•Hon. Blessing Agbebaku Former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Blessing Agbebaku, said he resigned as Speaker of the 8th Assembly for personal reasons. Agbebaku said he maintained a cordial working relationship with other lawmakers throughout his three-year tenure, reports The Nation. In a statement issued in Benin City, Agbeb...
•Festus Keyamo and MMIA Lagos Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has formally requested the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to review the existing three-letter location code “QRW” assigned to Osubi Airport in Delta State, with a view to adopting a code that more accurately reflects the airport’s offic...
•Dr Sunny A. Adache The Commonwealth Institute of Advanced and Professional Studies (CIAPS) is set to host Lesotho-based columnist, Dr Sunny A. Adache, at a special Meet-the-Author event scheduled to be hel in Lagos on Friday, August 21, 2026. The event, which begins at 11:00 a.m will take place at the CIAPS Auditorium, 5 Akinola […]
•Tinubu and IBB President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated elder statesman and former military President, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (rtd), on his 85th birthday, saying the ex Military leader has impacted Nigeria in ways no other leader has done. President Tinubu disclosed this in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, his Special Adviser on ...
•Agbebaku Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has resigned. Agbebaku stepped down after lawmakers plotted to impeach him. His resignation was confirmed by his media aide, Ivy Ebojele. Ebojele said details of his resignation would be made public later. …developing story
•Photo (L-R): Elder Nnaemeka Ezeabasili, Lt. Sopuruchukwu Onyebuchi, Apostle Nnamdi Mbaigbo and Brother Chinonso Azik A renowned ISO-certified non-governmental organisation in Nigeria, The Tropical Gate Foundation for Sustainable Development has frowned at the newly re-introduced Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Regulation Bill currently un...
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has concluded plans to mandate the use of Radio Frequency Identification, RFID, baggage tracking technology across Nigerian airports. The move is part of the regulator’s efforts to eliminate the growing incidence of delayed, missing and mishandled baggage at domestic and international terminals, reports ...
•Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has said governing the state is not an easy task, describing it as a “mini-Nigeria” because of its large population and cosmopolitan nature. The governor stated this yesterday through the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ambassador Ibrahim Waiya, ...
•Scene of the fire outbreak Amid panic among residents, emergency responders today contained a fire that gutted the Purple Crown Hotel on Balogun Street, along Awolowo Road, Ikeja, Lagos. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said its response team had contained the fire outbreak with no casualties recorded. The LASEMA Permanent Secretar...
A hospital building in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, has collapsed following a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall. The affected structure, identified as UNICEM Hospital, reportedly gave way yesterday, Thursday, August 13, after hours of torrential rain destabilised the hillside on which it was built, reports Vanguard. Videos circu...
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