Two Shot As Campaign Between APC And PDP In Edo Goes South
The campaign between supporters of Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu took a violent dimension as two persons identified as Oguma Ojo and Friday Yaya who are supporters of Ize-Iyamu were shot on Friday night by one Omoloju Atere popularly called Ugogo said to be on the run […]
Passenger Dies Onboard Abuja-Bound Air Peace Flight
A 72-year-old male passenger died on an Air Peace Flight P47182 from Calabar to Abuja Flight P47182 on Friday. The deceased allegedly had a case of paraplegia due to spinal injury since 2019 was travelling for medical check-up in Abuja. He became very sick mid-flight and upon arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, […]
Lagos To Reopen Churches, Mosques From August 7
Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday announced August 7 for the reopening of worship centers in the state. Worship centers and other social gatherings were banned in the state since March as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 had earlier announced the reopening of churches […]
Eid-el Kabir: Gov Zulum Donates 4 Cows To Corps Members
Gov. Babagana Zulum donated four cows to corps members serving in Borno state to celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir festival. Handling over the cows to representatives of the corps members on Saturday in Maiduguri, Zulum said that the gesture was to ensure that those who did not travel home for sallah also had something to celebrate with. […]
Ethiopia Breaks COVID-19 Record, Total Hits 17,530 Cases
Ethiopia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 17,530 after 915 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed on Friday. The figure is so far the highest daily increase in the country. The Ethiopian Ministry of Health, in a statement issued on Friday, revealed that from a total of 8,957 medical tests that were conducted within the last 24 […]
New Bombardier Plane Boosts Ibom Air Fleet
Ibom Air has received its 5th Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft, the second of the two additional aircraft purchased in Dec. 2019. The aircraft, with registration number 5N-BXO, arrived Lagos on Saturday from Calgary, Canada at 00:05 a.m local time. The plane arrived just two months after the fourth Bombardier, a six year-old plane was received. Marked […]
Generator Fumes Kills 7 Ladies In Niger State Saloon
Seven ladies have died in Niger State from suspected generator fumes, the Niger State Police Command said on Saturday. The tragedy happened at Rijau town, headquarters of Rijau Local Government Area of the state on Friday night. Mr Adamu Usman, Commissioner of Police told the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in Minna, that Alhaji […]
Baga Attack: I Am Unshaken – Gov Zulum
Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum, has assured that he was in good shape despite the Baga attack on his convoy. A barrage of gunshots rented the air as the governor visited Baga town in Kukawa Local Government on Wednesday. Zulum said he remains unshaken and will continue to perform his duties without fear. He spoke to […]
President Trump Set To Ban TikTok In U.S
President Donald Trump is expected to roll out an executive order, banning TikTok from the United States. He told reporters he could sign an executive order as early as Saturday. “As far as TikTok is concerned, we’re banning them from the United States,” Mr Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. He will be following […]
Imo Hope For Good Governance Wraps Oru East For Uzodimma
As Ude emerges patron Wednesday, 29 July was another landmark in the political history of Oru East and indeed Imo State as members of Imo Hope For Good Governance made yet another sound political statement that echoed beyond the length and breadth of Oru East and Imo State. Thought tagged Patron induction ceremony, it turned […]
Alaska Lawmaker Gary Knopp, 6 Others Die As 2 Planes Collide Midair
Seven people, including an Alaska Republican state lawmaker, Gary Knopp died Friday when two small airplanes collided in midair near the airport in Soldotna. Soldotna is a small community on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. Alaska State Troopers said state 67 year-old Knopp of Kenai was the sole occupant of one plane. The other plane was flown […]
Boko Haram: Police Gives Latest Update On Maiduguri Mortar Attack
The death toll from the Thursday’s mortar attack in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital by Boko Haram, has risen from two to six. The State’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Aliyu, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Maiduguri. Aliyu explained that 27 people were fatally injured from […]