By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has condemned sensational reporting in the media of an aircraft belonging to Max Air that had tyre burst during landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the aircraft took off from Yola Airport and...
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to stay away and not disrupt flight operations at airports over their grievances in Owerri. Capt. Hamisu Yadudu, Managing Director, FAAN, said this in Lagos on Sunday while speaking with newsmen....
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigerian Army says it has commenced investigation into the viral video showing its personnel clad in military camouflage, maltreating some civilians at 2 Seasons Hotel and Resorts, Kaduna. The Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, condemned the assault in a statement issued on Sunday...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has intercepted 21,800 tablets of tramadol in Adamawa and Edo. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the agency, Mr Femi Babafemi and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday. Babafemi said that a suspect, Sahabi...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – Kogi State Government has warned politicians against promoting ethnic sentiments and other divisive tendencies ahead of the November 11 governorship election in the state. The state Commissioner of Information and Communication, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, who gave the warning in a statement in Lokoja on...
Victor Osimhen saw one penalty kick saved before scoring another as Napoli marked their Scudetto celebrations with a 1-0 win against Fiorentina amid a carnival atmosphere. Having ended a 33-year wait to win the Serie A on Thursday, Luciano Spalletti’s men were greeted by a jubilant crowd at the...
Mr Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Dangote Industries Ltd. says the multi-billion Naira Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical company will be inaugurated in Lagos on May 22. Chiejina disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. NAN reports that the facility is...
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, said he played a video of his side’s bitter defeat at Newcastle United a year ago before their vital 2-0 Premier League win at St James’s Park on Sunday. The flimsy defeat on Tyneside last May wrecked Arsenal’s chances of finishing in the top four...
A howler by Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea gifted West Ham United three vital points in their battle against relegation as the hosts secured a 1-0 win on Sunday. Manchester United are fourth on 63 points after 34 games, one ahead of Liverpool and with a game in...
There was panic at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Sunday when a Max Air aircraft crash-landed after the tyre reportedly burst into flames. The aircraft had arrived from Yola, Adamawa State when the incident happened. The Aerodrome Rescue and Fire-fighting Service (ARFFS) operatives at the airport...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says a total of 1,471 passengers from Sudan arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the figures make up the total number of returnees to be successfully airlifted by the Federal Government...
A total of 834 Nigerians stranded in conflict-ridden Sudan, on Sunday arrived the pilgrims terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the airport terminal witnessed a large turnout of parents, as well as relatives of the returnees, welcoming them with...
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has prayed a Federal High Court Abuja to set aside the bench warrant issued against her on July 24, 2020. Alison-Madueke, in a motion on notice brought by her counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, before Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon, sought court order...
The Northwest APC Chairmen Forum have endorsed the choices of Sen. Godswill Akpabio and Sen. Barau Jibrin as the President and Deputy President of the Senate, respectively. Addressing newsmen on behalf of his colleagues in Kano on Sunday, the Jigawa APC Chairman, Alhaji Aminu Sani, described the choice as...
The Police Command in Delta has apprehended 94 women, suspected to be commercial sex workers, in Ughelli North Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The spokesman of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday in Warri, also said that 59 male suspects were...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three members of a robbery syndicate who allegedly invaded the phone market in Abeokuta and killed one trader. The Police spokesman, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the arrest in a statement in Abeokuta, identified the suspects as...
Hundreds of terrorists led by a notorious bandit, Ɗan-ƙarami, have reportedly relocated from Zamfara to areas between Safana and Batsari Local Government Areas of Katsina State. Villagers said the terrorists were escaping from military onslaught in Zamfara. They were said to have moved into Tsaskiya, Runka, Gora, Labo and...
Anthony Nchekwube, a chieftain of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has said that his passion for the prosperity and sustainability of the political fortunes of the party was his primary motivation for aspiring to be the chairman of Anambra chapter. Nchekwube, who said this in Awka on Sunday, called...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – No fewer than 58 abducted victims have been rescued from some identified kidnappers den in communities contiguous to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The FCT police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the rescue mission...
Also named winner BusinessDay Newspaper Excellence in Public Service Award 2022 … By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Muhammad Nami has been named winner of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) Merit Award 2023 in its Non-Members Category at the...