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NCAA Criticized After Plane Hit Antelope On Runway
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has come under fire from aviation experts for the Saturday incident at Asaba Airport where a large antelope collided with an Air Peace plane on the runway. According to the NCAA, the Air Peace aircraft decimated the animal, while the jet was eventually grounded. The agency’s spokesperson, Michael Achimugu, stated that as a result of the...
Senate Denies Appointment Of Akpabio’s Daughter As South-South Commission MD
The Senate has refuted widely circulated rumours that Usoro Akpabio, the recently appointed Managing Director of the South-South Development Commission, is the first child of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, made the clarification in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday. President Bola Tinubu had nominated Mrs Akpabio as the Commission’s...
2025 UTME Candidates To Sue JAMB Over Mass Failure
Following numerous complaints of technical issues and missing questions that allegedly tainted the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, thousands of applicants are preparing to sue the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. Last week, JAMB announced that over 1.5 million out of the 1.9 million that sat this year’s UTME scored below 200 out of the total 400 marks. The outcome raised...
Nigeria Add N57tn To Debt In 18 Months
Nigeria’s total public debt rose by N57.3tn within the first 18 months of the current administration, according to an analysis of data released by the Debt Management Office. The increase represents a 65.6 per cent surge in the debt stock, growing from N87.38tn recorded at the end of June 2023 to N144.67tn as of December 2024. President Bola Tinubu, who assumed...
Tinubu Swears In INEC National Commissioners, Code Of Conduct Bureau Members
President Bola Tinubu has officially sworn in two newly appointed National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Abdulrazak Tukur, representing the Northwest, and Sunday Aja from Ebonyi State, representing the Southeast, took their oaths of office during a brief ceremony held at the Council Chambers of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. Their appointments, initially announced in...
PSC Issues Warning To Police Inspectors Over Alleged Promotion-Related Bribery
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has warned police inspectors scheduled for promotion against offering financial inducements during the upcoming Departmental Selection Board (DSB) interviews. In a statement released on Monday in Abuja, the PSC’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, announced that the DSB interview for inspectors seeking promotion to the rank of unconfirmed Assistant Superintendents of Police...
PDP Still Strong, Will Return In 2027 – BoT Chairman Wabara
Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara, has declared that the party "will rise again," reaffirming its unity and strength ahead of the 2027 general elections. Wabara made the statement on Monday in Abuja during the formal inauguration of newly nominated BoT members drawn from Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones and the...
Killings: Benue LG Declares Curfew Over Escalating Security Concerns
The Chairman of Gwer West Local Government Area in Benue State, Victor Ormin, has imposed a daily restriction on movement into and out of the LGA from 6:30 p.m., citing growing insecurity and persistent loss of lives. Speaking by phone on Monday, Ormin told our correspondent that the measure was a precautionary step to protect lives and ensure safety in...
Court Adjourns Akpabio’s Contempt Case Against Natasha To May 13
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned the hearing of contempt allegations brought by Senate President Godswill Akpabio against suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan until Tuesday, May 13. Justice Binta Nyako fixed the new date after the second and third defendants notified the court of a pending application concerning alleged contempt by the plaintiff. The dispute stems from a plenary...
FG Launches ₦300bn Series VII Sukuk As Investors Demand Grows
The federal government on Monday launched the ₦300 billion Sukuk Series VII in Abuja as part of efforts to boost infrastructure financing through ethical investment instruments. The issuance received strong interest from investors, with calls for increased allocation to match demand. In her remarks at the launch, Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Ms Patience Oniha, emphasized that the...
