BREAKING: 61 persons die in Brazil plane crash
Sixty-one persons have been killed in a Brazil plane crash with no survivors recorded. The crash reported by the BBC occurred in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, killing all…
Don’t take glory for work you did not do-Gov Oborevwori warns NDDC
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has warned the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to stop claiming glory over the projects done by the state government. Governor Oborevwori…
Nigeria Police own up to invading NLC secretariat
The Nigeria Police has owned up to invading the national secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, at the Central Business District of Abuja. The security agency claimed the mission…
PDP moves for reconciliation, forms committee
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP says it has constituted a 25-member National Reconciliation Committee, NRC, chaired by Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, a former Governor of Osun. Debo Ologunagba, National Publicity Secretary…
Nigerian Navy rescues 59 from drowning, loses one officer
The Nigerian Navy has lost one officer after rescuing 59 persons from drowning in turbulent waters. The incident occurred when a dredging vessel, MV AMBIKA 4, working at Okpobo field…
Nigeria sitting on time bomb, term fixing not solution’- Obasanjo warns
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that Nigeria is sitting on a ‘keg of gunpowder’ waiting to explode. He has now urged the federal government to listen to demands of…
Bandits using panic measures to resist security operations in Benue
The Benue Police Command has said the deadly attack on Ayati community of Ukum Local Government Area of the state is a panic measure by bandits to resist the ongoing…
Governor Alia raises alarm over fresh attacks on Benue Communities
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has expressed sadness over another unprovoked attack on Ayati Village in Ukum Local Government Area, where many people were reportedly killed. In a statement by…
Speaker Abbas appoints new committee for Oil Probe
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has established a seven-member panel to participate in the joint committee task of investigating alleged economic sabotage in the petroleum and…
ECOWAS defence chiefs beg Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger to return to bloc
The Chiefs of Defence Staff in West Africa on Friday, called for the return of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. Nigeria’s…