by Favour Owonibi | Sep 13, 2024 | International, NEWS
Russia’s defense ministry has announced that its forces have recaptured 10 settlements previously seized by Ukrainian forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Russia has begun counter-offensive actions, which aligns with Ukraine’s strategic...
by Favour Owonibi | Sep 13, 2024 | Local, NEWS
Due to the devastating flood that struck Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, people have been trapped in their homes and on rooftops. The Director of Planning, Research, and Forecasting at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Onimode Bandele, provided an...
by Favour Owonibi | Sep 13, 2024 | Local, NEWS, Security
Over 28 terrorists have been killed in strikes by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The NAF Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information, Group Captain Kabiru Ali, revealed this in a statement on Thursday. He said the...
by Favour Owonibi | Sep 13, 2024 | Economics, Local, NEWS
Aviation workers’ unions have announced plans to stage a peaceful protest on September 18, 2024. The General Secretary of the National Union of Air Transport Employees, Ocheme Aba, and the Deputy General Secretary of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association...
by Favour Owonibi | Sep 13, 2024 | Business/Finance, Economics, Local, NEWS
The Federal Government has signed the Cape Town Convention (CTC) Practice Direction, aimed at reducing the cost of airline operations in the Nigerian aviation sector. The CTC Practice Direction was signed on Thursday by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court,...
by Favour Owonibi | Sep 13, 2024 | Business/Finance, Local, NEWS
President Bola Tinubu has received updates on the country’s trade balance. This was revealed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday. Welcoming the new trade balance report published by the...
by Favour Owonibi | Sep 13, 2024 | International, NEWS, Politics
President Bola Tinubu met with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London, the United Kingdom. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed this in a statement on Thursday. He described the meeting as private,...
by Favour Owonibi | Sep 12, 2024 | International, NEWS, Sports
The French Football League (LFP) has offered to mediate the dispute between Kylian Mbappe and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) over unpaid wages. Lawyers representing both parties met early on Wednesday after Mbappe, who joined Real Madrid this summer, referred the case to...
by Favour Owonibi | Sep 12, 2024 | International, NEWS
Thousands of people have been evacuated from low-lying areas in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, as the Red River surged to its highest level in two decades, flooding the streets. On Wednesday, floodwaters from the swollen river reached a meter high in parts of the...
by Favour Owonibi | Sep 12, 2024 | Local, NEWS
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Wednesday to Friday across the country. According to its weather outlook, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Yobe, Katsina, Sokoto, and Kaduna States....
