The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced investigation into an accident involving an HS 125 aircraft with Nationality and Registration Marks 5N-AMM belonging to Flint Aero, which occurred at about 08:21pm (Local Time) on 3rd November, 2023. NSIB, noted that the aircraft, with 10 passengers and 3 crew members onboard was en-route Ibadan from Abuja. Its Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Dr. James Odaudu, in a statement issued Saturday said that the aircraft, on final approach to landing Runway 22, Ibadan Airport crashed short of the runway. He said: “There was no fatality, as all passengers and crew…
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The United State and United Kingdom have warned that terrorists are likely to attack major hotels in Nigeria. Both the US and UK gave the warning through the updated security advise on their websites. The U.S said: “The U.S government is aware of credible information that there is an elevated threat to major hotels in Nigeria’s larger cities. The Nigerian security services are working diligently to counter the threat. “The U.S. Department of State advises U.S. citizens to consider this information when arranging lodging or visiting major hotels in Nigeria.” It urged it citizens to exercise vigilance at major hotels;…
A former National Chairman of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) Branch of NUPENG, Lucky Osesua and his Deputy, Mr. Dayyabu Garga and one Humble Obinna are currently cooling off at Keffi Correctional Facility in Nasarawa State. Their arrests and arraignment followed their alleged physical assaults on Williams Akporeha, Wale Afolabi and Augustine Egbon, President, General Secretary and newly elected National Chairman of the PTD- NUPENG, respectively. The trio who had since been placed on indefinite suspension by the national secretriat of the Union were formerly arraigned before Chief Magistrate Court 5 in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja on Thursday for attempted…
The Minister for State Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande and the President of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubu have assured that President Bola Tinubu’s youth empowerment program will create more jobs and shore up foreign exchange. They gave the commendation at the NYCN National/Africa Youth Day celebration tagged “1 Million Next Level is Knocking: Youth-Led Movement that Transcends Borders” on Friday in Port Harcourt. Olawande, who was represented by the spokesperson of Rivers State All Progressives Congress (A,pC) , Hon. Darlington Nwuju revealed that President Tinubu’s administration is resolute in creating meaningful opportunities for Nigerian youths.…
Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army and Operation Whirl Punch have neutralised seven terrorists in Kaduna. The Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Lt-Col. Musa Yahaya, in a statement issued Friday, said the terrorists referred to as bandits by the locals met their waterloo during a clearance operation. He said: “Following a clearance operation conducted by troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army and Operation Whirl Punch in the general area of Kampanin Doka village at Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna State, 4 bandits who have been terrorising the locals have finally met their waterloo on 1…
Joint troops of the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services (DSS) have successfully averted an imminent attack on Kano by the Boko Haram insurgents. Director Army Public Relations Brig-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement issued Friday said in a dawn raid operation carried out on the terrorists’ hideout in the early hours of Friday, 3 November, 2023, troops of 3 Brigade Nigerian Army in close cooperation with the DSS, conducted operation in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State. He said the operation was aimed at uncovering and apprehending suspected Boko Haram Terrorists believed to be planning a…
The Coalition of Igbo Unions has issued 48 hours ultimatum to the Governor of Abia state, Alex Otti, to immediately rescind his ethnically motivated outbursts against northerners doing business at the Umunneochi Cattle Market. The coalition in a statement issued Friday and jointly signed by its Chairman, Obinna Okoroafor, Secretary, Udoka Onwuka and its Public Relations Officer, Maduabuchi Madu, also called on the governor to stop the prosecution of northerners in the state. It said its intervention was necessitated by the ongoing crisis at the Abia Cattle market situated in Umunneochi LGA of Abia State. The coalition added that the…
The House of Representatives has vowed to push and advocate that malaria drugs be subsidised if not made free by government health centers. The Chairman of the Committee on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria control (ATM), Hon. Amobi Ogar stated this on Thursday during the inaugural meeting of the committee. He said the committee would device a new mechanism and approach in engagements and fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria control in the country with a view to making a difference and avoiding the failures of the past. He said: “We must seek new collaborations and partnerships in order to enhance…
The House of Representatives on Thursday dared President Bola Tinubu by scrapping the N5 billion budgeted for presidential yacht in the supplementary Budget submitted to the National Assembly. To this end, the Green Chamber has, however, increased the budgetary allocation for student loans from N5.5 billion to 10 billion. TheHintsNews reports that there have been public outcry since it emerged that the presidency budgeted N5 billion for presidential yacht, while a greater number of the population wallo in abject poverty. However, the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Hon. Abubakar Bichi Abubakar, made this disclosure while addressing journalists on…
The House of Representatives has decried the recent invasion of marauding elephants on farm fields in Ngala and Kala-Balge local government areas of Borno State. The House, therefore, urged the Ministry of Environment and the National Wildlife Park to provide immediate and long term solutions to address the menace of the marauding elephants in the area. It also called on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs to provide the victims with relief. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion moved at the plenary on Thursday by Hon. Zainab Gimba. Moving…