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By Halimah Olamide There are reports that an aircraft conveying Malawi’s Vice President, Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others has gone missing. Malawi’s presidency disclosed the information in a statement, revealing that the Malawi Defense Force aircraft “went off the radar” after it left the capital, Lilongwe, on Monday morning “All efforts by aviation authorities to make contact with the Aircraft since it went off the radar have failed thus far” Chilima, 51, was aboard a Malawi Defense Force aircraft that left the capital Lilongwe at 09:17 a.m. (0717 GMT), it said, adding that search and rescue operations were ongoing.…
CCTV footage appears to show TV presenter Dr Michael Mosley disappear from view as he makes his way down a hillside close to where his body was found, the BBC has been told. A post-mortem examination is due to take place on Monday after the body of Dr Mosley was found four days after he went missing on the Greek island of Symi. It is understood the coroner could not determine from the outset whether Dr Mosley had fallen because of the condition of the body. The coroner – who has arrived on the neighbouring island of Rhodes where the…
President Emmanuel Macron has called snap parliamentary elections later this month in the wake of a big victory for his rival Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in the European Parliament vote. The far-right party is on course to win 32% of the vote, exit polls say, more than twice that of the president’s Renaissance party. Announcing the dissolution of parliament, he said the two rounds of voting would take place on 30 June and 7 July, a few weeks before the Paris Olympics. Mr Macron made the dramatic and surprising decision in a televised address from the Élysée Palace an…
By Halimah Olamide In a bid to eliminate vandalism, the Federal Ministry of Works has revealed its plans to heighten security on the Third Mainland Bridge. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, disclosed this on Sunday. Recall that NPO made reports that operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the police command in Lagos State had on Friday arrested a suspected vandal removing LED road stud lights on the newly-renovated Third Mainland Bridge. The suspect had already removed 10 of the lights before he was caught by policemen on patrol. Kesha said the ministry would…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of every asset of NOK University, Gwasmyen Water Factory, Gwasmyen Event Center and Gwasmyen International Hotel in Kaduna State. The ruling was passed by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, on Friday, June 7, 2024 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had, through its counsel, Ekele Iheanacho filed an order of final forfeiture of the said properties under Section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and Section 44(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Iheanacho, through diligent submission and evidence…
By Femi Alabi The private residence of the Minister of State of the Federal Capital Territory, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, located at Asokoro, was on Sunday gutted by fire. The fire outbreak occurred on Sunday afternoon at the residence located at No. 9, Justice Roseline Ukeji Close, Asokoro area of Abuja. Firefighters were alleged to be slow in responding to the distress calls when the fire broke out. The Acting Director of the FCT Fire Service, Amiola Adebayo, confirmed that the first floor of the building was completely razed by the fire. He explained that the fire had started at about…
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two newly relocated robbery suspects who specializes in stealing motorcycles and robbing people of money. Police investigations confirmed that the two suspects had, within this year, stolen three motorcycles, one of which is now at the Borokiri Police Station in Port Harcourt. Two of the motorcycles were stolen from where their owners parked them along Choba Road and Eliozu respectively. investigations also showed that the suspects both relocated to Port Harcourt last year following the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) crisis in Imo State and other parts of the South East. The suspects…
A huge crowd has attended the state funeral of Namibian President Hage Geingob following his death at the age of 82 from cancer. Mr Geingob was interred in a mausoleum at Heroes’ Acre on the outskirts of the capital, Windhoek, as mourners paid tribute to a man they hailed as a nation-builder and a pan-African hero. His widow, Monica Geingob, wept as his casket was lowered into his grave. Mr Geingob’s funeral marked the culmination of three weeks of mourning. Mr Geingob died in hospital on 4 February, with his deputy, Nangolo Mbumba, sworn in as his successor soon afterwards.…
Oppenheimer continued its dominance of awards season as it scored several major prizes at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards on Saturday. Christopher Nolan’s film won best film cast, while Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr won individual acting prizes. Accepting the top prize on behalf of the cast, Sir Kenneth Branagh said they were all “grateful, humbled and proud”. The evening was peppered with remarks about the actors’ strike, which brought Hollywood to a standstill last year. Paying tribute to the US actors’ union, Sir Kenneth said: “Thank you for fighting for us, thank you for every Sag-Aftra member…
Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has named Imam Abdulazeez Onike, Chief Missioner of NASFAT; Pastor Godman Akinlabi, Senior Pastor of Elevation Church; Hon Seyi Sowunmi, Labour Party Reps member; Mrs Joe Okei-Odumakin; Hon Kolade Alabi; Barrister Taofeeq Ganiu (Former Peoples Democratic Party Pub Secretary) as Members of Lagos State Special Dispensation ‘Paliative’ Advisory Committee. Others are; Dr. Shina Fagbenro-Byron (LP Member, Former DFID official); Hon. Ademola Shabi (Rep, LAHA); Comrade Biliaminu Oba (Youth Representative); Mrs. Kikelomo Bolarinwa, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of LG (Secretary of the committee); Eze Anaba, President, Nigerian Guild of Editors; and Mrs. Sola Salako-Ajulo (Consumer Rights…