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NCAA: No ban on Nigerian airlines in US

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says no Nigerian airline was banned from operating in the United States. On Monday, media reports said Nigeria has been delisted from the US Federal Aviation Administration category one status (USFAA CAT 1) international aviation safety assessment programme (IASA). According to the report, this is due to the failure […]

Arewa group asks Tinubu to arrest, investigate NNPCL boss over N6 trillion subsidy, persistent fuel crisis

The Arewa Democratic Front (ADF), a non-governmental organization established in 2007 has called President Bola Tinubu to arrest and investigate the NNPCL CEO, Mele Kyari over alleged N6 trillion subsidy and persistent fuel crisis. The group lamented that the ongoing fuel scarcity, marked by unbearable queues and skyrocketing prices, is not just an economic burden […]

FactCheck: Photo of arrested Nigerian with fraudulent documents in South Africa first appeared online in April

Claim An X user posted photo of man and attributed him as Nigerian arrested with fraudulent documents. Verdict This claim is MISLEADING. Checks indicates that the image of the man first surfaced on X in April 2024. While the other photo showing documents appeared in 2022. Full Text In August, an X user, @Patriot_S_A shared two photos of an unidentified […]

After 28 days in detention, Police finally charge PIDOM to Court

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has formally charged Isaac Bristol, aka PIDOM, with six counts at the Federal High Court in Abuja, bringing an end to his 28-day detention without formal charges. According to court documents obtained by TRIBUNE ONLINE, PIDOM faces charges related to the transmission of classified government documents and spreading false information. […]

Libya trafficking kingpin assassinated — Report

A former head of Libya’s coastguard, who was known as a key trafficker of people and fuel, has been shot dead by unknown assailants, local media reported Monday. Major Abd al-Rahman Milad, also known as Al-Bidja, was killed on Sunday in the town of Sayyad, 25 kilometres (15 miles) west of the capital Tripoli. He […]

Group protests in Abuja over fuel scarcity

Scores of demonstrators hit the streets of Abuja on Monday to demand the immediate dismissal of the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mele Kyari, over the lingering fuel scarcity bedevilling the country, the Punch is reporting . The protest comes on the heels of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited’s […]

Provide Binance chief on wheelchair, court orders NCS

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the officials of the Kuje correctional facility to provide the detained Binance Holdings Limited executive, Tigran Gambaryan, with a wheelchair. The order followed an outburst from Gambaryan shortly after the court adjourned. Justice Nwite had stepped out of the courtroom for a […]

10 Maritime Workers Abducted In Rivers

At least 10 maritime travellers are feared to have been abducted by sea pirates along the Bonny – Port Harcourt waterway. Though details are still sketchy, Channels Television gathered that the incident which occurred in the early hours of Monday morning is believed to involve 10 persons travelling between Bonny and Port Harcourt. Confirming the […]