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06/10/2025

British Airways Flight Diverted to Barcelona After Retired Nigerian Air Vice Marshal Dies Onboard

A British Airways flight from London to Abuja was diverted to Barcelona in the early hours of Monday after a retired Nigerian Air Vice Marshal from Anambra

06/10/2025

Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for Pioneering Immune System Research

American scientists Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell, along with Japan’s Shimon Sakaguchi, won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for

06/10/2025

PENGASSAN dissolves NGIC, NGML branch executives over Dangote gas strike

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has dissolved the branch executive councils of the Nigeria Gas Infrastructure

06/10/2025

Retired Generals, Northern Elders Call for State of Emergency to Tackle Boko Haram

06/10/2025

Boko Haram Attack: Borno Governor Zulum Says He Notified Military but Was Ignored

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has raised alarm over renewed Boko Haram attacks in Kirawa town, Gwoza Local Government Area, following the withdrawal

06/10/2025

Benue’s Debt Story: Dr. Asemakaha’s Numbers Without Truth

Dr. Asemakaha’s piece reads more like a campaign brochure than fiscal analysis. Real economists present data, propagandists present praise.

06/10/2025

Court asked to stop Jonathan from contesting 2027 presidential election

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, was Monday, asked to issue an order of perpetual injunction, restraining former President Goodluck Jonathan from presenting himself to any political party in the country.

06/10/2025

'Nigeria is greater than PENGASSAN' - Vice President Kashim Shettima hits PENGASSAN over dispute with Dangote

Shettima said, “Aliko Dangote, he’s not an individual, he’s an institution, and he’s a leading light in Nigeria’s economic parliament. And how we treat this gentleman will determine how outsiders will judge us. If he had invested $10 billion in Microsoft, in Amazon, or in Google, he probably might be worth $70 to $80 billion by now.

“But he opted to invest in his country, and we owe it to future generations to jealously protect, promote, preserve, and protect the interests of this great Nigeria.

“I wish to call for caution, retrospection, and a deeper sense of patriotism from both labour and the organised private sector in defining and improving the relationship between labour and industry in the interest of maintaining our steadily improving economic fortunes.

“It’s not about holding the whole nation to ransom because of a minor labour dispute.

“Nigeria is greater than PENGASSAN. Nigeria is greater than each and every one of us. I’m not coming to you as a partisan.”

06/10/2025

Tragedy in Cross River: Dangote Truck Rams into Family House in Iwuru Obio Ntan, Kills Two

A tragic accident occurred in the early hours of Monday at Iwuru Obio Ntan community in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, when a Dangote truck lost control and rammed into a family residence, leaving two persons dead.

Eyewitnesses say the fully-loaded truck, reportedly transporting cement, veered off the highway and crashed into the house located along the Iwuru–Akpet road. The impact of the collision destroyed parts of the building and claimed the lives of two occupants instantly.

Residents of the area rushed to the scene in an attempt to rescue those trapped under the debris before emergency responders arrived. The identities of the deceased have not yet been released, but local authorities confirmed that the victims were members of the same family.

Community members have expressed outrage and sorrow over the incident, calling on the government and the Dangote Group to ensure stricter safety measures for heavy-duty vehicles passing through residential areas.

As of the time of this report, officials from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Nigeria Police Force have cordoned off the area and commenced an investigation into the cause of the accident.

The tragic event has thrown the Iwuru Obio Ntan community into mourning, with residents describing it as one of the most devastating road incidents to hit the area in recent times.