Helicopter crash: Tinubu directs military to join rescue operation
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the military to join in the search and rescue operation concerning the helicopter that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean at a location near…
Lagos govt extends amnesty for owners of buildings without permits to Dec. 31
The Lagos State Government has extended the amnesty period for owners and developers of buildings without Planning Permits to December 31, 2024. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the announcement at the…
Eight feared dead as police confirm helicopter crash in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that eight persons were feared dead in a helicopter crash that occurred in Rivers State. The Spokesperson for the command, Grace…
Badaru orders troops to arrest Bello Turji
Mohammad Badaru, the defence minister, has asked troops of Operation Fansar Yamma to arrest Bello Turji, a notorious bandit leader. Badaru gave the directive during his address to the…
Humphrey Nwosu, election commission chair during annulled 1993 poll, dies at 83
Humphrey Nwosu, a former chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), is dead. Punch reports that Nwosu died on Thursday in a hospital in Virginia, United States. Aged…
No deadline on circulation of old naira notes, says CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says Nigerians should disregard claims that the old naira notes will cease to be legal tender on December 31, 2024. In a statement…
Shettima’s CHOGM trip aborted over damage to aircraft’s windshield in New York
Vice-President Kashim Shettima’s trip to the 2024 Commonwealth Heads Of Government (CHOGM) summit in Samoa has been aborted. Bayo Onanuga, the president’s special adviser on information and strategy, said…
Tinubu restricts ministers’ official vehicles to three, downsizes security guards
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday restricted Ministers, Ministers of State, and Heads of Agencies of the Federal Government to a maximum of three vehicles in their official convoys. “No…
Commonwealth leaders to challenge UK on slavery reparations
Commonwealth heads of government are preparing to defy the United Kingdom and agree plans to examine reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade, the BBC has learned. Downing Street insists…
We hired helicopter that crashed — NNPCL
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited has said that it hired the helicopter that crashed into the river in Rivers State on Thursday. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer…
