Midweek Auto-crash Claims 4 In Uyo
By Patrick Titus, Uyo Perhaps due to over-speeding and poor roads traffic management, four persons have been confirmed dead in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State following an auto-crash that involved a speeding vehicle that rammed into another conveying sachet water…
Gboko imposes curfew after protest turns violent
…Council suspends BEMOA leadership …Protesters burn two Civil Protection Guards vehicles The Gboko Local Government Council in Benue State has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the area following unrest that erupted after the killing of a commercial…
NAF Helicopter Makes Precautionary Landing In Benue After Anti-Kidnapping Operation
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter on Wednesday made a precautionary landing in Benue State after completing a close-air-support mission against suspected kidnappers, the Air Force has said. The incident occurred during an operation in Ogbadigbo Local…
Flying Officer Commissioned 9 Days Before NAF Plane Crash
Flying Officer, Isa Muyiwa Adeshina, one of the 25 people killed in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR-42 aircraft crash in Ondo State, had only recently achieved his long-held dream of becoming a commissioned officer. Adeshina was commissioned into…
FG Panel Gives Update On Death Of 37 Miners, Indicts NSCDC
The Federal Government panel investigating the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has identified institutional lapses and over zealousness in the handling of the detainees.…
Airforce Plane Crash: Squadron Leader Married Flight Lt Damilola 2 Weeks Before The Plane Crash
According to VANGUARD News, Squadron Leader Ahamefule Man Ugwueje, one of the crew members of the Nigerian Air Force ATR 42 aircraft that crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State, reportedly married Flight Lieutenant Damilola Adekunle just two weeks before the…
I Commend The Pilot In Death, He Maneuvered The Aircraft Not To Plunge Into Populated Area -Ajanaku
Idowu Ajanaku, the Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, has stated that efforts are still ongoing to remove the military aircraft that crashed with 32 people on board in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area. In an interview with…
Niger 37 Miners: We’ll Make Outcome Of Investigation Public, Says Gov Bago
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago has reassured the families of the 37 miners who died in the Nigerian Security Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC) custody in Minna, the state capitol that the government would conduct a thorough investigation to establish…
Niger Imposes 24-hHour Curfew After Protest Over Miners’ Deaths
Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, has imposed a 24-hour curfew in the state following protests and destruction of property linked to the deaths of suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. Bago announced the…
Zonal Eliminations: Kano Sports Commission Officials, Driver Escape Death
By Ado Salisu, Kano Two officials of Kano State Sports Commission (KSSC) have escaped death following a fatal accident on their way to Kaduna for the Northwest zonal eliminations of the upcoming National Sports Festival in Enugu. The accident occured…