindele, a Nollywood star, made the appeal while inaugurating a borehole donated to the residents of the Abule Oja community in the Yaba Development Council Area. “I am […]
By Our Correspondent The National Teachers Institute (NTI), Kaduna says it will establish an additional study centre for the degree programmes in the Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State. NTI Coordinator in the state, Hajiya Aishatu Usman, announced this to newsmen in Yola on Wednesday. The centre is designed to admit over 60 students, […]
Two Pakistani soldiers were killed in a military operation in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Pakistani military said on Wednesday. An exchange of fire occurred between security forces and terrorists in the Hilal Khel area of the Bajaur district of the province, said a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army’s media […]
By Our Correspondent The United Nations World Tourism OrganisationUNWTO: How to attract tourists to cultural sites – Expert (UNWTO), on Wednesday, proposed a collaborative arrangement between Nollywood and Hollywood to further export African culture. Zurab Pololikashuili, Secretary-General of UNWTO made the proposition during the UNWTO Conference on Linking Tourism, Culture and the Creative Industries, held […]
By Our Correspondent The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, reiterated his commitment to restructuring with a view to facilitating national unity and development. Abubakar gave the assurance when he appeared on the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) Forum in Lagos. He said that before setting out for […]
By Our Correspondent A member of Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA), AbduSobur Olawale ( popularly called Omititi) has reportedly slum and died on Tuesday in Jos, Plateau State. Omititi was among thousands of supporters of the ruling APC who stormed Jos for the flag off of the Presidential Campaign rally of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed […]