Max Air Flight with 53 passengers, six crew members Crash-lands In Kano

NewsNigeriaMax Air Flight with 53 passengers, six crew members Crash-lands In Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 29, 2025

A Max Air flight with registration number 5N-MBD, B733, carrying 53 passengers and six crew members crash-landed at around 10:19 p.m. at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) following a burst front tire. The aircraft was arriving from Lagos when the incident occurred. Max Air’s Kano Station Manager, Malam Bello Ramalan who confirmed the incident said everyone onboard was safely evacuated. “The airline is collaborating with the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) and the Aircraft and...

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Court Strikes Out Defamation Suit Filed Against Dele Farotimi

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCourt Strikes Out Defamation Suit Filed Against Dele Farotimi

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)January 29, 2025

The Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti presided over by Justice Babs Kuewumi has struck out the criminal defamation suit instituted against a lawyer and  human rights activist, Dele Farotimi by the Nigeria Police Force. This followed a notice of discontinuance and withdrawal filed by prosecuting counsel, Mr. Samson Osobu on Wednesday. It will be recalled that the police dragged Farotimi to court in 2024 after legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), accused the rights...

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Syndicate Supplying Motorcycles To Boko Haram Terrorists Arrested

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSyndicate Supplying Motorcycles To Boko Haram Terrorists Arrested

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 29, 2025

A syndicate supplying motorcycles to Boko Haram terrorists in Niger and Kaduna states has been arrested by the Police. Terrorists in Northern Nigeria mostly use motorcycles as operational vehicles for kidnapping, attacks, and on communities committing other heinous crimes. Benneth Igweh, Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 7, while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday said the three suspects were arrested in Suleja Local Government Area, Niger State acting on credible intelligence...

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Witness in Trial of Ex-Aviation Minister Says Contract Awarded To Unqualified Company

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsWitness in Trial of Ex-Aviation Minister Says Contract Awarded To Unqualified Company

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 28, 2025

A witness, Musa Obinyan, in the trial of the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said the Ministry of Aviation awarded the contract for the rehabilitation of Katsina Airport to an unqualified company. At the resumed hearing on Monday, Musa Obinyan told the FCT High Court that the firm awarded the contract, Al Buraq Investment Ltd, could not execute the project. Obinyan, a retired director in the procurement department of the ministry, said the bidding...

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Kano State Government Drops Charges Against #EndSARS Protesters

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaKano State Government Drops Charges Against #EndSARS Protesters

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 28, 2025

The Kano State Government has officially withdrawn all criminal charges against individuals arrested during the #EndSARS protests in the state. This decision follows a petition submitted by the civil society organisation, Citizens’ Gavel, to the Attorney-General of the State, urging him to exercise his constitutional powers under Section 211(1)(c) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The petition, submitted on 5th November 2024, called for the immediate dismissal of all charges levelled against peaceful protesters who...

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Buhari Opens Up on Life After Presidency, Says “I Live on Rental Income”

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBuhari Opens Up on Life After Presidency, Says “I Live on Rental Income”

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 28, 2025

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that he relies on the rental income from one of his houses in Kaduna State to cater for his needs. According to Buhari, Nigeria’s complexities make it a challenging country to govern, and many citizens are not aware of the administrative hurdles leaders face. “Nigeria is a difficult country to govern, but most Nigerians are unaware. You will not understand the complexities of leadership and the country itself until...

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Shettima Re-affirms Commitment to Fighting Corruption, Strengthening Democracy

NewsNigeriaPoliticsShettima Re-affirms Commitment to Fighting Corruption, Strengthening Democracy

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 28, 2025

Vice President Kashim Shettima has reiterated the All Progressives Congress administration’s commitment to combating corruption, revitalising the economy, fostering national unity, and upholding the independence of the judiciary. Shettima disclosed this on Monday at the National Conference on Strengthening Democracy in Nigeria, held in Abuja. The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy, and Development convened the conference, themed “Strengthening Nigeria’s Democracy: Pathways to Good Governance and Political Integrity. ” Represented by his Special Adviser on Political...

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Afenifere Hails Babalola For Withdrawing Suit Against Dele Farotimi

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAfenifere Hails Babalola For Withdrawing Suit Against Dele Farotimi

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)January 27, 2025

Afenifere,  the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, has hailed legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, for respecting the wishes of foremost Yoruba Obas, in respect of the criminal case he filed against Barrister Dele Farotimi. Afenifere disclosed this in a press statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi on Monday. Recall that Chief Babalola had sued Mr Farotimi for defaming him in his (Farotimi’s) book titled ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System’. According to...

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Troops Kill Terrorist Commander, Arrest 224 Suspects Nationwide – DHQ

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTroops Kill Terrorist Commander, Arrest 224 Suspects Nationwide – DHQ

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 27, 2025

…22 Soldiers Killed as Troops Target Timbuktu Triangle The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced the killing of a notorious terrorist commander and gunrunner, Abu Mosaje, in Plateau State, alongside 96 other terrorists, during operations conducted across the country in the past week. Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. According to Maj.-Gen. Troops killed Buba, Mosaje in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of...

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Breaking – ISWAP Suicide Bomber Kills 27 Soldiers in Northeast Nigeria

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBreaking – ISWAP Suicide Bomber Kills 27 Soldiers in Northeast Nigeria

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 26, 2025

At least 27 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing during a military operation targeting Islamic State-affiliated militants in the Northeast, military sources told AFP on Sunday. The attack took place on Friday night during a ground offensive against insurgents in a wasteland straddling Borno and Yobe states. According to one officer who spoke anonymously, “The suicide attack killed 27 soldiers, including the commander, and left several others seriously injured.” Providing more details, another...

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