The Lagos
A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft with 32 people on board has crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State, after vanishing from radar shortly after take-off. Read More: https://punchng.com/ondo-air-crash-naf-plane-vanished-from-radar-shortly-after-take-off/...
The Nigerian Air Force has released the full list of the 25 victims, including five crew and 20 passengers, who died in its aircraft crash in Ondo State. Read More: https://punchng.com/full-list-naf-names-25-victims-of-ondo-aircraft-crash/...
The Nigerian Air Force has released the names of five crew members and 20 passengers who lost their lives in the 931 aircraft accident which occurred in Igbokoda, Ondo State, on Monday. In a statement signed by Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Inform...
The Nigerian Air Force has released the names of five crew members and 20 passengers who lost their lives in the 931 aircraft accident which occurred in Igbokoda, Ondo State, on Monday. In a statement signed by Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Inform...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria owes an enduring debt of gratitude to officers who died in Monday’s Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Ondo State. In a condolence message to the families of the deceased, officers, airmen and airwomen of the Nigerian Air Force on...
Read today’s top Nigerian news, including a NAF plane crash in Ondo, Dangote refinery halting petrol sales to importers, and Wike on Tinubu’s re-election. Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-naf-plane-vanishes-from-radar-with-32-aboard-dangote-stops-petrol-sales-to-impor...
The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa (retd.), has expressed shock and grief over the crash of a Nigerian military aircraft with tail number NAF 931, which claimed the lives of military personnel and civilians on board. Musa, in a statement he personally signed, d...
"So, immediately, the Nigerian Navy men, from the information I got, stayed back a bit so that there wouldn't be an explosion or fire outbreak. When they realised it was just an area and saw no sign of fire, they moved in, trying to rescue the people. Then the local emergency man...
… deploys search and rescue director, technical team to Igbokoda By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has activated a specialised search-and-rescue team to intensify operations following the crash of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft near Igb...
Zamfara State House of Assembly has passed a resolution supporting the proposed constitutional amendment for the establishment of state police in Nigeria. The resolution was considered and adopted during the Assembly’s sitting on Monday. The Speaker of the House, Isma’ila Moriki,...
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has described the loss of 32 Nigerian Air Force personnel in an aircraft crash in Ondo State as “a profound tragedy.” The NAF ATR-42 aircraft, carrying 25 officers and seven crew members, crashed near a naval base in the Igbokoda ar...
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared three days of national mourning for those who lost their lives in the air crash that occurred in Ondo State on Monday. The President also directed that flags be flown at ha...
By Adegboyega Adeleye Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa said a possible technical or mechanical fault and the subsequent loss of signal may have caused the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, ruling out bad weather as a likely factor. Aiyedatiwa spoke on Monday duri...
•Vows arrests, sanctions for violence, hate speech, vote-buying •Sets to track illegal campaign spending•As voter register tops 103m, 57,000 new BVAS acquired, PVC collection begins Friday By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA—The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has warned polit...
The fight against kidnapping and violent crime in Nigeria has often suffered from one debilitating weakness: the distance between arrest and justice. Suspects are arrested, paraded before television cameras, arraigned in court and then, in too many cases, disappear into years of ...
The Healthcare Federation of Nigeria and Health Emergency Initiative have inaugurated a board to expand healthcare access for vulnerable Nigerians. Read More: https://punchng.com/hfn-hei-expand-healthcare-access-with-medical-intervention-board/...
The Nigeria Police Force Pensions Limited is considering investing in the Dangote refinery to diversify its portfolio and sustain returns for police retire Read More: https://punchng.com/npf-pensions-eyes-dangote-refinery-investments/...
Nine people were killed in a fatal road crash involving a bus and a truck along the Ijebu-Ode-Benin Expressway in Ogun State on Monday, the FRSC has said. Read More: https://punchng.com/nine-die-in-ijebu-ode-benin-expressway-crash/...
By Kingsley Omonobi Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa Rtd, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic crash of NAF ATR 42 aircraft and the loss of officers and airmen who were involved in a routine flight mission to Lagos, describing them as personnel who exemplified t...
"To aid ongoing efforts, Governor Aiyedatiwa has directed the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), the Ministry of Health, and relevant security agencies to immediately mobilise and offer full logistical and human support to the Nigerian Air Force and other emergency respons...
The Zamfara State House of Assembly has passed a resolution supporting the proposed constitutional alteration for the establishment of state police in Nigeria. The resolution, which was considered at the Assembly’s sitting on Monday, is expected to complement ongoing effort...
Nine passengers have died in a road crash along the Ijebuode/Ore Expressway in Ogun State, the state Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said. The spokesperson of the command, Afolabi Odunsin, said this in a statement, explaining that a preliminary investigatio...
Explainer 9:13 a.m. The signal vanished. A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42, 25 passengers and seven crew on board, en route from Benin City to Lagos on a routine support mission. Then, silence. Hours later, wreckage near the Naval Base at Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area, Ondo Sta...
The Peoples Democratic Party has condoled with the Nigerian Air Force and families of victims of the military aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State. Read More: https://punchng.com/pdp-mourns-victims-of-naf-aircraft-crash-in-ondo/...
It was a Black Monday in Ogun State as nine passengers lost their lives in a fatal road crash along the JBD/Ore route in Ijebu-Ode. The accident, which occurred at about 4:55 p.m. in the Bethel area, involved a white Toyota Hiace bus belonging to Delta Line, with registration num...
He also directed that flags should be flown at half-mast throughout the country as a mark of respect to the officers. The post Military Aircraft Crash: Tinubu declares three-day mourning, says victims to be named appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By James Ogunnaike No fewer than nine persons lost their lives in a fatal road traffic crash along the JBD/ORE route in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State on Monday. According to the statement signed by Afolabi Odunsi, Chief Route Commander and Sector Public Education Officer, FRSC Ogun State...
The Labour Party, LP, has called on the Nigerian government to take a critical look at the pitiable condition of teachers in the country and declare a national state of emergency in the teaching sector. The party said no nation could genuinely grow where those entrusted with moul...
The Nigeria Police Force Pensions Limited is considering investing in the Dangote Refinery to diversify its portfolio and sustain returns for retirees. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-pension-fund-weighs-dangote-refinery-investment/...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered N107 million for a victim who allegedly lost N167.575 million in a disputed property transaction in Lagos. A statement issued by the agency said the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the EFCC, Ikoyi, handed over bank dr...
President Bola Tinubu has declared three days of national mourning for the Nigerian Air Force personnel who died in a military aircraft crash in Ondo State Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-declares-three-day-mourning-for-naf-crash-victims/...
The presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has expressed condolences to the Nigerian Air Force following the crash involving a military aircraft in Igbokoda, Ondo State. Recall that a total of 32 people were killed after a Nigerian Air Force h...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit instituted by a businessman, Abdulaziz Aliyu, against the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Keystone Bank and two others over the freezing of his business bank account domiciled at Keystone Bank. Aliyu, trading under the name “...
The Secretary-General of the International Criminal Police Organisation, INTERPOL, Mr Valdecy Urquiza, on Monday hosted Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, at the INTERPOL General Secretariat in Lyon, France. This was contained in a statement by the N...
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a probe into the crash of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft in Igbokoda, Ondo State, on a mission from Benin to Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-orders-probe-into-naf-aircraft-crash-in-ondo/...
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State says no survivor has been found yet after a Nigeria Air Force aircraft crashed in the Igbokoda area of the Ilaje Local Government Area of the state. The governor said this on Monday hours after the incident, disclosing that residents, emerg...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, to immediately investigate the cause of the military aircraft crash in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. Recall that a total of 32 people were killed after a Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashed in Igbokoda, th...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, says no survivor has been found yet after a Nigerian Air Force aircraft crashed in Igbokoda, Ilaje LGA. Read More: https://punchng.com/no-survivor-found-yet-aiyedatiwa-speaks-on-ondo-air-crash/...
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, met with INTERPOL’s chief in France to deepen cooperation in the fight against transnational crime. Read More: https://punchng.com/ig-interpol-chief-meet-in-france-deepen-fight-against-transnational-crime/...
The aircraft was configured primarily for maritime patrol and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions. The post What we know about Nigerian military aircraft that fatally crashed Monday appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sadness over the crash on Monday morning of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 jet near a naval base in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. A statement by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, stated that the a...
"The President extends his deepest condolences to the family of the 25 passengers and seven crew members involved..." The post JUST IN: Nigerian Aircraft Crash: All 32 passengers, crew believed dead, Tinubu mourns appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
"The President extends his deepest condolences to the family of the 25 passengers and seven crew members involved..." The post Nigerian Aircraft Crash: All 32 passengers, crew believed dead, Tinubu mourns appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has directed emergency agencies to support search and rescue operations after a Nigerian Air Force aircraft crashed Read More: https://punchng.com/aiyedatiwa-directs-search-rescue-operations-after-ondo-air-crash/...
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau says it will not investigate the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 crash in Ondo State unless formally invited by the mili Read More: https://punchng.com/nsib-declines-direct-investigation-of-ondo-naf-crash-without-military-invitation/...
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has said it will not independently investigate the Nigerian Air Force aircraft that crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State, unless the military formally invites it to take part. The NSIB said in a statement on Monday that the incident invo...
The Ogun State Police Command has presented cheques totalling N37.9m to the families of deceased police officers under the Group Life Assurance Scheme. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-present-n37-9m-to-families-of-fallen-officers-in-ogun/...
Mr Warkal, a chieftain of the opposition Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), was filmed firing shots into the air during a political rally in the Janbulo area of Gwale Local Government Area. The post 2027: Kano politician in soup over alleged display of firearm at rally appeared f...
The Federal Government is working to review upward the monthly pensions of Nigerian police officers. The Acting Managing Director of the Nigeria Police Force Pension, Muhammad Dutse, disclosed this at an event on Monday. According to him, the Federal Government is working to ensu...
The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed that its ATR-42 aircraft crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State while on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/naf-confirms-crashed-military-aircraft-in-ondo/...
By Sekinat Osundiji Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has said he would rather support President Bola Tinubu than former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, arguing that an Atiku presidency could lead to a “chaotic” crash. Lawal made the remarks dur...
By Dayo Johnson, Akure AKURE — Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has expressed sympathy to the Chief of the Air Staff, the Nigerian Air Force and families of personnel and passengers aboard the aircraft that crashed in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of the state. The ...
By Dickson Omobola Following the crash of an ATR-42 aircraft in Igbokoda, Ondo State, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has offered to provide flight data and cockpit voice recovery and readout support to the Nigerian Air Force. NSIB, which said investigation of the...
The Ogun State Police Command has presented cheques totalling N37.9 million to families and next-of-kin of deceased police officers in the state. The presentation was made under the Nigeria Police Force Group Life Assurance Scheme of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji ...
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has expressed sadness over the reported crash of a Nigerian Air Force aircraft that allegedly claimed the lives of 25 passengers and seven crew members. Sani disclosed this in a post on his X handle while describing the incident as a tragic an...
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps has arrested 62 people during an enforcement operation aimed at curbing street begging in the Ajah and Lekki areas of the state. The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a pos...
The Lagos State Police Command has identified the officers captured in a viral video allegedly collecting N20,000 from a man before releasing his motorcycle. The Command said the officers are personnel attached to the Makinde Divisional Headquarters and have been directed to repo...
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, has explained that the agency does not regulate fresh produce such as oranges sold directly in markets. The NAFDAC DG made this known while speaki...
The Lagos State Police Command is investigating officers from its Makinde Division after a video showed them allegedly extorting ₦20,000 from a dispatch ri Read More: https://punchng.com/police-probe-officers-caught-on-hidden-camera-extorting-lagos-dispatch-rider/...
The Federal Government has confirmed that a total of 32 people were on board the military aircraft that crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State, on Monday. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the minster of aviation and aerospace development , Festus Keyamo, on Monday. According ...
