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Jun

09

2025

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Plane Carrying 20 People Crashes In USA

News Flash, Transportation, World News

Plane Carrying 20 People Crashes In U.S A plane carrying 20 people crashed in the US state of Tennessee on Sunday, with some on board taken to hospital for injuries, according to state and federal officials. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said on X that its troopers were assisting police “at the scene of a plane crash on Old Shelbyville Road” “Some have been airlifted to nearby hospitals. This is an active scene,” it said, adding that more updates would follow. Pictures on social media showed a small, white plane with its nose buried into the grass and its tail broken…

Jun

08

2025

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NUT Urges Tinubu To Implement Welfare Packages For Teachers

Education, FGN, News Flash

NUT Urges Tinubu To Implement Welfare Packages For Teachers The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to implement welfare packages approved for teachers by his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari since 2020. The National President of the union, Comrade Audu Amba made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Amba said five years after the Federal Government promised to implement special salary structure and other welfare packages for teachers, the promises had remained unfulfilled. According to him, the unfulfilled promises is partly responsible for the broader challenges affecting…

Jun

08

2025

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Trump Deploys 2,000 Soldiers Against Anti-Immigration Protesters In Los Angeles

Foreign Affairs, News Flash, World News

Trump Deploys 2,000 Soldiers Against Anti-immigration Protesters In Los Angeles President Donald Trump on Saturday signed a presidential order deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to disperse anti-immigration protesters in Los Angeles, California. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt in a statement disclosed the development as immigration raids triggered protests in Los Angeles, California. Ms Leavitt said, “These operations are essential to halting and reversing the invasion of illegal criminals into the United States.’’ The White House spokesperson added, “In the wake of this violence, California’s feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens.” California governor Gavin Newsom…

Jun

08

2025

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June 12 Pardon? Jonathan, Others Mount Pressure On Tinubu To Reinstate Fubara

FGN, News Flash, Politics, Presidency

June 12 Pardon? Jonathan, Others Mount Pressure On Tinubu To Reinstate Fubara Former President Goodluck Jonathan is among eminent Nigerians said to be making a case for suspended Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State, behind the scenes, to be returned to his position on or before June 12. Jonathan, according to sources, has engaged President Bola Tinubu in at least one telephone conversation on the need to reinstate the suspended governor on or before June 12 in the spirit of Democracy Day. The president will, according to tradition, address the nation in a broadcast on June 12. Tinubu had, on…

Jun

08

2025

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Civil War Not About Hatred;Most Difficult Period In My Life – Yakubu Gowon

History, News Flash, War

Civil War Not About Hatred; Most Difficult Period In My Life – Yakubu Gowon Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has described the Nigerian Civil War period (from 6 July 1967 to 15 January 1970) as the most difficult period of his life. Gowon made this known on Saturday in Abuja after being honoured with a Lifetime Integrity and Achievement Award at the 5th Convention of the Christian Men’s Fellowship, Abuja Anglican Diocese. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event has as its theme: “Men of Honour: Living with Integrity in a Culture of Deceit”.…

Jun

06

2025

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Its Official: Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno Defects From PDP To APC

News Flash, Politics

IT’S OFFICIAL: Akwa Ibom governor Umo Eno defects from PDP to APC Umo Eno, governor of Akwa Ibom state, has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking on Friday in Uyo, the state capital, Eno said the decision followed “three months of wide consultation” with critical stakeholders across the state. “For some time now, the political space, particularly in this state and the nation in general, has been awash with the news of my likely movement from the PDP, the platform that has provided the levers and ladder of my political…

Jun

06

2025

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Promise Made, Promise Kept As Contractor Completes The Installation Of Solar Powered Street Lights In Arochukwu, Attracted By Ikenna Ukwa

Abia North, Abia State, Infrastructure, News Flash

PROMISE MADE, PROMISE KEPT AS CONTRACTOR COMPLETES THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR POWERED STREET LIGHTS IN AROCHUKWU, ATTRACTED BY IKENNA UKWA Today, Thursday 5th June 2025, the contractor handling the installation of solar powered street lights in Obinkita Arochukwu, in Arochukwu LGA of Abia State, Kaplan Consults limited, attracted by Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa through the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC has completed the project. The solar-powered street lights project which is part of the NDDC's efforts to improve infrastructure and enhance safety in the region covers the Akama New Market and Timber road, the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, Obinkita axis…

Jun

06

2025

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Defection Drama: Gov Eno Declares ‘It’s Time To Move’; Akwa Ibomites Shout ‘No!’

News Flash, Politics, South South

Defection Drama: Gov Eno Declares ‘It’s Time To Move’; Akwa Ibomites Shout ‘No!’ In a dramatic turn of events during a town hall meeting in Ikot Abasi, Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State announced his intention to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC)—but was met with resounding opposition from the crowd. Speaking at the Town Square Meeting with the Ikot Abasi Federal Constituency on Wednesday, the governor said he had conducted extensive consultations and was convinced that “it is time to move” in order to align the state with the ruling party…

Jun

06

2025

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Only Tinubu Can Lead Us To Nigeria Of Our Dreams – Wike

FGN, News Flash, Politics

Only Tinubu Can Lead Us To Nigeria Of Our Dreams – Wike Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the country needs leaders like President Bola Tinubu to achieve the “Nigeria of our dreams”. Wike said this in his 2025 Distinguished Personality Lecture titled “The Nigeria of our Dreams” presented at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, on Thursday. Wike pointed out that the greatest challenge confronting Nigeria and militating against its development was the plague of bad leadership. He agreed with Chinua Achebe, whose book, ‘The Trouble with Nigeria’, graphically captured the challenge when he stated that…

Jun

05

2025

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Peter Obi Escapes Death

Accident, News Flash, Transportation

Peter Obi Escapes Death The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi was among the over 100 passengers reported to have escaped plane crash at the local wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport on Tuesday. Aviation sources confirmed that Obi who was in Economy Class was in the Airpeace plane with flight number P47123 when it took off from Abuja on Tuesday. The take off was scheduled for 12:35 but it eventually took off by 12:59. The Airpeace plane was to land 1:55 but landed 2:25 with approximately 30 minutes behind schedule,…