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By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Police Force has extended the deadline for enforcing the Tinted Glass Permit requirement to August 12, 2025. This extension follows public concerns regarding the reactivation of the digital application process. The announcement was made on Saturday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi.…

The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has overturned a N754.8 million fraud case brought against former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a unanimous ruling delivered on Friday, the appellate court allowed Akpobolokemi’s appeal, set…

Veteran Nollywood actor and former Labour Party spokesperson, Kenneth Okonkwo, has accused the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of betrayal and poor leadership in handling the Labour Party Crisis. In a recent interview with Symfoni TV, Okonkwo claimed Obi failed to manage the leadership crisis that has rocked the…

A tragic shooting in Minnesota early Saturday has left State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark dead, and State Senator John Hoffman and his wife critically injured, in what authorities believe was a politically-motivated attack. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz described the incident as a “politically-motivated assassination,” sparking widespread condemnation…

…The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was considered one of the safest aircraft before the incident …By Sodeeq Kamsela, with Agency Reports The death toll from Thursday’s India Air Flight AI171 crash is inching towards 300 persons, including ground victims, making the incident one of the deadliest air disasters in the country’s…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Defence Headquarters on Friday confirmed the arrest of a Chinese national during a counter-terrorism operation carried out by troops in Borno State. While the foreigner’s identity has not been made public, the military stated that the individual—who claimed to be a miner—is currently in custody and…

By Deborah Nnamdi Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has stepped in to mediate the dispute between Air Peace and former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole, following a confrontation at Lagos Airport last Wednesday. In a statement posted on his verified X handle on Friday, Keyamo revealed that…

Former presidential candidate and ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olu Falae, has claimed he was the real winner of Nigeria’s 1999 presidential election, not Olusegun Obasanjo. Speaking on Arise TV’s Morning Show during the Democracy Day celebrations, Falae said the election was manipulated in favour of Obasanjo, who…

Photo: Vishwash Kumar Ramesh on hospital bed …Says: ‘I Don’t Know Why I’m Alive’ In a tragedy that claimed 241 lives, one man walked away from the burning wreckage of Air India Flight 171, dazed, injured—but alive. Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a 40-year-old British-Indian businessman from Leicester, emerged as the sole…

By Sodeeq Kamsela with agency reports The Middle East and international community have been put on red alert as the escalating tension between Israel and Iran erupts into direct military confrontation. Israel launched a sweeping preemptive strike against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and the army leadership, in an operation Codenamed Operation…