The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun has confirmed the death of nine persons in a road crash along the Ijebu-Ode/Ore Express Road. The Sector’s Spokesman, Mr Afolabi Odunsi, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abeokuta. Odunsi said the incident occurred at about 4:55 p.m. at Bethel
President Bola Tinubu has declared a three-day national mourning for Nigerian Air Force personnel who died in a military aircraft crash on Monday. He also directed that the national flag be flown at half-mast throughout the country as a mark of respect for the deceased officers. This is contained in
.As VP Shettima pays condolence visit The Vice President Kashim Shettima, has assured families of the 37 suspected illegal miners who died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State that the federal government will get to the root of the tragedy and
National Peace Committee (NPC) has expressed concerns over increasing incidents of misinformation, political intimidation, violence and inflammatory rhetoric ahead of the 2027 general elections. The committee raised the concern in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman and former Head of State, Retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, and Co-convener, Most Rev.
President Bola Tinubu has celebrated Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, on his 70th birthday, describing him as a loyal ally, thoroughbred professional and journalist of conscience. Tinubu, in a tribute issued on Monday, said his several decades of close relationship with Alake had shown him to be a
A political analyst in Zamfara, Prof. Abubakar Abdullahi has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene as the continued crisis among major APC political blocs in the state has persisted. This was contained in a statement by Abdullahi made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau on
The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) has called on the Federal and State governments to urgently institute a Special Teachers’ Salary Structure (STSS) to save the teaching profession from decline. National President of the union, Mr Sola Adigun, made the call in Abuja on Monday, at the first
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has acquired 57,000 new Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) devices to bolster hardware and software infrastructure ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at a strategic workshop organised by Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) in
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has given the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum to pay outstanding salary arrears. SSANU National President, Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, announced the ultimatum in a communique issued on Monday in Abuja, after the union’s 56th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. Ibrahim said that
Returns to Abuja President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sadness over the crash on Monday morning of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 jet near a naval base in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. The aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos when the accident occurred. The