Sanwo-Olu Urges Onise of Ise to Sustain Peace
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged the Onise of Ise, Oba Ibrahim Adebowale Saliu, Okuoye VII, to sustain peace, responsible leadership and cooperation with government in Ibeju-Lekki. Sanwo-Olu gave the charge when the monarch led members of the Onise-in-Council on a visit to the State House, Alausa, where they held a private meeting with […]
Akpabio, Yar’Adua Mourn 32 Victims of NAF Crash
Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Senator AbdulAziz Musa Yar’Adua, have mourned the 32 people killed in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft crash near Igbokoda in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The ATR-42 aircraft crashed on Monday while on a routine mission from Benin City to […]
Senate Postpones National Security Summit Over NAF Crash
The Senate has postponed its two-day National Security Summit scheduled for October 12 and 13, 2026, in honour of the victims of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR-42 aircraft crash in Ondo State. The upper chamber announced the postponement on Tuesday following the crash in Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of the state, […]
Islamic Scholar Explains Position on Family Planning
An Islamic scholar has highlighted the distinction between child spacing and permanent birth limitation in Islam during a World Contraception Day event in Kwara State. Speaking at the commemoration of World Contraception Day, observed annually on September 26 to promote awareness of contraception, family planning and reproductive health, Sheikh Muhammad Dare Garba Alfulani said Islam […]
Eight-Year-Old Dies in Anambra Bus Crash
An eight-year-old girl has died and several others were injured after a commercial bus carrying 14 passengers crashed and overturned along the Onitsha–Enugu Expressway in Anambra State. The accident occurred on Sunday near the Anabel Event Centre in Awka as the bus was travelling from Nnewi to Enugu, according to the Anambra State Fire Service. […]
Kwara Bus Crash Kills One, Injures Several in Ilorin
One person has been killed and several others injured after a commercial bus carrying 21 passengers somersaulted and caught fire along the Oko-Olowo Expressway in Ilorin, Kwara State. The accident occurred around Iye-Maja Junction on Sunday after the bus, with registration number DTH840SA, reportedly suffered a tyre puncture while in motion, […]
NAF Confirms 25 Dead in Ondo Aircraft Crash
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that all 25 people aboard an ATR-42 aircraft died after it crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. The aircraft, with registration number NAF 931, was on a routine flight from Benin to Lagos when the accident occurred, according to the NAF. In a statement issued on […]
Taraba Residents Seek Urgent Repair of Collapsed Kufai Bawuru Bridge
Residents of Nyido-Tosso Ward in Kurmi Local Government Area of Taraba State have appealed to the state government and relevant authorities to urgently rehabilitate or reconstruct the collapsed Kufai Bawuru Bridge. The residents said the bridge, which connects several communities in the area, has become difficult and dangerous to use following its collapse, […]
Tinubu Aide Accuses Atiku of Prioritising Election Over Reform
President Bola Tinubu’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has accused African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar of prioritising electoral victory over Nigeria’s long-term development. Ajayi made the remarks on Tuesday in a post on X, where he contrasted Atiku’s political approach with what he described as President Tinubu’s focus […]
32 People Aboard Military Aircraft That Crashed in Ondo
The Federal Government has confirmed that 32 people were aboard the military aircraft that crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State, on Monday. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed this in a statement following a report from air traffic controllers that the aircraft, with tail number NGR 931, had disappeared from radar while travelling […]
