Plane Carrying 104 Passengers Crashes In Cuba
A Boeing 737 plane with 104 passengers on board crashed shortly after taking off from Havana’s main airport on Friday. Havana is the capital of the country. It was not immediately known if there were any casualties on the plane, which was destined for Holguin and operated by national airline Cubana, state-run TV reported. “It […]
Are you back?’ — Buhari asks IGP As They Observe Friday Prayer Together at Aso Rock Mosque
Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police (IGP), joined President Muhammadu Buhari to observe prayers at the Aso Rock mosque, Abuja, on Friday. According to NAN, the IGP walked up to the president after the prayer session, and while exchanging pleasantries, Buhari asked him: “Are you back?” The IGP has been in the news all through the […]
EBOLA: NCAA Alerts Airlines On Spread of Virus
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has called on Airlines to be wary of the dreadful ebola virus, especially those operating international and regional flights into the country. The authority made the call in a circular with ref no. NCAA/DG/AMS/Vol.1/196, dated 11th May, 2018, dispatched to all operating airlines. In a statement signed by Sam […]
Agriculture Development: Lalong Flags-off Sales of Fertilizer
Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong has commenced sale of fertilizer for the 2018 cropping season in Dengi head quarters of Kanam Local Government Area of the state. He says he expects an improvement in the level of transparency in the distribution and sale of fertilizer for the 218 farming season. Lalong, who stated this at […]
Osinbajo: I Didn’t Beg To Be VP, I Can Leave The position At Short Notice
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says he did not beg to occupy his present position and that he is prepared to leave the position “at short notice”. Osinbajo said he is not a politician and he will not fail to “stand up for my faith” when the need arises. The vice-president said this on Tuesday while […]
Sultan Confirms Sighting Of Moon, Says Ramadan Fast Starts Thursday
Sa’ad Abubakar, sultan of Sokoto, says the Muslim Ramadan fast will commence on Thursday. Abubakar made the announcement in a nationwide address at his palace, confirming the sighting of the moon on Wednesday. The sighting of the moon marks the end of the month of Shaaban and the ushering in of the month of Ramadan. […]
TRENDING VIDEO: IGP Struggles To Read Speech
A video of Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police (IGP), struggling to read a speech is trending online. In the video, Idris finds it difficult to pronounce the words, as he constantly repeats “I mean” and “transmission”. There were traits of dyslexia, a learning difficulty, in his delivery. WHAT IS DYSLEXIA? According to a definition by […]
Breaking: Senate Passes 2018 Budget of N9.12Trillion
The Budget document passed on the floor of the senate is similar to what is being considered by the house of representatives and it shows and increase of N508 billion to take it to N9,120, 334,988,225 from the N8.6 trillion presented by Buhari. The Senate and House of Representatives had promised to pass the budget […]
Stop The Killings, Protect The People: A Reminder To The Government Of The Responsibility Of The State By Jaye Gaskia
Let us begin by clearing the air on the contentious issue of the legitimacy or otherwise of the current constitution. I like many others who old or young, nevertheless date back to the Anti-Military and Pro-Democracy struggles have very serious reservations about this current constitution – the 19999 Constitution Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria […]
LASUTH doctors are working despite ongoing JOHESU strike – NARD president
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, says doctors are working despite the ongoing strike by the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU). Its president, Dr Salami Ajibola, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos that the doctors were working to ensure that the hospital […]
