an Arik Air Boeing 737-7GL aircraft, registration 5N-MJF, operating a scheduled domestic flight from Lagos to Port Harcourt on Wednesday experienced an in-flight engine anomaly and diverted safely to Benin Airport. The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) made this known in a statement in Abuja, signed by Mrs Bimbo Oladeji, NSIB Director, Public Affairs and…
Chief Samuel Ortom, the immediate past governor of Benue, has urged stakeholders, local government party officials and aspirants to massively mobilise and participate in the forthcoming e-registration. Ortom, who is the leader of the party in the state, made the call on Sunday at the PDP Expanded Caucus Meeting held in Makurdi. The former governor…
U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to hold a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has said. Leavitt provided no further details, and there was no immediate confirmation from Beijing. If the call takes place, the leaders are expected to focus on the ongoing trade dispute….
President Bola Tinubu has ordered Nigeria’s top security chiefs to apprehend those responsible for the recent massacre of more than 100 civilians in Yelewata, a farming community in Benue State. The President issued the order during a stakeholders’ meeting held in Makurdi on Wednesday. Addressing a gathering that included traditional rulers, former governors, and regional…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday was accorded full military honours during his official visit to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Planalto Palace in Brasília. A colourful guard of honour welcomed the Nigerian leader before President da Silva formally received him, exchanged pleasantries, introduced his ministers, and posed for photographs. Tinubu reciprocated by…
The Lagos State Government has announced an emergency closure of Eko Bridge outbound to Lagos Island from May 12 for safety investigations and repair works. The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, adviced motorists to use alternative routes. According to him, the closure will affect the stretch between Apongbon and Ijora Olopa. “Road users heading…
The Federal government says it taking decisive steps to reduce reliance on external health funding and strengthen domestic investment in healthcare, while fostering respectful international partnerships. Prof. Muhammed Ali Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, said this on Monday in Abuja, at a high-level health security dialogue with the People’s Republic of China…
Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former Governor of Kano State, on Monday formally aligned with the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in a move described as a defining moment for opposition politics in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Chairman of ADC, Sen. David Mark, received Kwankwaso along with supporters at…
Russia on Wednesday proposed to create the Association of Ethno-Gastronomic Tourism, saying it would help strengthen cooperation between states and the private sector at the BRICS working group meeting. Nikita Kondratiev, Director of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development made the announcement on the ministry’s website. “The accession…
Former Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi has declared that a single four-year term is adequate for any determined and sincere leader to bring meaningful change to the country. In remarks shared on Monday by his media spokesperson, Ibrahim Umar, Obi argued that if past administrations have managed to harm the nation’s progress within two years,…
