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Recovery teams are still battling swampy terrain to pull out the wreckage of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft that crashed at Igbokoda in Ondo State, killing all 32 people on board, the Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Felix Ohagwu, said on Tuesday. Ohagwu gave the update after an assessment visit to the coastal community…
A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 transport plane crashed near a naval forward operating base in Igbokoda, Ondo State, on Monday morning, killing all thirty-two personnel on board. The twin-engine turboprop had left the ancient city of Benin on a routine operational transit flight to Lagos before it suddenly plummeted into the swampy waters of the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission wants voting to begin at the same moment in every polling unit across Nigeria during the 2027 general elections, its chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has said. Amupitan set out the target on Monday in Abuja while delivering a keynote address at a strategic workshop for editors organised by the…
A helicopter plunged into the waters of Igbokoda in the Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State on Monday morning, 5 October 2026, leaving several passengers feared dead in the submerged wreckage. The aircraft crashed near Larada Street before sinking rapidly into the river, sending nearby coastal residents running toward the banks in utter shock…
The Federal Government’s electricity subsidy bill dropped by more than a third in the first six months of 2026, according to figures released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, offering the clearest sign yet that lower power consumption, rather than higher tariffs, is easing one of the country’s heaviest recurrent costs. In its second quarter…
Nigeria bid farewell to veteran actor Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs in Lagos on Friday, 2 October 2026, closing the final chapter on one of African cinema’s most commanding screen figures. Family members, acting colleagues, and senior state officials gathered at This Present House in Lekki Phase 1 to honour the thespian, who died on 16 September…
Nigeria has called for the complete elimination of nuclear weapons, telling a high level United Nations meeting that the only true guarantee against their use is getting rid of them altogether. The position was set out on Tuesday in New York by Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, at a plenary…
Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has conceded that Guinea-Bissau were simply the better side, after Nigeria fell 3-0 in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Bissau on Tuesday. The loss, Nigeria’s first of the qualifying series, came only three days after the team had rallied to beat Madagascar 2-1 in Uyo….
President Bola Tinubu returned to Nigeria on Tuesday evening after about four weeks in Europe, telling reporters at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos that he was healthy and ready to resume work. Responding to questions about concerns over his health, the President said the speculation was a normal feature of politics. “Rumours will…
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country’s first female prime minister, the Royal Palace announced on Tuesday, tasking her with forming a new government after her party topped the recent parliamentary election. The palace said in a statement that the King received El Mansouri at the Royal Palace…