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A FT7-NI belonging to the Nigerian Air Force crashed in Makurdi, Benue state capital. The cause of the crash could not be immediately ascertained as details of the incidents are still sketchy as of the time of filling this report. Sources who confirmed the…

The Federal Ministry of Works has informed security personnel that some road fittings installed on the newly commissioned Second Niger Bridge have been stolen by vandals. Security personnel have already started surveillance patrols on the bridge and surroundings to prevent a recurrence. Engr Marins…

The Nigerian movie industry Nollywood has been hit with yet another sad event, as veteran actress, Cynthia Okereke, has reportedly died. Her death was announced by her colleague, Joseph Okechukwu, in a post on his verified Twitter handle on Wednesday. Sharing a photo of…

The Acting Comptroller General, Wale Adeniyi of the Nigeria Customs Service, has clarified that not all borders in the country have been reopened, and a thorough review process is currently underway. He disclosed this to State House correspondent on Tuesday after meeting with…

Security Operatives of the Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe, in collaboration with Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, have set ablaze an intercepted vessel carrying barrels of stolen crude oil in the Escravos area of Delta State. The vessel was set ablaze by…

Unknown persons have allegedly carted away the recently reinstalled airfield lighting systems at the domestic runway 18/36L of Murtala Muhammad Airport. The disappearance of the approach lighting systems had raised security concerns in Nigeria’s busiest airports. According to a source who spoke on condition…

The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has said that Nigerians witnessed the worst phase of corruption under the last administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari. He said this while delivering a keynote speech at the 60th call to bar anniversary…

The Code of Code Bureau, CCB, has denied reports that the Department of State Services, DSS, raided its offices to cart away incriminating documents on President Bola Tinubu. In a statement by Daniel Okafor, Director of Education and Advocacy Services, the agency said…

A former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dipo Fasina, who went missing days ago at the Istanbul Airport while connecting on a flight back home, has been found in Turkey. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), in a statement…

The immediate past Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, has opened up on how he declined the offer of a university offered him N20 million. Rasheed, a former Vice-Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), had last week announced…