Five die in N30,000 car racing bet crash
Tragedy struck in the Ipara area of Remo, Ogun State, when a N30,000 car race wager resulted in an accident that left five people, including three suspected Yahoo boys and…
Ibom Air withdraws criminal complaint against unruly passenger
Ibom Air has withdrawn its criminal complaint against Ms. Comfort Emmanson, the passenger accused of unruly behaviour aboard a Lagos bound flight, and reduced the flight ban imposed on…
EFCC arrests Tambuwal over alleged N189bn fraud
Former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged cash withdrawals to the tune of N189 billion made during…
Unruly passenger arraigned, remanded at Kirikiri prison for assaulting Ibom Air officials
Comfort Emmanson, the passenger who assaulted airline officials on an Ibom Air flight inbound Lagos from Uyo, has reportedly been charged to court. Tunde Moshood, the special adviser on…
Bandits strike in Kwara, kill police officer, four others
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the death of five people, including a Police Inspector, Adejumo Wasiu, following an attack by armed bandits in Babanla, Ifelodun Local Government…
US to impose fixed-term limits on foreign student visas
The United States is set to tighten rules for foreign student visas, with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposing fixed-term limits for F-1 and J-1 visa holders that…
JUST IN: Shooting Stars assistant coach, Olowokere, slumps, dies during training
The new Assistant Coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club, Ibadan, Oyo State, Akin Olowokere, collapsed and died on Monday morning while training according to multiple sources. He was one of…
Oyebanji dissolves cabinet, retains AG, education commissioner
Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has dissolved the state’s executive council. Oyebanji however retained the attorney-general of the state, commissioners for health and human services, agriculture, education, works, and…
KWAM 1’s airport conduct amounts to terrorism, says NCAA
Mike Achimugu, director of public affairs and consumer protection at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), says disrupting an aircraft from taking off is considered an act of terrorism. Achimugu…
Sugar importation rises as local production falters – Report
Reflecting the gross under-performance of the sugar sector after over 15 years of efforts towards self-sufficiency through local production, Nigeria’s importation of sugar and sugarcane rose sharply by 328…
