The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria said it has temporarily shut the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport, Ibadan, Oyo State, to facilitate extensive upgrade works to enhance infrastructure and operational standards. This is contained in a statement signed by its Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs Obiageli Orah, which stated that the Federal Government […]
Pope Francis is expected to make his first public appearance tomorrow with a blessing and a wave from a window at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where he was admitted on February 14.
No less than 30 residents have been shot in a fresh communal clash between Ifon in Orolu local government and Ilobu in Irepodun council area of Osun State.
The Supreme Court has nullified the judgements of the Court of Appeal and Federal High Court, which sacked Senator Samuel Anyanwu as National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. Report has it that a five-member panel of the apex court today held that the issue of who is the National Secretary of the PDP […]
Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong says the players are ready and eager to work with new coach Eric Chelle as the team takes on Rwanda in the 2026 World Cup qualifying match today in Kigali. Chelle will lead the team for the first time against the Rwandans, with the hope of reviving the team’s ill-fated […]
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Olakunle Nafiu, has assured corps members that the new monthly allowance of N77,000 will be implemented starting in March 2025.
The House of Representatives has approved the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, along with the six-month suspension of Governor Sim Fubara, his deputy, and all elected members of the assembly, as announced by President Bola Tinubu. Two days after the move, Tinubu wrote to the National Assembly, seeking their approval for […]
The National Blood Service Agency has called on Nigerians to donate blood to support victims of the tanker explosion that occurred on the Aya-Karu expressway, Abuja. This is contained in a statement signed by its Director General, Saleh Yuguda, which explained that the incident resulted in multiple casualties, many of whom required immediate blood transfusions. […]
An unconfirmed number of persons were feared killed with many others sustaining various degrees of injuries following a massive explosion that occurred around the Karu Bridge on the Abuja-Keffi Expressway, cutting off the ever-busy road in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) after a gas tanker burst into flames and engulfed several vehicles. The incident happened […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has dismissed the report of an explosion at the Port Harcourt Refining Company in Rivers State, describing the incident as a minor flare event that posed no threat. NNPC Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye,in a statement ,clarified that there was no explosion at the facility and that the […]