75-year-old pilot landed aircraft on Delta road, says NCAA
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has revealed that the pilot who flew the private aircraft with registration number N989BC, which landed on a road in the Ogwashi-Uku area…
JUST IN: Ex-Army spokesman Rabe dies in bandits’ captivity
The Katsina State Government has confirmed the death of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, who died while in the custody of bandits, describing the incident as a tragic loss…
‘They removed my friend’s eye’ – Gory tales from South Africa
For the 258 Nigerians who returned home aboard an Air Peace flight under Federal Government’s evacuation programme, Thursday, it was a moment of relief after years of enduring xenophobic…
VAT collections rise 17% to N2.42trn in Q1 2026
Nigeria’s Value Added Tax (VAT) collections rose to N2.42 trillion in the first quarter of 2026, representing a 17.06% increase from the N2.07 trillion generated in the corresponding period of…
Facebook, Instagram back online after global outage
Facebook and Instagram suffered widespread outages for hours on Friday afternoon before the Meta-owned platforms came back online. Downdetector, the online outage tracking website, indicated that more than 100,000 people…
South Africa’s captain bemoans lack of African support
South Africa captain Ronwen Williams has expressed disappointment at what he described as a lack of support from fellow African nations following Bafana Bafana’s 2-0 defeat to co-hosts Mexico…
Abducted Oyo schoolchildren, teachers still within national park – Makinde
Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, says schoolchildren and teachers who were abducted by bandits in Oriire LGA are still within the old Oyo National Park. In a statement on…
I never received security vote as Lagos governor – Fashola
Former Lagos governor, Babatunde Fashola, has said that he did not receive any form of security vote during his eight-year tenure in office. Fashola made the remark on Friday during…
Actor Kola Oyewo dies at 80
Kola Oyewo, the renowned Nollywood actor, dramatist, filmmaker, and scholar, has passed away at the age of 80. His death was announced on Instagram on Friday by actor Kunle Afod.…
EFCC arrests airport security officer, others for attempting to smuggle N4.4bn gold
: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested an Aviation Security officer, Inspector Ali Baffa, and two suspected accomplices at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport over an alleged…
