Three persons who were onboard Sikorsky SK76 helicopters with registration 5N BQG, which ditched in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Bonny Finima on October 24, 2024, are still missing. On the said date, the helicopter, operated by Eastwind Aviation, was transporting eight passengers to the NNPLC facility when the accident occurred. Speakin...
•COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev delivers a speech during the opening of the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku yesterday Dozens of world leaders convene in Azerbaijan today for COP29 but many big names are skipping the UN climate talks where the impact of Donald Trump’s election victory is keenly felt. More [...
•Boat mishap At least 60 dead bodies have been recovered in a boat accident in Niger State. According to a release by the Press Secretary to the Council Chairman of Mokwa local government, Abubakar Dakani, the boat was carrying over 300 passengers when it capsized at the notorious Gbajibo River in Mokwa Local Government Area […]
[PUNCH Editorial] •Tinubu jets out President Bola Tinubu’s overseas travels and exact whereabouts have again become a subject of speculation. On August 29, Tinubu embarked on a trip to China, and Nigerians were told he would make a brief stopover in Dubai. He suddenly reappeared in London on Wednesday. He had landed in Beijing in […]...
•Osimhen Forwards Kelechi Iheanacho and Victor Osimhen as well as goalkeeper Maduka Okoye are all missing as the Super Eagles of Nigeria take to the pitch this evening for their first training session ahead of Saturday’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Cheetahs of Benin Republic. Nigeria Football Federation’s Director o...
•Boat mishap Four persons have died in a boat mishap at Dundaye community in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Head, Sokoto Field Operation Office of the National Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Aliyu Kafindangi, confirmed the incident to our correspondent today in Sokoto. He said that the incident occurred on Sunday evening, ...
•Boat mishap Five persons have died in a canoe accident in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The incident happened at about noon today when the canoe carrying twenty passengers capsized while crossing the Gamoda River near Nahuce village, reports Channels TV. In a statement, the Jigawa State Police Command said upon receiving the [&...
•Youth Corps members A top official of National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, and his driver have mysteriously disappeared while travelling on the Onitsha-Owerri highway, sparking widespread concern. Eddy Megwa, Director of Information and Public Relations, who briefed journalists, yesterday, in Abuja, confirming that Mr. Okun Christopher, the NY...
•Collapsed China bridge A bridge collapse caused by torrential rains in northern China killed 12 people and left more than 30 missing, state media said today. Large parts of northern and central China have been battered in recent days by rains that have caused flooding and significant damage. The bridge in the northwestern Shaanxi province [&h...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has vowed to unravel the alleged missing of 13,350 diapers meant for antenatal care at a Primary Health Centre in Sambawa community, Kebbi. The commission said it would investigate the criminal conduct and bring the culprits to book, reports NAN. The Chairman of ICPC, Dr M...

