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US-bound plane with 256 onboard develops technical fault, returns to Lagos
A Boeing 787-8, departing Lagos for Washington Dulles reportedly declared an emergency and returned to Lagos. According to PUNCH Online, the plane crew kept the emergency transponder code 7700 (Emergency signal) with the control tower until it landed after establishing a return track to Lagos. The aircraft, registered N27903, is a widebody aircraft that is over 13 years old and…
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General Jeremiah Useni is dead
Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lt. General Jeremiah Timbut Useni, is dead. According to family sources, he died on Thursday, January 23, 2025, after a protracted illness. The passing of the Useni was also contained in a statement in by Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State via his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere. The…
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I’m working hard to end Ukraine war, Trump tells global leaders in Davos
–Demands OPEC lower oil prices and the world drop interest rates United States President Donald Trump has vowed to bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war as he delivers his first major speech to world leaders remotely at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Trump’s address has also touched on his call for more defence spending from NATO allies,…
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The choice of Igbá Oyin by Oba Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, Owa Akorede, Ajimoko III
By Akinyele Akintola In IJESA tradition and culture, Owa Obokun Adimula will be presented with three calabash bowls. He is expected to select one out of these calabash bowls. The process is so secretive and exclusive and will be conducted in the most classified ritual procedures. His eyes will be covered with white garment and he will pick his choice…
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How over N22 billion was stolen from the Ministry of Power
More revelations emerged at the Federal High Court, Abuja, in the trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, as Abdullahi Suleman, a bureau de change operator, narrated how more than N22 billion was allegedly embezzled from the Federal Ministry of Power while Mamman was Minister. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Mamman on a 12-count charge…
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I am ready to reconcile with Obi, Gov Otti, says LP Chairman Abure
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure, has said he is ready to resolve issues with the presidential candidate of the party in 2023, Mr. Peter Obi, and Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti. Abure expressed his readiness for peace on Wednesday at the first consultative meeting of INEC and the leadership of the political parties in…
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- Crime & City Diary
Why we closed the Panteka Market in Abuja – FCT Police boss
The Federal Capital Territory Police Commissioner, CP Olatunji Disu, has said the command closed the Panteka International Market in Dei-Dei, a suburb of Abuja, to guarantee adequate screening of scrap sellers at the market. Speaking to reporters on Monday, CP Disu decried the persistent scavenging theft of manhole covers and other public and private infrastructure. According to him, to properly…
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Biden pardons Trump’s opponents in advance
United States’ President Joe Biden on Monday issued pre-emptive pardons to former Covid-19 advisor Anthony Fauci and retired general Mark Milley to shield them from “politically motivated prosecutions” under the Trump administration. In an extraordinary move in his last hours in the White House, Biden gave similar pardons to members, staff and witnesses of a US House committee probing the…
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