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Air Peace reaffirms commitment to passenger’s safety, comfort
The management of Air Peace on Wednesday reiterated the airline’s commitment to the safety and comfort of its passengers as it marks its fifth anniversary of flight operations.
Royal Air Maroc aircraaft returns to MMIA over faulty door
Royal Air Maroc A B737-700 aircraft with registration number CN-RNQ on Sunday made an air return to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, over a discovered faulty door.
Commuter plane crash on Alaska island critically injures two
A commuter airplane carrying 42 people, including a high school swimming team, went off the runway while landing at a small Alaska community on the Bering Sea.
What air travellers should know about thrombosis
Prof. Sulaiman Akanmu, a Professor of Haematology and Blood Transfusion at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, advised air travellers to know what is thrombosis and the risks.
Cargo plane with eight aboard goes missing
A cargo plane that was providing logistical assistance for a trip by DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has gone missing, the country’s Civil Aviation Authority said on Friday.
Bus conductor in court over sexual assault of minor
A 38-year-old man, Segun Adekoye, on Monday, appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, alleged to have sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl.
Five burnt beyond recognition in Kaduna-Kachia road crash
Five people were on Sunday afternoon burnt beyond recognition in a ghastly motor accident that occurred along the Kaduna-Kachia road in Kaduna State.
Abeokuta-Papa road has become a hell – motorists
Motorists plying Lagos-Abeokuta expressway have lamented the bad state of the Abeokuta-Papa axis of the expressway, especially the Itori and Ewekoro area.
Hong Kong: Metro, malls, banks shut after night of violent protests
Hong Kong’s metro system will stay shut Saturday, the rail operator said, paralyzing transport in the Asian financial hub after a night of chaos in which police shot a teenage boy and pro-democracy protesters torched businesses and metro stations.
Intensify security on waterways – Senate tells security agencies
The Senate on Thursday charged security agencies to step up their surveillance on the Bonny-Port-Harcourt waterways.
Lagos-bound Dana Air forced to disembark passengers over technical issues
A Lagos-bound Dana MD 83 plane was forced to disembark passengers yesterday after it got stuck in the threshhold of the Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri as it was about to take-off.
Police keeps mum hours after pirates hijack boats in Rivers
More than 24 hours after daredevil gunmen suspected to be Sea pirates at about noon on Thursday hijacked two boats along Port Harcourt-Bonny route, the Rivers State Police Command is yet to comment on the whereabouts of about 24 passengers who were taken into unknown destinations in the mangroves.
NDLEA drags job applicant to court for drug trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has preferred one-count charge of alleged trafficking on 1.44kg of Methamphetamine in a Federal High Court Lagos, against a job applicant, Guma Ismail.
Police: 14 passengers kidnapped in Osun freed
The 14 passengers travelling in a commercial bus kidnapped on Sunday at Ajeokun junction, Otan Ile/Imesi Ile road in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun state have been rescued by the police.
Police rescue abducted passengers in Osun
Fourteen passengers, including the driver of a commercial 18-seater bus, who were reportedly abducted Sunday evening along Otan/Imesi Ile Road, Osun State by suspected Fulani herdsmen have been resuced, according to the police.
Bus crash kills 25, after brakes fail
A bus crash on a mountainous road in northwest Pakistan Sunday killed 25 passengers and injured 20 others, police said.
Five burnt to death in Lagos-Ibadan highway bus explosion
At least five passengers died on Friday after a commercial bus they were travelling in crashed into a median and went up in flames at Onigari, a border town between Ogun and Oyo states on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Train derails in Hong Kong during rush hour
A passenger train derailed during the morning rush hour in Hong Kong on Tuesday leaving eight people injured, authorities said.
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Senate President opens public hearing on 2020 budget
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday declared open a two-day public hearing on the 2020 budget which was presented to the National Assembly early this month.
DPR: 83 drums of lubricant seized from illegal processors in Sokoto
The Department of Petroleum Resources said it has uncovered an illegal engine oil processing plant in Sokoto.
Fireworks over alleged Bayelsa APC candidate’s failure to declare assets
A group, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Integrity Group has expressed worry over the reluctance of the Code of Code Bureau (CCB) to proceed with the investigation of the allegation of non-declaration of assets by the PDP governorship candidate in Bayelsa, Senator Douye Diri.
75,000 inmates currently in Nigeria’s correctional facilities – minister
The Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola, on Wednesday disclosed that there are 75, 000 inmates currently in the country’s correctional facilities.
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Temidayo Raphael Omoniyi popularly known as ZLATAN IBILE is a multitalented Nigerian born performing artiste. Zlatan Ibile is not only an indigenous rapper, singer and songwriter but also a great dancer that originated one of the biggest dances in Africa; ZANKU. He is also the creator of the well-known slang ‘Kapaichumarimarichopaco’. Zlatan Ibile launched his talent and officially made his mark into the music industry in 2017.
Mexico deports 311 Indians for illegal entry
The Mexican government has put at least 311 Indians in a plane back to New Delhi, the National Migration Institute (INM) said on Friday.
Nigerian Army continues onslaught against terrorists
The Nigerian Army said that its troops had continued to hunt for fleeing Boko Haram insurgents and increased onslaught against them in Borno and other parts of the North East.
Aisha Dahir-Umar: PenCom’s priority is to pay retirees, not investment
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) on Wednesday said its priority is the payment of retirement benefits as and when due.
Bayelsa, Kogi guber: PDP plotting rigging, violence – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alerted the security agencies to an alleged plot by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to unleash violence in the lead up to and during the November 16 governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states.