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Nigerian, Dauda Onoruoiza among victims of Ukranian plane crash
A Nigerian, identified as Dauda Onoruoiza, was reportedly among the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 crash in Iran on Wednesday. Reports said Onoruoiza was working with Boeing on three months training in Ukraine and was attached to the Boeing 737-800 to fly with and study the mechanical noise and report back to the company. The ill-fated plane was...
2023: Do Not Spoil South East Chances, Ohanaeze Begs IPOB
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has urged members of the proscribed secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB to sheathe their swords and allow peace to reign in the South-East. This is as Kanu in a Friday statement by his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, urged his followers to be ‘circumspect’ because ‘the enemies were relentlessly exploiting vulnerable means to blackmail IPOB.’ Ohanaeze’s spokesperson, Chief...
Finance Ministry Secures N100bn To Boost Housing Project
The Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) has announced that it has raised N100 billion through the MOFI Real Estate Investment Fund (MREIF) to support the financing of affordable housing. MOFI had earlier, on December 20, 2024, announced that the N150 billion MREIF series one bond was fully subscribed. With the N100 billion series 2 offering in February 2025 for private investors,...
Police Rescue Man Locked Up For 20 years In Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued a 65-year-old man locked up for 20 years in a room in the state. It was learnt that Environmental Health Officers under the Kaduna North Local Government Area of the state, who visited the house for a routine check forced their way into the room and were amazed that a man was naked...
INEC Declares Zamfara Central Election Inconclusive
The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Tuesday, declared the Zamfara Central senatorial district election inconclusive. The INEC Returning Officer of the senatorial district, Prof. Ahmad Galadima, said the cancellation affected not less than 74 polling units from 19 registration areas of Bungude, Gusau, and Tsafe. READ ALSO: NSCDC Arrests 19 For Allegedly Looting Rice Truck Along Kano-Zaria Road According to him, the...
Name Second Niger Bridge After Ojukwu, Ohanaeze Tells Buhari
Ohanaeze Ndigbo has commended the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari for the completion of the second Niger Bridge. The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation said the completion of the project had earned Buhari forgiveness from the Igbo people for not fulfilling his 2015 electoral promises, which included revamping the Enugu coal mine. In a statement signed by the Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, and...
Tinubu, African Leaders Attend Guinea-Bissau’s Independence Anniversary (PHOTOS)
President Bola Tinubu participated in the commemoration of Guinea-Bissau’s 50th Independence Anniversary and Armed Forces Day on Thursday. Alongside other heads of state and government, he joined in the festivities in Bissau, the country’s capital. Upon his arrival, President Tinubu was warmly welcomed by Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló. With them were the Portuguese Prime Minister, António Costa; Gambia President, Adama Barrow. ...
‘Respect Court Order’, Nsulu Stakeholders Tell Govt Over Abia Airport
The Abia State Government has commenced clearing the access road leading to the proposed runway of the Abia Airport in Nsulu, Isialangwa North Local Government Area, despite a court order mandating a stay of action on the project. A state High Court sitting in Okpuala Ngwa had previously ordered the government to halt all activities on the project until the...
NiMet Forecasts Three-Day Sunshine, Cloudy Weather From Monday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has forecast a mix of sunny, cloudy, and rainy weather conditions across the country from Monday to Wednesday. In its weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, NiMet predicted sunny skies with patches of cloud over the northern region during the morning hours. NiMet said by afternoon and evening, isolated thunderstorms with moderate rain would be expected...
Why Rhodes-Vivour Can’t Win Lagos Like Peter Obi – Jandor
The Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abdulazeez Olajide Adediran popularly known as Jandor has said his rival from the Labour Party, LP, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour cannot win the gubernatorial poll slated for March 18. Adediran made this known while featuring at the Arise TV News morning show on Wednesday. He disclosed that many members of the PDP...
