Air Force Chief apologises for last year’s accidental bombing of civilians in Nasarawa

NewsNigeriaAir Force Chief apologises for last year’s accidental bombing of civilians in Nasarawa

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 29, 2024

The head of Nigeria’s Air Force said last Friday he was profoundly sorry his officers bombed civilians a year ago in Kwateri, a village in Nasarawa State. Twenty-seven people died when the military mistook the movements of herders for those of bandits on 24 January 2023, and an airstrike was called in. Since the bombing, the authorities neither provided information on the incident nor owned up to the killing of the civilians.   A year...

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Federal Government addresses economic and security challenges

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFederal Government addresses economic and security challenges

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 29, 2024

Mohammed Idris, the minister of information and national orientation, has assured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu is working round the clock to confront all the challenges in the country. In a statement on Sunday, the Minister said that the government was not downplaying the current situation faced by Nigerians, and is committed to building a Nigeria “where no one is left behind.” Read the statement below: There is no downplaying the reality of the challenging...

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Tobi Amusan begins 2024 with a record-breaking bang

NewsNigeriaSportsTobi Amusan begins 2024 with a record-breaking bang

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 28, 2024

Oluwatobilola ‘Tobi’ Amusan has bounced back from last year’s heartbreak at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary where she finished sixth to win the African women’s indoor 60-meter hurdles. But Amusan did not only win, she also set a novel record of 7.77s, what Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development John Enoh called an “amazing accomplishment.” At the Qazaqstan Athletics Sports Complex in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Saturday, 27 January, Amusan breezed past American Nia Ali...

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Mining Sector: FG states commitment to recover unpaid royalties, taxes

BusinessNewsNigeriaMining Sector: FG states commitment to recover unpaid royalties, taxes

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)January 28, 2024

…Deepens collaboration with RMAFC to curb revenue leakages The Federal Government has stated commitment to recover unpaid royalties and taxes in the mining sector. According to the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development and the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has resolved to strengthen collaboration to block revenue leakages in the sector. Speaking while welcoming the RMAFC chairman, Mohammed Bello, and his team to his office recently, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr....

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150 Indian Companies Invested 27 Billion Dollars In Nigeria

BusinessNewsNigeria150 Indian Companies Invested 27 Billion Dollars In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 27, 2024

The Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, H.E. Mr. Gangadharan Balasubramanian on Friday said 150 Indian companies have so far invested 27 billion dollars in Nigeria. The envoy disclosed this in Abuja at a dinner to mark the 75th Republic Day of India and noted that India and Nigeria enjoyed strong and historical relations with ties dating back to before Nigeria’s independence. “Our economic and trade relations are strong and growing. Currently, nearly 150 Indian companies...

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Kidnappers of Lagos PDP chairman seek N200m ransom

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaKidnappers of Lagos PDP chairman seek N200m ransom

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)January 26, 2024

…Party appeals to security agencies to quickly secure his release The kidnappers of the chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Philip Aivoji are asking for N200 million from the family members of the PDP chieftain, who was abducted on Thursday on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The party has called on security agencies and government at all levels to intervene and promptly secure the release of its state chairman. It will be...

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Supreme Court strikes out appeals against Fubara, Kefas and Aliyu

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaSupreme Court strikes out appeals against Fubara, Kefas and Aliyu

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 26, 2024

The post-election tussle in Rivers, Taraba and Sokoto States ended on Thursday after the Supreme Court dismissed the appeals challenging the election victory of governors Siminalayi Fubara, Agbu Kefas and Ahmed Aliyu. Delivering judgements in separate appeals against the three governors, the court noted that the challengers were not convincing enough to have the judgements delivered in their favour. Justice Ibrahim Saulawa vetoed the appeal by Tonye Cole of the All Progressives Congress, APC, against...

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Tinubu has no plan of making Lagos the capital of Nigeria – Bayo Onanuga

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu has no plan of making Lagos the capital of Nigeria – Bayo Onanuga

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 26, 2024

The Presidency has refuted the insinuations that President Bola Tinubu intends to move the national capital back to Lagos State. The speculations arose after the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, announced plans to decongest its head office in Abuja by relocating some of its departments to Lagos. The departments selected for relocation by the CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso are the Banking Supervision Department; Other Financial Institutions Supervision Department, Consumer Protection Department; Payment System Management Department...

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DHQ reacts as CAN chairman accuses Nigerian military of protecting bandits who attacked Mangu

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaDHQ reacts as CAN chairman accuses Nigerian military of protecting bandits who attacked Mangu

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 26, 2024

The chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in Mangu LGA of Plateau State, Rev Timothy Daluk, said army officials were complicit in the terror attacks on Christians witnessed in the area on 23 and 24 January. A swarm of Fulani-speaking jihadists have been on rampage in Plateau since mid 2023. The attacks peaked on 24 December 2023 when several villages in Barkin-Ladi, Mangu and Bokkos LGA were attacked concurrently. Over 200 people were...

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Private Jet With 10 Passengers Overshoots Runway In Ibadan

NewsNigeriaPrivate Jet With 10 Passengers Overshoots Runway In Ibadan

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 26, 2024

A private jet with about 10 persons onboard overshot the runway at theSamuel Ladoke Akintola Airport, Ibadan, Oyo State capital on Friday around 11 am. According to the source, the jet with registration number N580KR missed the runway and skidded into the nearby bush. Firefighters and rescue officials from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) were immediately deployed to the scene. A spokesperson for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Carol Adekotujo who confirmed the incident...

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