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By Halimah Olamide An XEJet Airlines aircraft has skidded off runway 18L at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja Lagos. The aircraft with 52 passengers and the crew members on board had departed Abuja before the incident at the runway of the Lagos airport. The XeJet E145 aircraft with registration number, 5NBZZ, at about 11.29 a.m. veered off the runway into the grass verge at the point of landing. However, the airport fire and rescue teams were on the ground to help evacuate the passengers. Recall that on April 23, NPO reported that a Dana Air aircraft also skidded off the…
Agency Report Burnley were relegated from the English Premier League after Micky van de Ven’s 82nd-minute winner earned Tottenham to a 2-1 comeback victory. Vincent Kompany’s Clarets had to claim all three points to keep alive their faint hopes of avoiding an immediate return to the Championship. Jacob Bruun Larsen’s 25th-minute opener gave them hope in north London, but Pedro Porro equalized seven minutes later. While Burnley were anticipated to finish strongly in pursuit of taking their Premier League survival bid to the final day, the opposite occurred. After Ange Postecoglou watched his Spurs side squander a number of chances,…
By Halimah Olamide No fewer that 100 residents of different villages have again been kidnapped in Zamfara state after bandits raided Friday night. It was gathered that the attackers had stormed late in the night of Friday in another attacks that have seen women, children and some men kidnapped and taken to unknown destination. One of the affected villages in Birni-Magaji Local Government Area of the state, has seen was ransacked by the marauders who shot sporadically to scare their victims. It was learnt that the villages had come under attacks in the past with terrorists taxing the villages after…
By Kamil Opeyemi “In the over 48 years history of Ogun State, no one from our senatorial district has been opportune to lead the state as the number one citizen. Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sen.Solomon Adeola (Yayi), says it is unjust that the district has not produced a governor since the creation of the state in 1976. Adeola, Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation ,made the statement on Saturday in Lagos. He spoke at the Yewaland Development Forum(YDF) 8th Distinguished Lecture Series, “Yewas Talk” and his Investiture as the Grand Patron of the Forum. The…
By Halimah Olamide The Kogi State Governor Ahmed Ododo on Saturday revealed that investigations have shown that the surveillance cameras in the state University of Science were switched off during the invasion of bandits who kidnapped some of the students of the institution. Speaking during his inspection of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) Osara, said there were inside collaborators who made it possible for the bandits to make away with students. While assuring members of the university community of efforts by the government to improve the existing security architecture on the campus, Governor Ododo promised that he…
By Halimah Olamide The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged the federal government to ban embassies from transacting in foreign currencies within Nigeria, saying it is illegal and “unhealthy”. Expressing his displeasure, the EFCC chairman, Olanipekun Olukoyede in a letter addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, stated that the embassies charge visa fees and consular services in dollars and other foreign denominations. EFCC urged the ministry to convey its displeasure to the embassies and warn them against disregarding Nigeria’s rules and regulations. The agency maintained that charging in foreign currencies for services within Nigeria contravened…
By Halimah Olamide The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ekiti State Command, has arrested a 27-year-old man, Ojo Afolabi, for allegedly defiling a four-year-old girl. The suspect, who lives on Olujoda Street, Ado-Ekiti, was arrested after the mother of the girl made a formal complain at the office of the NSCDC in Ado-Ekiti. The four-year-old victim while narrating the incident, alleged that the suspect removed her under wear and had carnal knowledge of her sometime in late April, 2024. The mother of the girl who spoke to journalists, also said that her daughter informed her about the incident.…
By Halimah Olamide Dana Air has announced the disengagement of some of its workers amidst ongoing operational audit of the airline. This was contained in a statement issued in Lagos by Mr Kingsley Ezenwa, Head of Corporate Communications of the airline on Sunday. According to Ezenwa, Dana Air has made a decision to temporarily disengage some staff members pending conclusion of the audit. Recall that on April 23, the airline’s aircraft with registration number 5N BKI, which took off in Abuja, veered off the runway while landing at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja. “The audit, currently underway, is a collaborative effort between…
By Halimah Olamide The Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF), has announced that six boxers from Nigeria have been registered to fight for places the forthcoming Paris 2024 Games second Window qualification tournament. The Secretary-General, Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF), Dapo Akinyele on Saturday in Lagos, stating that the tournament is slated to hold at Bangkok, Thailand. According to him, Elite boxers across the globe will converge in Bangkok from May 23 to June 3, for 2024 Paris Olympics qualifiers. Akinyele stated that the Federation was focusing on female pugilists because they had a better chance of punching their way into the French…
French football superstar Kylian Mbappé confirmed he will leave Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the end of the season, the 25-year-old said in a video posted on social media Friday. Mbappé said he will not extend his contract with the French club and that he will play his final match at the Parc des Princes on Sunday when PSG hosts Toulouse. “I have always known, but I think I needed this, a new challenge after seven years,” Mbappé said. “It’s difficult and of course, there are some people I want to thank above all, these are the fans. I know I am not…