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A truck driver has been arrested by LASTMA after a multiple-vehicle crash caused by brake failure critically injured four people at First Gate, Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/lastma-arrests-truck-driver-after-crash-injures-four/...
The police said the victim was released after his relatives paid a ransom of ₦10.3 million. The post Police arrest suspected kidnappers who collected ₦10.3 million ransom appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
A timeline of major Nigerian Air Force crashes since 1980, including fatal incidents involving military aircraft in Lagos, Kaduna, Benue and other states. Read More: https://punchng.com/timeline-10-major-nigerian-air-force-crashes-since-1980/...
Villagers in Ondo state recount the moment a Nigerian Air Force plane crashed into a swamp, killing all 25 people on board in a deadly air disaster. Read More: https://punchng.com/villagers-recount-how-air-force-plane-crashed-in-ondo/...
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has questioned the implementation of defence budgets for the maintenance of Nigerian Air Force aircraft following Monday’s crash of an ATR-42 aircraft at Igbokoda, Ondo State. The opposition party said the traged...
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has expressed profound sorrow over the aircraft crash involving a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft near Igbokoda, Ondo State. Archbishop Daniel Okoh, President of CAN, in a statement on Monday, extended condolences to the families of t...
Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Alia, has expressed profound grief over the death of 32 military personnel in a Nigerian military aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State. Governor Alia described the incident as a painful national tragedy and a significant loss to the N...
In a statement on Tuesday by Ferdinand Ekeoma, his special adviser on media and publicity, Mr Otti described Squadron Leader Man-Ugwueje’s death and those of other military personnel aboard the Nigerian Air Force plane as painful and devastating. The post Otti mourns Abia-born Sq...
Read the evening news recap: The Nigerian Air Force has named the 25 victims of the Ondo aircraft crash. Also, INEC claims its staff are the least paid. Read More: https://punchng.com/evening-recap-naf-names-crash-victims-inec-staff-least-paid-in-nigeria-why-jamb-took-utme-to-can...
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, HCSF, Olumuyiwa Enitan Abel, has expressed condolences to the families, colleagues and loved ones of Nigerian Air Force personnel who lost their lives in a military aircraft crash in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. DAILY POST repo...
The US Mission in Nigeria has expressed condolences to the families of the 25 victims of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State. Read More: https://punchng.com/us-mission-mourns-victims-of-ondo-air-crash/...
The committee set up by the Nigerian government to probe the deaths of 37 arrested miners in the custody of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Minna, Niger State, has identified ‘elements’ of institutional gaps in the agency, and overzealousness on the part ...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has expressed sadness over the death of an Abia-born pilot and 24 others in the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Ondo. Read More: https://punchng.com/otti-mourns-victims-of-ondo-air-crash/...
The Christian Association of Nigeria has backed President Tinubu’s directive for a thorough and transparent probe into the NAF aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Read More: https://punchng.com/ondo-air-crash-can-backs-tinubus-call-for-probe/...
Four people have sustained critical injuries after a multiple-vehicle crash at First Gate, inward Mile 2, Lagos, involving a Mack truck, another truck, a commercial bus and nine commercial motorcyclists. A statement by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, said th...
Drivers arrested for plying restricted route By Ogochukwu Agha LAGOS — Four persons sustained critical injuries on Tuesday in a multiple road crash involving two trucks, a commercial bus and nine motorcycles at First Gate, inward Mile 2, on the Mile 2-Seme Expressway, Lagos. The ...
The Republic of Türkiye has expressed deep sadness and extended condolences over the loss of lives in the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Ondo State. Read More: https://punchng.com/turkiye-mourns-victims-of-military-aircraft-crash-in-ondo/...
Two amphibious excavators have arrived at the crash site of the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft that went down in a swampy area of Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Monday, as part of the rescue and recovery operation. The heavy-duty equip...
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY — Postgraduate students of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Benin (UNIBEN), were thrown into mourning on Tuesday following the death of Squadron Leader Mamud I. Aburimen, pilot of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft that crashed in Igbok...
The lawmakers planned the security summit to examine Nigeria’s persistent security challenges and develop practical measures to address threats to lives and property across the country. The post Senate postpones security summit in honour of plane crash victims appeared first on P...
The Ondo State Government has deployed swamp buggies to assist in the recovery of a Nigerian Air Force aircraft that crashed in Igbokoda, Ilaje LGA. Read More: https://punchng.com/naf-plane-crash-ondo-deploys-swamp-buggies-as-search-for-victims-continues/...
A Nigerian Air Force plane carrying 25 military and civilian passengers crashed in Ondo State on Monday, killing all on board. The accident was one of Nigeria’s worst air disasters in recent years. Read Also: Video: Ondo crash Air Force pilot dies 2 weeks after wedding Here are s...
By Luminous Jannamike The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condoled with the families of personnel killed in the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crash near Igbokoda, Ondo State, demanding a thorough and transparent investigation into the incident. The Christian body ...
The Ondo State Government has deployed swamp buggies to assist in recovering the Nigerian Air Force aircraft that crashed in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka, disclosed this at the crash site in Igbokoda, saying the aircraft...
State police must resist political abuse — Moghalu By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja The Niger State Government has backed the establishment of state police, saying growing insecurity requires a policing system capable of responding more effectively to the peculiar security challenges...
By Luminous Jannamike The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called for a thorough, transparent and independent investigation into the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Ondo State, which claimed lives, with the findings made public. The party said the circumstances surrounding...
The Northern Nigeria Governors’ Forum has expressed sadness over the death of 32 military personnel in the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. Chairman of the forum and Gombe State Governor, Muhammad Yahaya, conveyed th...
By Adeola Badru Immediate-past Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has called on the Federal and state governments to address governance and socio-economic challenges as part of efforts to tackle insecurity in Nigeria. Egbetokun said the country needed to move beyond t...
The Northern Governors’ Forum has expressed grief over the death of 32 people in the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State. Read More: https://punchng.com/northern-governors-pay-tribute-to-fallen-military-personnel-in-ondo-crash/...
The Senate has postponed its two-day National Security Summit scheduled for Monday, October 12 and Tuesday, 13, 2026, in honour of victims of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF ATR-42 aircraft crash. The upper chamber announced the postponement on Tuesday, saying it was consequent upon ...
The Government of Türkiye has sent its condolences to Nigeria following the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, aircraft crash in Ondo State that claimed several lives. The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveyed the condolences in a statement posted on its official X handle on Tuesday...
The Nigerian Air Force has opened a condolence register in Abuja for the 32 victims of its ATR-42 aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State. Read More: https://punchng.com/ondo-air-crash-naf-opens-condolence-register-in-abuja/...
The Senate has postponed its two-day National Security Summit scheduled for Monday, 12th, and Tuesday, 13th, October, 2026, until further notice following the tragic crash of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft in Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area, Ondo State...
The Senate has postponed its national security summit in honour of 25 officers and seven crew members who died in a Nigerian Air Force plane crash in Ondo Read More: https://punchng.com/senate-suspends-security-summit-over-ondo-air-crash/...
A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ali Mohammed has told the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory that the N124.86 billion withdrawn from the Consolidated Revenue Account by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN under Godwin Emefiele did not pass t...
By Henry Umoru The Senate has postponed its planned two-day National Security Summit, earlier scheduled for Monday, 12th and Tuesday, 13th October, 2026, until further notice. The upper chamber postponed the summit consequent upon the tragic crash of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 a...
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command have rescued one Bashir Usman from being lynched by an irate mob for allegedly attempting to abduct a five-year-old child. SP Josephine Adeh, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command said in a statement she...
By Dayo Johnson, Akure The Ondo State Police Command says it is awaiting heavy-duty equipment to aid the recovery of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft that crashed in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area, on Monday. The state Commissioner of Police, Felix Ohagwu, disclosed this af...
By Dayo Johnson, AKURE Residents of Igbokoda in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State have recounted how a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crashed in the community, killing all 32 persons on board. Read Also: Video: Ondo crash Air Force pilot dies 2 weeks after wedding The...
By Dayo Johnson, Akure AKURE — Evacuation of victims of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, has been stalled by the swampy and inaccessible terrain where the aircraft went down. Twenty-four hours after the ...
The Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Felix Ohagwu, has described the rescue operation at the site of the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crash as challenging. According to Ohagwu, the aircraft remains deeply submerged in the swampy waters of Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaj...
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has expressed grief over the tragic crash of a Nigerian Air Force aircraft in Igbokoda, Ondo State, which killed 25 people. Read More: https://punchng.com/ngf-mourns-victims-of-ondo-aircraft-crash/...
By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja Presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, Governor Seyi Makinde, has demanded a wide-ranging investigation into the crash of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft near the Igbokoda Naval Base in Ondo State, questioning the state of mi...
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has commiserated with President Tinubu and the Nigerian Air Force over the fatal military air crash in Ondo State. Read More: https://punchng.com/ondo-air-crash-diri-condoles-with-tinubu-naf-victims-families/...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed condolences to the families of the 25 people who died in a Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Ondo Sta Read More: https://punchng.com/no-words-can-comfort-families-of-naf-air-crash-victims-atiku/...
Squadron Leader Ahamefule Aham Man-Ugwueje, a pilot in the Ondo air crash, has died just two weeks after his wedding in Abuja, the Nigerian Air Force confi Read More: https://punchng.com/photos-ondo-air-crash-pilot-dies-two-weeks-after-wedding/...
Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed sadness over the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State, which claimed the lives of personnel on board. In a condolence message, Atiku described the incident as tragic, saying the scale and circumstances of the cra...
PREMIUM TIMES obtained the viral video in which some residents were heard narrating how the incident happened. The post Police to sanction DPO, two others over suspect’s disappearance from custody appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Government of Türkiye has expressed condolences to Nigeria over the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft crash in Ondo State, which claimed lives. The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveyed the condolences in a statement posted on its official ‘X’ handle on Tuesday. The mi...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has expressed condolences to the families and loved ones of those affected by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR-42 aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State. The aircraft crashed near the Naval Base in Igbokoda on Monday while on a routine flight from B...
The Defence Headquarters has ordered a probe into the crash of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft in Igbokoda, Ondo State, as rescue operations continue. Read More: https://punchng.com/ondo-air-crash-dhq-orders-probe-as-rescue-operations-continue/...
President Bola Tinubu has mourned Nigerian Air Force personnel who died in an aircraft crash, declaring that their sacrifice will never be forgotten. Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-mourns-fallen-air-force-personnel-says-sacrifice-wont-be-forgotten/...
The Chairman of the House of Reps Committee on Air Force has urged Nigerians to remain calm following the crash of a NAF aircraft in Ondo State. Read More: https://punchng.com/ondo-air-crash-reps-air-force-committee-chairman-urges-calm/...
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has expressed profound condolences to the families of the personnel and passengers who lost their lives following the accident involving Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR 42 aircraft, NAF 931, in the Igbokoda area of O...
The Nigerian Air Force has released the names of the 25 people who died in the military aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State, confirming that there were no survivors. The post Nigerian Air Force releases names of 25 people killed in Ondo crash appeared first on Nairametrics ....
A 21-year-old man, identified as Ayomide Adebayo, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, codenamed So-Safe Corps, over the alleged burglary and stealing of household items from a residence at Asore, Atan-Ota, Ogun State. ...
The air force now says a total of 25 people were in the crashed aircraft. The post No survivors as Nigeria releases names of crew members, passengers killed in crashed aircraft appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, also known as the So-Safe Corps, on Monday nabbed two suspects over alleged burglary and theft of pumping machines at Ajambata, Sokoto Road, Atan-Ota area of the state. The suspects, simply identified as Monday and Vovo, ...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has paid tribute to the officers who lost their lives in Monday’s Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Ondo State, saying their supreme sacrifice in the service of the nation will never be forgotten. Shettima assured the bereaved families that...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has deployed a specialised search-and-rescue team to strengthen efforts to locate and recover victims of the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft that crashed near Igbokoda in Ondo State. NEMA Director-General, Zubaida Umar, directed ...
