The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Wednesday said all four crew members on board a privately operated aircraft which conducted a missed approach at approximately 0743 local time while attempting to land at Asaba, Delta state are safe. A statement issued by Director Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu disclosed that it received preliminary reports concerning an occurrence involving a privately operated aircraft in the vicinity of Asaba, and that no injuries to passengers or crew have been reported. Subsequently, the aircraft reportedly landed on a roadway in the Ogwashi-Uku area near Asaba and reports received from personnel…
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The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has revealed that All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers in the National Assembly are panicking over the delayed list of successful candidates that would fly the party’s flag in the 2027 elections. TheHints News reports that ruling party is yet to release the list of successful candidates following the House of Representatives primary election held on May 18, while that of the Senate was held on May 19. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja at the inauguration of the national Campaign Council for the Ekiti Governorship election, Akpabio pleaded with the National Working Committee…
A former Governor of Kano state, Rabiu Kwankwaso has lamented that the country lacks the political will to confront the escalating wave of insecurity that has engulfed the nation. Kwankwaso, who is the Vice presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 elections from Zamfara, Borno, Sokoto, Katsina, and Kwara to Oyo and several other parts of the country, Nigerians can no longer sleep with both eyes closed. The former lawmaker in a statement issued Tuesday decried that banditry, kidnapping for ransom, terrorism, communal clashes, and armed robbery have tragically become daily occurrences. He noted: “What…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Monday confirmed three people were killed in a train accident involving the Warri–Itakpe Train Service (WITS) corridor at Agbor, Delta State. The NRC hinted that rescue and emergency response operations were immediately activated adding that all passengers on board were accounted for. The NRC had earlier issued a statement confirming the incident where it stated that emergency response teams and relevant authorities were currently at the scene attending to the situation. It revealed that necessary assistance was provided while closely monitoring developments and promised a detailed statement would be issued as soon as more…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a self-styled native doctor, Olorunbukunmi Taiwo and his wife, Awolegan Omotola over an alleged contract scam to the tune of N1,098,961,500 The agency in a statement issued Monday said the couple were arraigned before Justice Abubakar Usman of the Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on a six-count charge bordering of obtaining money by false pretence and retention of proceeds of crime contrary to Section 17(a) of the EFCC (Establishment) Act, 2004. It explained that Taiwo and Omotola ran into trouble when a widow, Anazia Kenechukwu, a proprietor of a…
A retired Archdeacon of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Venerable Emmanuel Ajayi is dead. Ajayi, who devoted 41 years to ministry across multiple dioceses, served under seven bishops, and helped translate Christian liturgy into the Ebira language, died on Thursday, June 4, 2026, at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja, Kogi State. He was 86. His son, Omeiza Ajayi of Vanguard Newspapers, confirmed the passing in a statement on Monday, describing his father as a man who “did not retreat” and “did not surrender” but “completed his assignment and went home — as a soldier goes home after a long…
The Katsina State Government has said that preliminary investigations into the abduction of the former Director of Defence Information, Maj-Gen. Rabe Abubakar (rtd) and his wife revealed that the incident was a deliberate and targeted kidnapping The state Commissioner of Information and Culture, Dr. Bala Zango in a statement issued Monday said government coordinated efforts are reaching an advanced stage, saying there was high optimism that the retired General and his wife would soon gain freedom. He said following the unfortunate coordinated abduction of the General and his wife along the Matazu axis, Governor Dikko Radda immediately directed all…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the gruesome killing of three personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) by suspected terrorists and bandits along the Tsamiya–Illo Road in Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko in a statement issued Sunday said the murder of Deputy Chief Road Marshal Assistant, Umar Aliyu, Senior Road Marshal Assistant, Ezra Gona, and Road Marshal Assistant I, Mansur Nasir while carrying out their lawful duties represented yet another tragic reminder of the worsening security crisis confronting Nigeria. He noted that these patriotic officers were…
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), comprising Special Forces and troops of Sector 1, have successfully rescued 360 abductees from a heavily fortified Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) enclave deep within the Mandara Mountains area of southern Borno State. Its Acting Media Information Officer, Lt-Col. Haruna Sani in a statement issued Sunday said the operation, which was the culmination of weeks of painstaking intelligence preparation, covert reconnaissance, and operational planning, resulted in the safe recovery of men, women, and children who had been held in captivity under harsh conditions after being abducted from several communities,…
Since my Kachalla 1 post, almost the whole of Nigeria’s Fulani race has descended on me with all manner of insults and threats. ALL these insults are predicated on only two planks as follows but every single one of them avoided my arguments. The first is that I am a “grass cutter” disgraced out of office on account of the scandal. I find this amusing because it was clearly a setup to get me out of office on account of my very close relationship with Gen Muhammadu Buhari who unbeknownst to them had been my mentor since 1971…