A PAL Airlines aircraft, operating as Air Canada flight AC2259, executed an emergency landing at Halifax Airport, Canada, following a landing gear malfunction. The incident, which occurred around 9:30 PM AT, was reported by CBC News Sunday. During the landing, the plane skidded along the pavement, triggering panic among passengers. Nikki Valentine, a passenger onboard, […]

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct the Code of Conduct Bureau to publish his declared assets. SERAP also urged Tinubu to encourage Vice-President Kashim Shettima, ministers, state governors, and National Assembly leaders to follow suit. This was stated in a press release shared on Sunday but dated […]

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Vice President Kashim Shettima has extended his condolences to the government and people of Sokoto State over the killing of about 10 civilians in airstrike targeted at the Lakurawa terrorist group at Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa communities in Silame Local Government Area. The villagers lost their lives on December 25, 2024, when the military targeted […]

Abducted Anglican priest, Canon Olowolagba, who was kidnapped alongside his wife, and two children has regained freedom. The family was kidnapped on Sunday, December 22, along Ise Akoko-Iboropa road in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. Earlier, the Bishop of Akoko Anglican Diocese, Babajide Bada, who confirmed the incident on Saturday, said the […]

The federal capital territory (FCT) police command has denied knowledge of the alleged theft of N180 million from VeryDarkMan‘s non-governmental organization (NGO) account. The controversial activist recently lamented that his NGO website “was hacked, resulting in the theft of the substantial amount”. He revealed that he was accompanied by a police officer to Jos, Plateau […]

President Vladimir Putin has expressed regret over the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane on Christmas Day, describing the incident as a tragic occurrence, but refraining from admitting any responsibility on Russia’s part. In a statement issued by the Kremlin on Saturday, it was revealed that Putin had spoken with Azerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev, marking […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says 13 passengers have died in a road accident along Owo-Ikare highway in Ondo state. A statement on Saturday by Samuel Ibitoye, FRSC sector commander in Ondo state, said the accident involved a fabric-laden vehicle and a bus conveying 14 passengers. “A total of 14 people were involved out […]

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has said the Nigerian Police Force should be held accountable for the deaths of Nigerians during recent food stampedes in Oyo, Abuja, and Anambra States. He made this statement on Friday while delivering a public lecture in memory of the late former Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, in Akure, the […]

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has notified residents of the Federal Capital Territory about impending blackouts in some areas. In a statement issued on Saturday by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, TCN announced that its engineers would conduct planned maintenance exercises at two transmission substations between Saturday and Sunday. The statement noted that […]