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Disaster averted as bird strike hits Abuja-Lagos Air Peace flight An Abuja-Lagos flight was on Thursday aborted following a bird strike on the airplane belonging to Air Peace, forcing the authorities to ground the aircraft. The bird strike experienced in the early hours reportedly prompted a ramp return to ensure the safety of passengers onboard. All the passengers quickly disembarked and were calmed down before they were moved into another plane for the one-hour journey. A bird strike is a collision between a bird and an aircraft, or other airborne animal, while the aircraft is in flight, taking off, or…

Halimah Olamide Astha Rajvanshi, a journalist covering international news has locked her twitter account, @astharajvanshi as a result of the unending attacks apparently from those who have disagreed with the listing of the former Lagos State Governor as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2023. A TIME magazine Staff Writer who authored the story of the Nigeria’s president elect, Bola Tinubu’s entry into the publication’s 100 Most Influential People for 2023 has come under severe attacks. Astha Rajvanshi, a journalist covering international news has locked her twitter account, @astharajvanshi as a result of the unending attacks apparently from…

By Safiu Kehinde The activists, under the aegis of #BringBackOurGirls Movement led by Aisha Yesufu, will commence the commemoration today in Abuja in an effort to press home their demand for the release of the remaining girls still held in captivity. In remembrance of the 2014 abduction of 276 Chibok girls by Boko Haram insurgency group, activists are set to mark ninth year anniversary of the abduction. The activists, under the aegis of #BringBackOurGirls Movement led by Aisha Yesufu, will commence the commemoration today in Abuja in an effort to press home their demand for the release of the remaining…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has allocated N30 billion for disbursement to six universities, six polytechnics and six colleges of education under its 2023 Special High Impact intervention. The Executive Secretary of the fund, Mr Sonny Echono, made this known on Thursday at a news conference in Abuja, to give further breakdown of the 2023 intervention budget of N320 billion recently approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. Echono said that each of the six beneficiary universities would get N3 billion, while each of the six selected polytechnics and six colleges of education would receive N1 billion. ”For…

By Kamil Opeyemi Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar on Thursday urged voters in Adamawa and Kebbi to vote for the party at the April 15 supplementary elections. INEC fixed April 15 for supplementary governorship elections in the two states and in five senatorial districts, 31 federal constituencies and 58 state assembly constituencies. Atiku made the appeal in a statement issued by his spokesman, Mr Paul Ibe in Abuja. He urged voters in Adamawa and Kebbi to conduct themselves peacefully during and after the elections. “In both Adamawa and Kebbi where…

By Kamil Opeyemi Ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Kogi State scheduled for Friday, the Deputy Governor, Edward Onoja; and the Chief of Staff to Governor Yahaya Bello, Mohammed Asuku have withdrawn from the race. This was announced at a stakeholders’ meeting held on Thursday at the party secretariat in Lokoja, the state capital. The meeting was hosted by Governor Yahaya Bello, who unveiled his preferred candidate in the person of the Auditor General of the state, Ahmed Ododo. Meanwhile, Onoja and Asuku announced their withdrawal from the governorship race via their respective verified Facebook pages…

By Kamil Opeyemi A 100-level student of Kwara College of Education, Ilorin, slumped and died on Wednesday while receiving lectures. The college’s spokesperson, Mrs Abibat Zubair confirmed the student’s sudden death on Thursday adding that the deceased was preparing for a semester examination when she breathed her last. The student was reported to have collected her matriculation gown on Wednesday preparatory to Thursday’s ceremony when she slumped. She was immediately rushed to the General Hospital in Ilorin but was pronounced dead on arrival. Zubair said the lady was mourned during the matriculation on Thursday. She added that the school’s management…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Usman Baba on Thursday presented N84.5 million cheques to 34 dependants of policemen who died in active service in Zamfara. Baba represented at the ceremony by the acting Commissioner of Police in Zanfara, Mr Ali Dabigi said the money provided by the Police Family Welfare Insurance Scheme would provide succour for families of the deceased personnel. He said the insurance scheme aimed at improving the welfare of families of officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force, especially those who died in active service. He urged the beneficiaries to ensure judicious…

By Kamil Opeyemi Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, has described the petition filed by Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against his election victory as “a gross abuse of court processes.” Tinubu, in a reply to the petition through his team of lawyers led by Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, told the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) sitting in Abuja. In a preliminary objection marked: CA/PEPC/05/2023, the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s presidential candidate in the Feb. 25 election, prayed the court to dismiss the entire petition. Abubakar, 1st petitioner, and PDP, 2nd petitioner, in the petition marked: CA/PEPC/05/2023, had sued…

By Kamil Opeyemi Tragedy struck on Thursday as seven persons were burnt beyond recognition while 17 others were badly injured in a crash that occurred along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, a few metres after the Saapade Bridge. The Ogun State Sector of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital. Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer and Chief Routes Commander, said the fatal crash occurred at about 9am on Thursday which involved Two vehicles — a Toyota Sienna with registration numbers BWR762PV and a Mazda bus with registration number BDN18 LG. According…