The Nigerian Air Force has released the names of 25 people killed in the aircraft crash that occurred in Igbokoda, Ondo State, on Monday. The victims comprised five crew members and 20 passengers aboard the aircraft, the NAF said in a statement issued by its Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame. […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has warned politicians that their ambitions were not worth the blood of Nigerians, vowing arrests, sanctions and prosecution against parties, candidates and agents who resort to violence, hate speech and vote-buying during the 2027 general election. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan SAN, gave the warning at a strategic workshop […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, says the prices of essential food commodities have reduced by up to 50 per cent across the country. The Minister disclosed this on Monday in Maiduguri while declaring open the Community of Practice Meeting of Commissioners for Agriculture, Health, Environment and Rural Development in Borno State. […]
A 55-year-old mother, Janet Oladosu, has appealed to the Federal Government to intensify efforts to rescue her son, Greatness, and 19 other prospective National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members abducted while travelling to their orientation camps. Speaking with Vanguard yesterday, Oladosu urged the Federal Government, Oyo and Imo State governments and security agencies to […]
A 55-year-old mother, Janet Oladosu, has appealed to the Federal Government to intensify efforts to rescue her son, Greatness, and 19 other prospective National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members abducted while travelling to their orientation camps. Speaking with Vanguard yesterday, Oladosu urged the Federal Government, Oyo and Imo State governments and security agencies to […]
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the crash of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft near a naval base in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. He directed the NAF to immediately investigate the cause of the accident. The service confirmed that the aircraft belonged to the NAF after the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, […]
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has said no survivor has been found following the crash of a Nigerian Air Force aircraft in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of the state. Aiyedatiwa disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television on Monday, saying local residents, security personnel and emergency responders had searched the crash site but […]
President Bola Tinubu will on Monday evening depart Lagos for Abuja, ending his six-day stay in the state that followed his annual vacation in Europe. The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, titled ‘President Tinubu returns to Abuja.’ According to the statement, Tinubu arrived in […]
More than 103 million registered voters are now on the national register ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed, as nationwide collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) is set to commence on Friday. The figure followed the conclusion of a three-phase Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise that produced […]
The Nigeria Revenue Service has disowned a recruitment notice circulating online in the name of the defunct Federal Inland Revenue Service, In a public notice titled “Fraudulent Recruitment Notice” posted on its official X.com page on Monday, the NRS said its attention had been drawn to a notice headlined “Federal Inland Revenue Service – FIRS […]