NCAA Warns Pilots, Airline Operators as Adverse Weather Beckons
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued warning to pilots and airline operators to always observe safety precautions in line with Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) during flight operations in adverse weather conditions. This warning was contained in an Advisory Circular with reference no. AC: NCAA-AEROMET- 26: to all Pilots and Airline Operators signed […]
NAMA Taps Solar Power to Effect 24 Hrs Energy for Instruments
In a move to further boost flight safety through instrument’s efficiency, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), has complement powering its instrument landing aids at the nation’s airports for 24 hours daily with the use of solar energy The solar power is installed as back up to its main power source to provide a boost […]
Lagos Airport not Under Boko Haram Attack – FAAN
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has put a lie to a trending video suggesting that the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos is under insurgents’ threat. A phantom video clip was recently released purporting that there was a shooting at the Lagos gateway, leading to serious commotion, in the ongoing macabre attempt […]
Buhari Assures Nigerians Victory Over Boko Harams
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep shock over the killing of military personnel in Metele village of Borno State by Boko Haram terrorists, assuring at the same time that immediate measures are being taken to ensure that the loopholes which led to the fatalities are blocked once and for all. Reacting to the tragic incident, […]
Gombe Governor’s Cook Beaten to Death for Stealing 4 TV sets
Governor Ibrahim Dankwanbo of Gombe State is in the news for the wrong reason over allegation that his cook at his Kaduna residence, Mr. John Okon, was beaten to death by men of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) for allegedly stealing his television sets. The 32-year-old, whose widow is pregnant with their child, according […]
Undergraduate Nabbed for Blackmailing Men with their Nude Pictures
A 200 Level student of Philosophy, Federal University Nasarawa State, Blessing Odama, has been arrested in Abuja for blacking men, who slept with her with their nude pictures. Blessing, who lost her sister, Joy, in controversial circumstances last year in the house of one Abuja-based businessman, Alhaji Usman Adamu, was arrested alongside her boyfriend, Ibrahim […]
South Korean Pastor Jailed for Raping Followers
Lee Jae-rock, 75 South Korean pastor has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for raping eight female followers of his mega-church. He has about 130,000 followers at the Manmin Central Church in Seoul. But he denied all the charges. His victims had spoken of his “divine power” and said they felt compelled to do […]
ISWAP Claims Killing 118 in ‘West Africa Province’ after Attacking Nigerian Army Bases
The Islamic State group has claimed to have killed 118 people in its self-styled West Africa province in the last week, after a series of attacks against military bases in northeast Nigeria that have raised fears of a resurgent Boko Haram. The Islamist militant group said in a video posted online late on Thursday that […]
Nigerian Army Confirms Boko Haram’s Attack on Metele as Troops Protest Neglect, Obsolete Weapons
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the attack on its troops under the 157 Task Force Battalion at Metele in Guzamala local council area of Borno state. Unconfirmed reports say over 70 soldiers lost their lives during the attack. A video purportedly documenting the extent of the devastation caused by the insurgents during the Metele attack […]
EFCC Seeks UK’s Help to Extradite Diezani, Others
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, has met with National Crime Agency in the United Kingdom to seek its help in extraditing a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Apart from the former petroleum minister, the agency is also pursuing the extradition of other politically exposed persons […]
