Dutse community goes spiritual after deadly Tipper accidents By Akintan Adeola Rachael Worried by a fatal accident that claimed several lives in July, residents of the Tipper Garage community in Dutse, Abuja, have announced plans for a prayer and fasting exercise. The incident at the busy Tipper Garage junction has once again drawn attention to…
5N-BQQ: NSIB Preliminary Report Fingers Alcohol Consumption Among Flight Crew By Ugo Justice The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has released a preliminary report on a serious incident involving an Air Peace Limited Boeing 737-524 aircraft with registration marks 5N-BQQ, revealing alcohol consumption amongst the flight crew. The incident occurred on July 13, 2025, at…
Former Ondo Head of Service, Toyin Akinkuotu is Dead Ondo State has lost one of its illustrious sons and seasoned administrators, Barrister Oluwatoyin Akinkuotu. Akinkuotu passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2025. Akinkuotu, who once served as the Head of Service of the state, was also the brain behind Lujama Heritage, an initiative that showcased…
Kebbi CP decorates 37 newly promoted DSPs By Jamil Gulma, Kebbi The Kebbi State Commissioner of Police, CP Bello M. Sani, on Wednesday, 10th September, 2025, decorated thirty-seven Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) with their new ranks of Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs). The colourful event, held at the Command Headquarters, marked another milestone in…
NAMA Enhances Air Traffic Management with New AFTN Systems By Ugo Justice The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has successfully installed new Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network (AFTN) systems in 26 airports nationwide. This significant milestone marks a major step forward in modernising Nigeria’s aeronautical communication infrastructure. The new AFTN system, designed to utilise robust global…
Former Ondo Guber Candidate, Bamidele Akingboye, Dies in Lagos. Otunba Bamidele Akingboye aka OBA the former Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in the 2024 Ondo State election, is dead. Akingboye died on Wednesday at his residence in Victoria Garden City (VGC), Lagos, according to a statement issued by his media aide, Oyeniyi Iwakun. Until…
Tragedy, as policemen driving against traffic kill ABU graduate in Kaduna A young Nigerian engineer, Abdurraheem Mustapha, has lost his life in Kaduna after allegedly being struck by policemen who were driving against traffic. Mustapha, a graduate of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, was pursuing his Master’s degree in Engineering at the Nigerian Defence Academy…
The Head of Service of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Grace Adayilo is dead. The Head of Service of the FCT, Grace Adayilo is dead, She died suddenly after slumping in the early hours of September 1 Details surrounding her death are still emerging, and neither her family nor the FCT Administration has issued…
Court halts demolition of CUDA shopping complex in Akure An Ondo State High Court has stopped the planned demolition of the CUDA Shopping Complex in Alagbaka, Akure, granting relief to dozens of tenants who had raised alarm over an impending ejection. Justice O. M. Adejumo, presiding over the case, on Friday issued an interim injunction…
Governor Idris breaks tradition, backs transparent Emirship … as Sanusi Sami ascends throne By Yakubu Ahmed BK The emergence of Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi Mika’ilu Sami as the new Emir of Zuru has been greeted with widespread joy and relief across the emirate. Unlike the often turbulent and politically entangled process that marks emirship selections in…
