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Why 75-year-old pilot flew aircraft that landed on Delta road — NCAA -

Why 75-year-old pilot flew aircraft that landed on Delta road — NCAA The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has disclosed that the pilot who flew the private aircraft with registration number N989BC, which landed on a road in the Ogwashi-Uku area of Delta State, is 75 years old, while the co-pilot is 70. Director of Operations, Licensing and Training, Capt. Don...

Over five phones were stolen at Alex Ekubo’s service of songs – Stan Nze -

Over five phones were stolen at Alex Ekubo’s service of songs – Stan Nze Popular Nollywood actor Stan Nze has revealed that more than five phones were stolen at the late Alex Ekubo’s service of songs on Wednesday. He made the disclosure hours after actresses Bam Bam and Susan Peters raised the alarm over their stolen phones at the event. Reacting to the incident in an ...

Retired Major General Rabe Abubakar reportedly killed by bandits -

Retired Major General Rabe Abubakar reportedly killed by bandits Retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, a former Director of Defence Information, has reportedly been killed while in captivity after being abducted by bandits in Katsina State. The Katsina State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr Nasir Mu’azu Danmusa, confirmed the development o...

2026 World Cup: FIFA breaks silence on visa issues -

2026 World Cup: FIFA breaks silence on visa issues FIFA president Gianni Infantino has claimed they don’t have control over everything. Infantino was speaking on the eve of the 2026 World Cup on Wednesday, while addressing issues around visas into the United States. When asked if he felt the world football governing body had “lost control of the...

2026 World Cup: SuperComputer predicts trophy winners, countries to finish top three -

2026 World Cup: SuperComputer predicts trophy winners, countries to finish top three The Opta SuperComputer has predicted that Spain will win the 2026 World Cup. La Roja are the current European champions and have been tipped by many pundits to become world champions. De Le Fuentes’ men are in Group H along with debutants Cape Verde, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia. Opta has given Spain ...

Reps approve State Police Bill -

Reps approve State Police Bill The House of Representatives has approved the State Police Bill, marking a major step toward decentralising Nigeria’s policing system. The bill secured overwhelming support during Thursday’s plenary, with 289 lawmakers voting in favour. The session was presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. Th...

State Police Bill passes second reading in Senate -

State Police Bill passes second reading in Senate A bill seeking to establish state police and devolve policing powers to sub-national governments on Thursday scaled second reading in the Senate. The development is a major step in ongoing efforts to establish state police in Nigeria’s security architecture. The bill was subsequently referred by t...

Senate orders arrest of ex-NNPCL GCEO Kyari over alleged N210trn fraud -

Senate orders arrest of ex-NNPCL GCEO Kyari over alleged N210trn fraud The Senate, through its Committee on Public Accounts, on Wednesday ordered the arrest of the immediate past Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, for failing to appear before it over an alleged unaccounted N210 trillion between 2...

Wrong to hand over churches to your son – Pastor Kumuyi on hereditary succession -

Wrong to hand over churches to your son – Pastor Kumuyi on hereditary succession Popular Nigerian televangelist and the founder of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Williams Kumuyi, has stated that no General Overseer has the right to hand over a church to his son. Kumuyi stated this while addressing the public speculation about who among his sons would be handed the church in...

Edo govt shuts down three schools over DSS alarm of possible abduction -

Edo govt shuts down three schools over DSS alarm of possible abduction The Edo State Government has ordered the temporary closure of three public Secondary Schools in Akoko- Edo Local Government Area of the State. The public schools are Ososo Grammar School, Ososo Comprehensive High School and Makeke Secondary School. The State Ministry of Education disclosed this in a...