NAF Revives Dornier DO-228 Aircraft Grounded for 23 Years

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the successful reactivation of a Dornier DO-228 aircraft that had been grounded for 23 years. This accomplishment, according to NAF, underscores the ingenuity and expertise of its engineers and technicians In a statement issued on 8 January 2025, Olusola Akinboyewa, the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, said, “The reactivation of NAF-039 after 23 years is more than an engineering achievement; it showcases the NAF’s ingenuity, resilience,...

Cardinal Okpalaeke Reveals Why There’s Increase In Failed Marriages

The Bishop Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia, Peter Ebele Okpalaeke, says failure from parents, community and the Church are reasons why there’s increased in marriage crashes in the world today. Cardinal Okpalaeke, disclosed this while speaking to Journalists during the 45th Wedding Anniversary ceremony of Chief and lolo Paulinus Nwafor in Ezioko village-Oko, Orumba North local government area of Anambra State. The Prelate said training of children on the ways of God from infantry to the...

Éric Chelle Appointed as Super Eagles Head Coach

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Éric Sékou Chelle as the new head coach of the Super Eagles, Nigeria’s senior men’s national football team. In a statement, the NFF announced that its Executive Committee endorsed the recommendation of the Technical and Development Sub-Committee for Chelle’s appointment during a meeting held in Abuja on 2 January 2025. The endorsement was finalised on 7 January. “The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has endorsed the...

Mubarak Bala Walks Free After 4 Years in Prison for Blasphemy

…Activists Condemn Nigeria’s Blasphemy Laws Mubarak Bala, an atheist and former President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, has regained his freedom after spending nearly four-and-a-half years in detention for blasphemy. Bala was arrested on 28 April 2020, at his residence in Kaduna following complaints of blasphemous Facebook posts deemed critical of Islam, Allah, and Prophet Mohammed. He was subsequently transferred to Kano State, where he faced accusations of incitement and breaching public peace. In...

Kwara State Recruits 1,811 School Teachers, Attendants

No fewer than 1,811 applicants have been shortlisted for employment by the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB) out of more than 55,713 applicants from across the state. According to a statement by the KWSUBEB Chairman Prof. Sheu Raheem Adaramaja, successful applicants included 1,500 teachers, mostly from STEM subjects, and 311 non-teaching staff comprising drivers, security guards, and office assistants for schools in the 16 local government areas of the state. He said the...

Borno House Speaker Says Two LGAs Under Terrorist Control

The control of Guzamala and Kukawa LGAs in Borno state by terrorists has become worrisome to the Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan. The Speaker therefore called on the federal government to establish a military brigade aimed at liberating the two LGAs. A military brigade is a major tactical unit in the army that consists of several battalions and supporting elements and has between 3,000 and 5,000 troops. The speaker, who...

US Parliament Passes Bill to Deport Illegal Immigrants with Minor Crimes

Illegal immigrants charged with minor crimes in the United States would face deportation, as the US Congress passed a bill that will enable federal authorities to detain them. The Laken Riley Act got the support of 48 Democrats and all Republicans. The bill cleared the house on a 252-157 vote. An expanded list of crimes that the bill penalizes includes burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill tagged ‘Laken Riley Act’ followed the murder of...

Bomb Explosion Kills 2, Injures 2 at Abuja School

A suspected bomb explosion at the Tsangagyar Sani Uthman Islamiyya School in Kuchibuyi Village, Byazhin area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has left two people dead and two others injured. The incident, which happened on Monday at about 11:00 a.m., has been confirmed by the FCT Police Command. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, three men from Katsina State, who were visiting the school, were suspected to have brought the...

APC Versus Obi:  Morka Denies Threatening Peter Obi, Family  

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has denied threatening the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi during his interview on Arise TV. A press statement on Tuesday, signed by Morka, reads,  “On his verified official X handle, Mr Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, has alleged, in his...

Desist From Insulting Elders, Timi Frank Cautions Wike

Comrade Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, cautioned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, urging him to desist from insulting elders if he hopes to attain similar status later in life. Frank, in the press statement reacted to Wike’s recent barrage of attacks against his former political allies turned foes, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Governor of Rivers State Siminalayi...

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