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Scores of passengers cheat death as aircraft rear tyres burst touching down in Lagos, Abuja airports
Scores of passengers aboard two domestic airlines in Nigeria escaped deaths in the last two weeks when the rear tyres of...
The abysmal collapse of 63-year-old Ghana Airways and the lessons to be learnt
By Ajumai Ameh When the Ghana Airlines came into existence, the industry was very different from today. State-owned carriers were the...
VP Osinbajo at 64: Spokesman, Akande, zeros in on Pres. Buhari’s accolades, says his doggedness is inspiring
“So in moments when the seat is hot and the atmosphere is charged, people like Vice President Osinbajo, endowed with an incredible...
Breaking: Supreme Court Justice, Sylvester Ngwuta passes on
With barely 23 days to retire, a Supreme Court Justice, Mr Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, has died. Ngwuta reportedly died in his sleep...
Zamfara insecurity: Blame game by Zamfara government is self-defeatist, abnegating responsibility – stakeholders
Trading blames, accusations and buck-passing by Zamfara Government over escalating security situation in the state amount to giving in to defeatism and...
Buhari, Osinbajo take COVID-19 vaccine publicly
A day after Covid-19 vaccination exercise was launched in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) have received the;vaccine....
Buhari to Service Chiefs: Secure the country as he adorns them with new ranks
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the newly appointed Service Chiefs to identify competent officers, irrespective of seniority...
FG launches COVID-19 vaccination March 5 for frontline health workers
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Two days after receiving the first batch of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccines, the Federal Government says it...
APC crisis: Ogun Deputy Speaker impeached
For allegedly masterminding attacks on the Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Mr Oludare Kadiri, the Deputy Speaker of the State...
Buhari to security operatives: Shoot on sight carriers of AK-47
In what looks like Federal Government’s readiness to contain banditry and criminalities, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday has directed security operatives to...
Army headquarters in Abuja hit by fire
The Nigerian Army Headquarters in Abuja has been gutted by fire. An electrical fault caused a minor fire at the complex on...
Nigeria takes delivery of COVID-19 vaccines shipped by COVAX
Nigeria on Tuesday morning received about 4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, shipped via the COVAX facility, a partnership between CEPI,...
317 abducted schoolgirls finally let off the hook, says Zamfara governor
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara said on Tuesday that no ransom was paid to abductors of the 317 students of Government Girls...
Breaking: Nigeria takes delivery of COVID-19 vaccines March 2 — PTF Chair, Mustapha
Barring any last-minute hitch, Nigeria’s allocation of 4 million doses of the COVAX vaccine will arrive on March 2, according to the...
No petrol price increase in March for now, says NNPC
Contrary to speculations of imminent increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) in the country, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...
