The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation Technology has promised to put in place measures to prevent air crashes in Nigeria. The Chairman of the committee, Abiodun Akinlade, said this at the inaugural meeting of the committee in Abuja on Thursday. He said the committee was concerned about frequent air …
Read More »Kaduna accidental bombing deeply regrettable – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the accidental bombing that occurred at Tudun Biri community in Kaduna state. The president described the incident as deeply regrettable. He also sent a delegation led by the Minister of Defence for State, Bello Matawalle to the state to condole with the government …
Read More »Five burnt to death, 11 injured in A’Ibom auto crash
Five persons have been confirmed dead and 11 others injured in a fatal auto crash that occurred on Saturday, along the Calabar-Itu highway in Cross River State. The accident which occurred at about 3 p.m. was between a Nissan Caravan with registration number GWB532XY and a Mark Truck with no …
Read More »Otti plans to increase minimum wage for workers
Governor Alex Otti has concluded plans to increase the salaries of the Abia State workforce. Otti disclosed this in Umuahia on Friday night during a media parley with journalists, stating that he is engaging with stakeholders to improve the minimum wage of the state workers and that soonest, the package …
Read More »Fighter plane missing since WWII found 80 years later
30th November 2023 Fighter plane missing since WWII found 80 years later Kindly share this story: The mystery surrounding the disappearance of a P-38 Lightning fighter plane during a daring raid on Italian airfields in 1943 has finally been solved. Warren Singer, a US airman, disappeared with his P-38 Lightning …
Read More »Dortmund see off Milan to reach Champions League knockouts
Borussia Dortmund secured their spot in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday with a 3-1 win at AC Milan, who are staring early elimination in the face. Marco Reus’ early penalty and second-half strikes from English teenager Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and Karim Adeyemi secured passage into the next …
Read More »SERAP opposes fresh W’Bank loans for states
A group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Projects, has asked the World Bank to probe the loans acquired by the 36 state governors in Nigeria and immediately suspend further loans to the states until they explain how previously acquired loans were spent just as some states have come under scrutiny for …
Read More »20 feared killed in Taraba bandits attack
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen on Friday evening attacked and killed 20 people in the Yangtu Development Area and Ussa Local Government Area of Taraba State, local sources told our correspondent on the telephone. A youth leader and public affairs analyst, Mr. Ure Caleb, told our correspondent that more than …
Read More »Tinubu appoints Akawor RMAFC federal commissioner
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, appointed, Mr Desmond Akawor, to serve as a Federal Commissioner—representing Rivers State—of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, pending confirmation by the Senate. Akawor was appointed “following the tragic demise of the immediate past RMAFC Federal Commissioner from Rivers State, Asondu Temple earlier this …
Read More »How to tackle mental health crisis among men
As a management consultant who has helped numerous men deal with mental health issues over the years, I have seen first-hand how pervasive this problem is. Men are three times more likely to die by suicide than women in the United States and four times more likely in the United …
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