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The Federal Government on Wednesday banned the use of Boeing 737 Max 8 by any airline operator in Nigeria airspace. The Ethiopian Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane had on Sunday crashed few minutes after take-off in Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people aboard including two Nigerians. Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the […]

Tragedy struck in Lagos on Wednesday when a three-storey building housing a children’s school collapsed at Massey Street, Lagos Island. In addition to the pupils of Ohen Nursery and Primary School, the building also accommodated tenants before it caved in at about 10 a.m., witnesses said. At least 40 pupils, including 10 dead bodies, had […]

A video has gone viral showing the Kano State chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Abbas, describing the supplementary governorship election in the state as a “do or die.” In the short video, the party chairman also assures supporters his party would provide maximum protection for its members even if it means ensuring […]

Losses from Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft operated by Ethiopian Airlines is speculated to be between 50 million dollars and 60 million dollars, an insurance firm, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) said on Tuesday. The aircraft heading to Nairobi crashed on March 10, after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing all 159 passengers on board including two […]

The National Population Commission says a comprehensive database for births and deaths registration in the country from 2004-2019 will be ready by the end of the year. The chairman of the commission’s Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS), Tayo Olatunji, disclosed this on Tuesday in Lokoja. Mr Olatunji, who spoke at the opening of a […]

The United States says it is compiling reports on the 2019 general elections with a view to giving a proper response on it. The US said it was actively involved with political happenings in the country, particularly regarding the 2019 election. The US Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs, Tibor Nagy, said this […]

A passenger travelling from Atlanta-USA to Lagos has passed on before arriving the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) on Monday. Sources said the passenger identified as Michael Adebayo, 54, was found lifeless aboard the Delta Airline Flight DL54 which arrived Lagos Airport around 4:00pm on Monday. It was learnt that medical personnel were called to […]

Zinedine Zidane has made a sensational return as coach of Real Madrid after Santiago Solari’s sacking was finally confirmed on Monday. Zidane has been given a contract until June 2022, just nine months after he resigned at the end of last season, having led Madrid to an historic third consecutive Champions League triumph. Solari’s dismissal […]

The name of Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has been removed  from list of elected senators by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). At INEC website, a note for Imo West simply said: “Declared under duress.” Okorocha was announced winner of the senatorial election of February 23, but  returning officer for the election, Innocent Ibeabuchi, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that he would want to be remembered as a leader who kept his word that elections in Nigeria must be free, fair and credible. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesperson in a statement in Abuja, said President Buhari made this known he received Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State at […]

A former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, has been declared winner of the governorship election in Imo State. He polled 273,404 ahead of his closest rival and candidate of the Action Alliance, Uche Nwosu, who polled a total of 190,364. Mr Nwosu is the son in-law of Governor Rochas Okorocha who […]

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world, according to the 2019 Forbes billionaires’ list released this week. With an estimated fortune of $131bn (£99bn) he is the wealthiest man in modern history. But he is by no means the richest man of all time. That title belongs to Mansa Musa, the […]

Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe says that he has had trouble sleeping since the club’s defeat to Manchester United in the Champions League on Wednesday. Mbappe, 20, failed to score as United came back from a 2-0 first-leg deficit to win 3-1 in Paris and advance on away goals. Marcus Rashford netted a late penalty, […]

Mr Ezekiel Afon, a lawmaker representing Pengana Constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly, has died hours after he was reelected to represent the constituency. Mr Bashir Sati, the Secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state, confirmed the lawmaker’s death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos. […]

Two Nigerian Professors were among the 157 people that died on Sunday in an Ethiopian Airlines jet crash. The passenger jet en route Addis Ababa to Nairobi crashed about six minutes after take-off, killing all passengers and eight crew members on board. The Nigerian victims were identified as a popular Nigerian-born Canadian professor and writer, […]

A journalist with Premium Times, Kunle Sanni, was on Saturday morning abducted by political thugs for taking pictures of underage voters at a polling unit in Plateau State. Mr Sanni, who was monitoring the elections in the area, was accosted by an agent of the ruling All Progressives Congress who had spotted him while photographing […]

The Senior Pastor of Latter Rain Assembly, Tunde Bakare, on Saturday expressed his willingness to contest for the presidency after the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term in 2023. Mr Bakare made the announcement about his ambition during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos shortly after casting his vote […]

Jose Mourinho says Manchester United’s “phenomenal” Champions League victory against Paris Saint-Germain is testament to the impact his successor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has enjoyed. The dramatic win followed  Ajax’s shock success at another of the Portuguese’s former clubs Real Madrid  and speaking to  RT, he was asked to choose his ‘Special One’ from the midweek […]