A pilot, Ivan Andaur, has collapsed and died in a toilet onboard a Boeing 787 while flying from Miami to Chile. Andaur, 56, was flying flight LA505 from Miami International Airport to Santiago, Chile, on Sunday night, when he fell ill. LATAM Airline, in a statement, said Andaur had been a pilot for 25 years. […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Sanwo-Olu’s Commissioner-designates list, Classical religious bigotry – Gbadamosi The Lagos Muslim community, on Wednesday, staged a peaceful protest to express dissatisfaction with the list of commissioner-designates by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. TheNewsZenith reports that out of 39 commissioner nominee slotsSanwo-Olu allotted only eight to Muslims and 31 to Christians, thus raising anger from […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it plans to address speculations in the foreign exchange market by injecting more dollars into market. This is even as the Federal Government proposed to inject more dollars into the market. Acting Governor of the CBN, Folashodun Shonubi, announced this while addressing journalists after meeting with President Bola […]
An Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday sentenced a teenage boy, Ishola Yusuf, to two years and three months in Borstal Correctional Centre in Abeokuta, Ogun for attempted theft. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Bola Osunsanmi, sentenced Yusuf to the Boys Correctional Facility also known as Borstal Correctional Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The magistrate sentenced the […]
The National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to preventing further hike petrol price. Mr Adeolu Ogunbanjo, National Deputy President of NAPTAN, made the appeal during an emergency meeting of the association on Monday in Lagos. President Tinubu, in his broadcast to the nation in July, said the government […]
Gov. Seyi Makinde, on Monday in Ibadan, inaugurated a 12-man governing board for the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed “Amotekun”, operating in Oyo State. The governor restated his administration’s commitment towards ensuring that the state is secure and habitable for all and sundry. He pledged to continually support the corps with logistics, health insurance, training […]
Members of ECOWAS Parliament were divided over taking military action as an option to tackle the political situation in Niger Republic. About 22 parliamentarians participated in the virtual extraordinary meeting, on Saturday, to discuss the political crisis in Niger. Some of them called for actions that would nip in the bud of military incursion into […]
Andoni Local Government Council of Rivers, on Friday, disbursed N5 million in business grants to 50 persons living with disabilities (PWD) in the area. The Council Chairman, Erastus Awortu, distributed N100,000 to each of the beneficiaries at Ngo, the council’s headquarters. Awortu said the money was take-off grants for beneficiaries. The funding followed a four-day, […]
The Police Command in Abia says they have arrested a suspected child trafficker for allegedly kidnapping and transporting three girls to Ghana. The news of the arrest was contained in a statement signed by the Abia Police PRO, Maureen Chinaka, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) announced the arrest in a statement in Aba. Chinaka […]
From Our Correspondent The Federal Government has imposed a new set of sanctions on groups, organisations and individuals that may be supporting the military junta in the Republic of Niger. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to President on Media and Publicity, announced this while briefing State House Correspondents, Tuesday in Abuja. Ngelale said President Bola Tinubu […]