The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has said two more bodies have been recovered from the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter that crashed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Three persons were confirmed dead following the crash on Thursday. Eight persons (six passengers and two crew members) were on board...
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Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on Friday explained their preference for walking in light of rising transportation costs. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), several residents stated that they choose to walk, especially over short distances, to exercise and save money....
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111 has decried that the deplorable states of Nigerian roads are aiding activities of bandits and kidnappers. Sultan, who made the observation in Illela Local Government Area on...
The Benue State Government has withdrawn from the suit challenging the constitutionality of the laws that established the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) currently before the Supreme Court. The withdrawal was contained in an application obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Makurdi. The...
The Federal Government has flayed terrorist attack targeted at the headquarters of the Turkish Aerospace and Defence Company, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS). Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, made this known in a statement on Friday. “The Federal Republic of Nigeria is saddened by the...
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has so far donated about 119 million dollars in total to support Republican Donald Trump’s presidential election campaign. By mid-October, the Tesla boss had transferred 43.6 million dollars to the organisation America PAC, which is primarily focused on winning hotly contested swing states such as...
Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that eight persons were feared dead in a helicopter crash that occurred in Rivers. The Spokesperson for the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Port Harcourt and made available to newsmen on Thursday. Iringe-Koko stated that the...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. says three bodies have been recovered in the ongoing rescue operations of the helicopter that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, near Port-Harcourt on Thursday. Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd. Mr Olufemi Soneye, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in...
Former Senate Leader, Sen. Abdul Ningi, has challenged youths in the country to use their numerical strength to kick out under-performing politicians during elections. Ningi stated this in Katsina on Thursday, at a 2-day North-West Zonal legislative interactive session with the theme: “Legislation and Participation of Women and Young...
Vice President Kashim Shettima’s trip to Samoa to represent Nigeria at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit has been cancelled after a foreign object hit his plane during a stopover at JFK Airport, New York. The foreign object damaged the cockpit’s windscreen of the plane, Mr Bayo Onanuga,...
Senate on Thursday approved 15 per cent from the consolidated fund as source of funding for the new created zonal development commissions by member-states. This followed consideration and adoption of the report of Senate Committee on Special Duties on the bills establishing the commissions. The News Agency of Nigeria...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced an investigation into the accident involving a Sikorsky SK76c helicopter with registration 5N-BQG, operated by Eastwind Aviation. The NSIB Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Bimbo Oladeji, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has expressed profound sadness over the passing of Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, saying Nigeria has lost a true umpire of electoral integrity in him. Soludo’s tribute is contained in a statement issued in Awka by his Press Secretary, Mr Christian Aburime, and made available to...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has commiserated families of victims of helicopter Sikorsky SK76 registration 5NBQG that ditched into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Odutayo Oluseyi, Head Press and Public...
Some partially blind students on Thursday, expressed excitement after seeing the whiteboard and their teachers clearer for the first time in years. The students were among 115 children that benefited from free eye care outreach, organised by Women and Girls with Albinism Network in Abuja, to commemorate the 2024...
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Works, Mr Yakubu Kofarmata, to come and answer questions on some of the abandoned roads across the country. The committee, at its sitting on Thursday in Abuja, particularly demanded answers on...
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to instruct the Ministry of Power and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to place tertiary institutions on Band ‘C’ electricity tariffs. This resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Abubakar Fulata, Chairman of the House Committee on...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has congratulated Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu on her recent nomination as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs by President Bola Tinubu. Soludo said this in a statement by his Press Secretary, Mr Christian Aburime, on Thursday in Awka. The governor described Ojukwu as a...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration’s efforts to develop satellite towns and rural areas of the territory is sacrosanct. Wike gave the assurance during the inauguration of the construction of Asuquo Okon Road (Road CN8), from Obafemi Awolowo Way (Arterial...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has affirmed that passengers are entitled to compensation for flight delay, cancellation, luggage delay, missing or loss by airlines. The NCAA Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr Michael Achimugu, stated this at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja. According to...