An aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) en route Minna, the Niger State capital, has crashed. Reports emerged that the aircraft, which crashed on Monday, August 14, 2023, took off from Kaduna. Other details about the incident remained sketchy as of the time of filling this report. More …

Security men on Sunday, reportedly arrested a 28-year old man, Jerry Isaac, in Lokoja for allegedly attempting to plant ammunition on the campaign train of the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka. A statement by the Director of Communications of the campaign, Mr Faruk …

Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has completed a season-long loan move to Real Madrid this summer transfer window. Chelsea disclosed this in a statement via its website on Monday morning.     Kepa joined Chelsea in the summer of 2018 from Athletic Club. The Spaniard established himself as first choice during …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), says 19 states and 56 communities across the country are likely to witness heavy rainfall that can lead to flooding within the month. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos Territorial Coordinator, NEMA, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Farinloye listed the states and …

Irate soldiers, in the early hours on Monday at Ojota area of Lagos State, pounced on one of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, officers, beating in to stupor over a yet-to-be determined traffic offence. The incident, according to an eyewitness, happened at 8a.m., when soldiers numbering eight, got …

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Idowu Owohunwa, on Monday decorated 1,400 newly-promoted officers with their new ranks at the command headquarters, Ikeja. Idowu, who congratulated the newly-promoted police officers, advised them to be more dedicated and committed to their duties.   “Nothing motivates a police officer more than …

BySalisu Na’inna Dambatta   It is akin to a revolution: welcome to the big paradigm shift in Nigeria’s tax collection. The shift is from consistently low, inadequate and below targeted tax collection to a record-setting collection of N10.1 trillion in 2022. And the trend of raking in more revenue to …

Members of the main opposition political party in Kwara state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have criticised the present All Progressives Congress (APC) government in the state over its failure to conduct local government elections since its assumption of office about four and a half years ago. In their separate …

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has unveiled an online top-up programme for Higher National Diploma (HND) holders, and a portal to ease mobilisation for the NYSC programme. The board disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday by its Head of Media Unit, …

Angry mob reportedly burnt ‘one chance’ robber to ashes at the Goodluck Jonathan Flyover near Itam Market, along Ikot Ekpene Road in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Salemgists learnt that the robber met his waterloo on Friday, March 25 after he seize a woman’s handbag containing cash and other personal belongings. …