The captain of a doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight did not practise on a new simulator for the Boeing 737 MAX 8 before he died in a crash with 157 others, a pilot colleague said. Yared Getachew, 29, was due for refresher training at the end of March, his colleague told Reuters, two months after Ethiopian […]
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Police denies killing of Civil Defence officer in Abuja.
Contrary to news circulating in the media speculating the death of an officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) due to alleged assault by personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, the police authorities on Thursday debunked the claims. Speaking during a joint press briefing, Force PRO, Assistant Commissioner of Police, (ACP) Frank […]
El-Rufai: I was not in coma, enemies spread fake news
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Thursday urged Nigerians to disregard the rumour being peddled by political enemies that he was involved in an accident and in coma. El-Rufai said in a Hausa audio message made available to newsmen on Thursday in Kaduna, that the rumour being circulated was absolutely false. In the rumour […]
Alleged N400m fraud: Metuh gets new counsel
Mr Olisa Metuh, former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accused of diverting N400 million from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. has engaged a new lawyer, Mr Abel Oziokor to continue his case at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Metuh appointed Oziokor after he debriefed his former counsel, […]
Child mortality: Nigerian Physicians in U.S. to train health workers
Dr Biodun Ogungbo, a Neurosurgeon with a private hospital in Abuja, said that the maternal child group of the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA) would train health workers to provide neonatal services to curb deaths. Ogungbo, who is a member of the group, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja […]
No Boeing 737 Max operating in Nigeria, Aviation Minister
…Assures Nigerians of safety As the nation joins the rest of the world in mourning the victims of the unfortunate crash of the Ethiopian airlines, Minister of State for Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika has assured Nigerians that the nation does not currently have any Boeing 737 Max on its register, and therefore no cause for […]
Nigeria’s active mobile subscribers hit 172m in Q4 2018 — NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria’s active mobile subscribers increased to 172,824,239 million in the fourth quarter, 2018 from 162,032,481 million and 162,522,772 million recorded in the third and second quarter, 2018, respectively. The NBS disclosed this in its “Telecommunication Data (Q3 and Q4 2018)” released on its website. According to the report, […]
Buhari Mourns Death Of Nigerians On Ethiopian Airlines
President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the death of two Nigerians, Ambassador Abiodun Bashua and Professor Pius Adesanmi in the Ethiopian Airlines plane which crashed with 149 passengers and eight crew members on board on Sunday. According to a statement issued by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, the President Buhari said “my thoughts are with the families […]
Nigerian Adesanmi among victims of Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
A Nigerian professor of linguistics, Pius Adesanmi, has been named as one of the 157 passengers and crew members that died in an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash on Sunday. The plane, which was bound for Nairobi, crashed six minutes after leaving Addis Ababa for Nairobi in Kenya. Mr Adesanmi’s death was confirmed by Sahara Reporters […]
NYSC members decry non-payment of election allowance
National Youths Service Corp (NYSC) members used as ad hoc staff in Bwari Area Council on Saturday decried the non-payment of election allowance by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Some of the Corp members, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja expressed disappointment over the treatment they got during the elections. […]
