Author: Naija Daily News

A twin-engine Learjet 55 medevac jet crashed in northeast Philadelphia on Friday night, causing an explosion. The aircraft, operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, was carrying six people, including a young patient and her mother, both of whom had been receiving medical treatment in Philadelphia before attempting to return to Mexico. The flight, which had taken off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, was en route to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri for a scheduled refuelling stop before continuing to Tijuana, Mexico. Onboard were four crew members—pilot, co-pilot, paramedic, and doctor—all of whom, along with the patients, were Mexican nationals. The crash…

By Deborah Nnamdi A woman and her two children are currently in police custody after she allegedly struck her landlord on the head with a pestle in Umugbabe Ovoko, a community in Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State. The incident was made public by Enugu media personality, Chijinkem Ugwuanyi, who shared the details in a Facebook post on Friday, January 31, 2025. According to Ugwuanyi, the woman attacked the young landlord, who is an orphan, after he asked her to vacate the premises. “His Tenant scattered his head with pestle because he asked her to pack out of…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has reported a 20.79% increase in the country’s non-oil exports, reaching $5.456 billion in 2024, surpassing the $4.5 billion recorded in 2023. Executive Director of NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, disclosed this during a media briefing on the sector’s performance in Abuja on Friday. She highlighted that the surge reflects Nigeria’s ongoing efforts to diversify its economy beyond crude oil. The growth was largely driven by increased export activities in agriculture, manufacturing, and solid minerals. Notable contributors included cocoa seeds, cocoa butter, sesame seeds, cashew nuts, urea, and other manufactured goods. Ayeni credited…

By Deborah Nnamdi Russian regional governor of Volgograd, Andrei Bocharov, on Friday, said an oil refinery in the region caught fire after an overnight Ukrainian drone attack. Bocharov, in a statement on the Telegram messaging app, said that Russian air defenses had repelled an attack on his region by eight drones. “As a result of falling debris from one of the drones, a fire broke out on the territory of an oil refinery, which was promptly extinguished. One injured refinery worker was hospitalized,” he said. Meanwhile, the head of Ukraine’s Centre for Countering Disinformation, Andriy Kovalenko, said on Telegram that…

Police confirm tanker explosion in Jigawa, report no fatalitiesBy Deborah Nnamdi The Jigawa State police command has confirmed another tanker explosion at a filling station in Dutse metropolis on Thursday. The police spokesperson, SP Shiisu Adam, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday, saying that no life was lost. He said that the incident occurred at Shakkato filling station along Kiyawa Road. “A preliminary investigation revealed that the fire broke out when the tanker was trying to discharge petroleum products from the tanker into an underground tank. “Suddenly, the fire ignited and became wild beyond the control of filling…

By Deborah Nnamdi At least four soldiers are feared dead, and several others injured after a suspected drunk driver rammed into them in Lagos State. The soldiers, attached to Myoung Barracks in the Morocco area of Shomolu, were reportedly on their routine monthly road jog on Friday morning when the incident occurred. While four soldiers lost their lives, others sustained varying degrees of injuries.

By Deborah Nnamdi Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Chairman of Abia State Independent Electoral Commission, ABSIEC, Prof. George Chima, at his residence in Okigwe, Imo State .Sources said that the gunmen numbering four, had stormed the ABSIEC chairman’s residence while he played host to some lecturers from Abia State University, Uturu, and seized him. The gunmen were alleged to have attempted to take him away in his car, which his driver was washing. However, the car failed to start despite efforts by the gunmen to drive it.An eyewitness said the gunmen later snatched the vehicle of a…

The management of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, has canceled all final year papers of the Department of Arts written on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, over loud celebrations. In a statement by the Acting registrar of the institution Ephraim Isiraojie, on Wednesday, the Management frowned at graduating students from the Faculty of Arts (Department of Mass Communication, English, and History and International Studies) who violated the directive of the university management. The students were reportedly involved in car displays, use of sirens, spraying of money, shouting, hooting, and blocking access roads leading in and out of the university. The…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Population Commission has distanced itself from a fake employment website making the rounds on social media. This was disclosed in a press release issued by the commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Taibat Oloruntoba, on Thursday. The statement read, “The attention of the commission was drawn to a fake website created by some mischief makers concerning the purported recruitment for the 2025 Population and Housing Census to defraud unsuspecting citizens. “The commission wishes to inform the public that it is not undergoing any census Ad-hoc Staff recruitment exercise at the moment as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,…

By Deborah Nnamdi Five persons have been reportedly killed during an attack by gunmen at Ajegunle-Powerline community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. An eyewitness, Mr Akin Olowolafe, a farmer in the community, told newsmen on Thursday in Akure that five people were allegedly killed during the attack, which happened on Tuesday at about 3pm. Olowolafe said the gunmen entered the farmlands while people were working and started shooting sporadically in the air, which resulted in the death of five farmers. According to him, the gunmen usually attack the farmlands daily around the community, and it has…