A Delta Airlines flight from Lagos to Atlanta was diverted to Accra after a fire broke out in the aircraft’s oven. Spokesperson of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Michael Achimugu, said the incident occurred on Tuesday, September 23, aboard Flight DL055, which had departed from Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. He said the […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the promotion of about 471 junior staff out of a total number of 515 staff recommended for promotion. National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun said in a statement that the next exercise will be the promotion of senior staff. The
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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops’ operations nationwide over the past week have resulted in the arrest of 147 suspected terrorists and other criminals, and the rescue of 39 kidnap victims. Speaking through the Director Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen Markus Kangye, at a press briefing on Thursday, the military high command stated that troops foiled
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The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has announced that this year’s Igbo Day Lecture will be thought-provoking and centered on the welfare and unity of the Igbo people.
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has cut short his annual leave to participate in and oversee the coronation of the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja. The Oyo State House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed receipt and approval of the governor’s notice of early resumption from leave. At plenary, Deputy Speaker Hon.
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The federal government has intensified efforts to eliminate rabies in Nigeria, reaffirming its commitment to achieving the global target of zero human deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030. At a joint ministerial press briefing to mark World Rabies Day 2025 in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, described rabies as
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“To survive, I had to purchase two vials of the drug from external sources at a total cost of N500,000”
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The federal lawmaker representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Obi Aguocha, has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) for intervening in the medical care of
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, will on Friday, September 26 know his fate at the Federal High Court in Abuja where he
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Discover the full list of 43 past Olubadan of Ibadanland, from the city’s founding hero, Lagelu, to its most recent monarch.
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