The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced an on-site investigation into the crash-landing of a Diamond training aircraft operated by the Aviation Training School. The incident occurred at 17:28 local time on Friday, May 23, 2025, during a simulated instrument approach on Runway 05 at the General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport in Ilorin. […]
In an emotional afternoon at the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid secured a 2-0 victory over Real Sociedad, with Kylian Mbappe scoring a crucial brace to virtually wrap up the European Golden Shoe award. The win marked a bittersweet moment for the club, as it bid farewell to outgoing coach Carlo Ancelotti and legendary midfielder Luka […]
Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah has been named the Premier League’s Player of the Season for 2024-25. This is the second time in his career that Salah has claimed the award, having first won it in 2017-18 after a sensational debut campaign with the Reds. Salah’s incredible form has been a key factor in Liverpool’s title […]
In a bid to address the low representation of women in Nigeria’s political landscape, the National Woman Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Mary Idele Alile, has called for urgent and sustained efforts to increase women’s participation in governance. Alile made this call on Friday when she led a delegation of zonal and […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of 10 individuals to key positions across various sectors. The appointments, which were announced recently, cut across education, sports, social welfare, and population management, among others. At the forefront of these appointments is the naming of Senator Ken Nnamani as the Chairman of the Nigerian Institute for Policy […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has vehemently denied claims made by Paul Ibe, spokesperson to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, that its chairman, Ola Olukoyede, held a clandestine meeting with a serving governor and his predecessor from the South-South region before they defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has disclosed plans to temporarily halt operations at the Port Harcourt Refining Company for a period of one month. This move, according to Olufemi Soneye, the company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, is aimed at conducting a thorough maintenance and sustainability assessment of the facility, commencing on May […]
Adeola Omotoso, the daughter of Nollywood actress Jumoke George, has shared her harrowing experience of being sold into prostitution in Mali. Adeola, who was recently reunited with her mother after being found in the West African country, recounted her ordeal in a recent interview. According to Adeola, her troubles began when she met […]
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced that it has received over 550,000 loan applications in its first year of operation. The milestone was disclosed in a statement signed by the Director of Corporate Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. to commemorate its one-year anniversary, which was launched on May 24, 2024. The NELFUND was established as […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has directed that the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja be sealed off, effective Monday. This development comes just days before the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, scheduled to hold on Tuesday. According to sources, Wike’s directive […]
