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By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has explained the discrepancy in the reported number of victims of the ATR 42 aircraft crash at Igbokoda, Ondo State, saying a misunderstanding of civil and military aviation terminology led to the initial figure of 32 persons bein...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has condemned the remand of its member, Ani Chidi, by an Enugu court over charges arising from a video of an attack on party members. The party, in a statement, accused the Enugu State Police Command of targeting Chidi after he recorded and c...
NAF released the names of 25 people aboard the aircraft, rather than the 32 earlier reported by government officials. The post Poor record-keeping caused confusion over NAF crash manifest – Ex-SSS director appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the rescue of 20 prospective NYSC corps members who were abducted in the Owerri West LGA of Imo State. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-confirm-rescue-of-20-prospective-corps-members-in-imo-hunt-kidnappers/...
The Ogun State Police Command has arraigned five suspects in court for allegedly attacking police officers on duty in Ota, leading to injuries. Read More: https://punchng.com/five-arraigned-over-assault-on-policemen-in-ogun/...
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, may deepen collaboration with the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, to boost aviation safety following the Ondo air crash that left 25 military personnel dead. This comes as the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and...
Police in the FCT have arrested a 27-year-old woman, Precious Yohanna, for allegedly killing her newborn baby in the Jabi area of Abuja. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-mother-over-newborns-death-in-fct/...
The partner of Flight Lieutenant I.S. Bako, one of the 25 people killed in Tuesday’s Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State, has mourned the deceased officer in an emotional social media post. Joanna Yakubu, in a TikTok post on Tuesday, recalled her last conver...
A teenage boy has been hospitalised after he was hit by a vehicle while crossing the Onipanu Bus Rapid Transit corridor inward Fadeyi, Lagos State, on Wednesday. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed in a sta...
The tragic Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State, has prompted a renewed push for closer collaboration between Nigeria’s civil and military aviation authorities. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the Chief of Air Staf...
…laments gory scene, says no survivor found Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has said only the pilot of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft that crashed in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of the state, could explain the effort made to manoeuvre the aircraft away from the ...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has visited the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash site in Igbokoda, ordering the continuation of search operations. Read More: https://punchng.com/aiyedatiwa-visits-ondo-air-crash-site-orders-continued-search/...
Beyond Nigeria, concerns over Ebola and declining malaria financing also kept regional health security in focus. The post Health Review: Ebola alert, Lassa fever deaths, maternal health push, other developments that shaped September appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Lagos State Police Command says it arrested 80 suspects and recovered firearms, ammunition, six vehicles and other exhibits during various operations conducted across the state between October 1 and 7. The Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, disclosed this on Wednesday at a...
Two suspected armed robbers were reportedly killed during a gun duel with the police in Lagos, while another member of the gang was arrested. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing journalists on the recent operational act...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday re-arraigned two men, Ali Bala and Yusuf Anka, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court over alleged fraud involving £110,000 and N500 million. The defendants were brought before Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe on a 10-...
A 33-year-old man, Monsuru Musa, has been arrested for impersonating his father, Musa Mohammed, during a promotion examination for FCT staff in Abuja. Read More: https://punchng.com/video-man-arrested-for-impersonating-father-in-fct-promotion-examination/...
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, have agreed to deepen collaboration between civil and military aviation authorities following the Nigerian Air Force aircraft incident at Igbokoda, Ondo Sta...
A retired naval officer, Commodore Promise Dapper, has said that nothing can be ruled out yet regarding the cause of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) air crash that happened in Igbokada, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. Dapper made this known during an interview on Channels...
By John Alechenu, Abuja The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has warned contractors who collected Federal Government funds but failed to mobilise to project sites that they risk sanctions, including action by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Indepe...
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old woman, Precious Yohanna, for allegedly killing her newborn baby with a razor blade in Abuja. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday....
A psychiatrist, Dr Abayomi Olajide, has urged the government to declare a state of emergency on substance abuse, warning it is worsening Nigeria’s mental h Read More: https://punchng.com/declare-state-of-emergency-on-substance-abuse-mental-health-expert-urges-govt/...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has explained the deployment of two amphibious machines, popularly known as swamp boogies, to the site of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of the state. Aiyedatiwa said the machines were deployed...
Woman allegedly blames action on hatred for baby’s father By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old woman, Precious Yohanna, in connection with the death of her newborn baby in the Jabi area of Abuja. The command sai...
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers allegedly linked to a series of robbery operations involving five vehicles and valuables estimated at about N50 million. The Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing ...
Former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has urged the Federal Government to take all necessary measures to prevent a recurrence of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State. Tambuwal made the call in a statement posted on his X platform on Wednesd...
By Nwafor Sunday Former Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has called for a thorough and credible investigation into the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash near Igbokoda, Ondo State, which claimed 25 lives. Obiano made the call in a statement posted on his X platform on Wednes...
Hoodlums has allegedly attacked a Nigerian Army officer and his wife after blocking their vehicle and dispossessing them of N300,000 in the Itire area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, disclosed this during a press briefing on the notable opera...
A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Dr Ali Mohammed, on Wednesday, admitted at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, that the ₦124.86 billion withdrawn by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, from the Consolidated Revenue Account of the f...
A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State, Emem Coffie has described the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash as a national disaster. He called for a discreet investigation into the incident to ascertain the immediate and remote causes to forestall a reoccurrenc...
According to the airline, the passenger died after becoming unresponsive about 20 minutes before landing in Lagos, with police investigating the circumstances. The post Passenger dies aboard Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Lagos appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
A consultant psychiatrist at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Dr Abayomi Oluseyi Olajide, has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on substance abuse in Nigeria. Olajide made the call on Wednesday in Abeokuta during the Mental Heal...
By John Alechenu ABUJA — The Adebayo-Bugaje Presidential Campaign of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has suspended all campaign activities for one week in honour of victims of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State. The NAF ATR-42 aircraft crashed o...
The Auditor-General’s report found gaps in documentation, evidence of work and proof of supply in three payments by the ministry. The post Aviation ministry paid N686m for control towers, firearms without satisfactory evidence of work, supply — Audit Report appeared first on Prem...
Nigeria has recorded at least 10 military air crashes in five years, resulting in over 68 deaths and sparking calls for a review of aviation safety. Read More: https://punchng.com/military-air-crashes-10-incidents-in-five-years-trigger-calls-for-reforms/...
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has directed police formations nationwide to fly their flags at half-mast in honour of the 25 Nigerian Air Force personnel and passengers killed in the October 5 aircraft crash. Disu, in a condolence message, expressed deep sorrow o...
Former Anambra State Governor and 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, on Tuesday visited the Nigerian Air Force headquarters in Abuja to sign the condolence register for personnel who died in a recent military aircraft crash. Obi, who ...
By Dayo Johnson Akure The Nigerian military has commenced an underwater survey using side-scan sonar equipment to locate the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft that crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. The sonar operation is aimed at mapping the crash site and determining ...
Kenya Airways has announced the death of a passenger following a medical emergency on board a flight from Nairobi to Lagos. The airline said the incident occurred at about 21:20 Nigerian time on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, approximately 20 minutes before the aircraft landed at Murt...
The Nigeria Police Force, Yobe State Command, has arrested a nine-year-old boy for allegedly setting a house ablaze, killing his two stepmothers and two younger brothers at Rugan Badali in Karasuwa Local Government Area of the state. The suspect had earlier been accused of steali...
Founder of Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, has warned Nigerian youths against snatching ballot boxes during the 2027 general elections. In a video posted on X, the cleric cautioned that any youth who would attempt to snatch ballot boxes in next year’s general elec...
A passenger has died after suffering a medical emergency aboard a Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi, Kenya, to Lagos, Nigeria. The airline confirmed the death in a statement issued on Wednesday, saying the incident occurred on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, as the aircraft approached ...
Police operatives in Lagos State have arrested a man who was declared wanted over allegations of cyberbullying and making disparaging comments about religious clerics and their beliefs. The suspect, who lives in the Alakuko area of the state, was arrested on Tuesday following pet...
The Nigerian military has recorded several aircraft crashes and operational incidents in the past six years, resulting in the deaths of military personnel and as well as raising concerns over aviation safety. DAILY POST reports that the incidents involved fighter jets, helicopter...
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has visited the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, facility in Abuja to sign the condolence register for the victims of the Ondo aircraft crash. Obi disclosed this in a statement via his X handle, where he expre...
In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard’s lead headline states that the swampy and near-inaccessible terrain has stalled evacuation of the remains of victims of the Nigerian Air Force plane which crashed at Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Loca...
The police alleged that the suspects killed the family members and dumped their bodies in a nearby river. The post Oyo police arrest three suspects over killing of six family members appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Others were arrested for alleged vandalism and theft of solar streetlight in Enugu. The post Two suspects arrested for theft of road signs – Police appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Kenya Airways has confirmed the death of a passenger who suffered a medical emergency aboard a flight from Nairobi, Kenya, to Lagos, Nigeria. The incident occurred on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, as the aircraft was approaching Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, accordin...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has warned Nigerians to remain vigilant and observe preventive measures to reduce the risk of viral disease infection and transmission. This is as the agency said it had increased national surveillance and preparedness ...
…No case in Nigeria, agency says By Chioma Obinna The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, (NCDC) yesterday heightened vigilance across the country following confirmation of an imported case of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in Kenya. The development h...
By Nwafor Sunday Polycarp , Online News Editor ABUJA — The Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo, and the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, have given conflicting figures on the number of people aboard the NAF ATR-42 aircraft that crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State. While Keyamo, in his prelimina...
October 5, 2026 — ATR-42, Igbokoda, Ondo Casualties: 25 killed The Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 crashed near the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, while on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos. The NAF later said 25 people — 20 passengers and five c...
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY — One of the victims of Tuesday’s ill-fated Air Force aircraft that crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State, Flight Lieutenant M. Akintoye, reportedly visited his mother on Monday to celebrate her birthday before departing for Lagos. Akintoye’s visit to his mo...
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to disregard the acquittal of former Petroleum Resources Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, by a United Kingdom court, describing the judgment as immaterial to...
A man identified as Biola has been killed and his body mutilated by suspected cultists in the Ajah area of Lagos State, according to a police source. Read More: https://punchng.com/man-killed-body-severed-in-suspected-lagos-cult-attack/...
Nine persons have died in a ghastly road crash involving a Delta Line bus and a gas truck along the Ore/Ijebu-Ode Highway in Ogun State on Monday. Read More: https://punchng.com/nine-die-as-delta-bus-hits-gas-truck/...
Four persons sustained critical injuries after a Mack truck with a 40-foot container reportedly suffered brake failure and crashed in Mile 2, Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/four-injured-as-container-truck-crashes-into-vehicles/...
