Author: David Great

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has began investigation into Tuesday’s crash involving a light single airplane in the Ikeja area of Lagos State. “The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has been notified and commenced investigation into an accident involving a Jabiru J430, a light single airplane with Nationality and Registration Marks 5N-CCQ operated by Air First Hospitality & Tours, which occurred around a little after 1500hrs local time on August 1, 2023,” the agency said in a statement released Tuesday evening. “The aircraft was on a test flight within Lagos with two passengers onboard before it crashed around Oba…

Four Nigerian stowaways crossing the Atlantic in a tiny space above the rudder of a cargo ship ran out of food and drink and were rescued in Brazil on their 10th day. They survived another four days, according to their account, by drinking the sea water crashing just meters below them, before being rescued by Brazilian federal police in the southeastern port of Vitoria. Their remarkable, death-defying journey across some 5,600 kilometers (3,500 miles) of ocean underlines the risks some migrants are prepared to take for a shot at a better life. “It was a terrible experience for me,” said…

Bayern Munich’s £85m bid for Tottenham’s England striker Harry Kane has been turned down, with Spurs wanting more than £100m for the 30-year-old. (Independent) Kane expects to stay at Tottenham this season if the club has not agreed a deal with Bayern before the club’s Premier League opener against Brentford, as he believes it would be unfair to leave after the start of the campaign. (Evening Standard) Arsenal have agreed a contract in principle with Brentford for goalkeeper David Raya, 27, with the Spain international valued at £40m. (Evening Standard) Manchester City are keen on Rennes’ Belgium winger Jeremy Doku, with the club eyeing the 21-year-old as a replacement for Riyad Mahrez, who joined…

The International Police (Interpol) arm of the Nigeria Police has declared a businesswoman, Ese Cynthia Daniel, wanted over an alleged N750 million. Ese, an Uhorobo from Delta State, was declared wanted by Interpol for alleged offences of conspiracy and fraudulent conversion of the sum of N750 million. The 44-year-old who is the CEO/MD of Tillotson Energy and Logistics Company Limited and Grove Green Chemical International Limited, was alleged to have committed the alleged offences in Lagos, between January 24 and 26, 2023. Ese Cynthia Daniel according to the Interpol bulletin numbered CR: 3000X/ICPO/ADM/LD/VCP/Vol. 4/93, is 5. 8 feet tall, with…

Lionel Messi is the footballer with the most Guinness World Records, the organization said on Tuesday. According to a chart shared by the British organization on its verified Twitter handle, the Inter Miami forward has 41 records, one ahead of Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi, Ronaldo score in explosive Riyadh friendly “For now, Messi is clear of Ronaldo. Lionel Messi has 41 @GWR titles, whereas Cristiano Ronaldo has 40.” Guinness World Records tweeted Robert Lewandowski (9), Kylian Mbappe (5), and Neymar (4) were also ranked alongside the two legends of the game, with the trio taking 3rd, 4th, and 5th…

The Kwara State Government has concluded plans to alleviate the suffering of indigent students studying in various public-owned tertiary institutions with a one-off stipend of N10,000 each. This was contained in a statement released by the chief press secretary to the Kwara state governor, Rafiu Ajakaye. According to Ajakaye, “Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the payment of N10,000 each to students of Kwara origin in public-owned tertiary institutions.” “The Governor has also approved a stipend of N10,000 each for some categories of security agents defined as the first line of defense, which would be disbursed through the Kwara…

Ahead of the planned August 2 nationwide strike and protest of the organized labour movements, the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has warned leaders of the labour movement against any form of violent protest. In a statement released by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the IGP expresses deep concerns over the planned protest, urging the labor unions to conduct the protest in a peaceful manner. “While being mindful of the right to peaceful protest, as enshrined in our Constitution, the IGP urges all parties involved to ensure that the planned demonstrations are conducted in a…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on monday night, criticized the palliative measures announced by President Bola Tinubu to lessen the effect of petrol subsidy removal on Nigerians, saying the programs to be rolled out by the federal government are totally out of touch with the economic realities and hardships currently being faced by poor citizens. In a statement released on Monday, hours after the President’s special broadcast to Nigerians on his plans to reduce the suffering of the citizens, NLC President Joe Ajaero said “the promises and assurances made by President Tinubu are not the silver bullet that Nigerians expected”.…

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) on July 31 released an update to its recently designed mobile banking app, GTWorld Mobile to all of its Android users. This version comes with an updated design and better user experience, the bank said in a communication to customers. “On Monday 31st of July, the updated version of the mobile banking app will be released to the Play Store for Android users. Bank apologises to customers for glitches “This means that if you are an Android user and you have an automatic app update, the GTWorld you currently have on your mobile device will be…

Bayern Munich are prepared to break the club-record 80m euros (£68m) fee they paid for French defender Lucas Hernandez, 27, to sign England striker Harry Kane, 30, from Tottenham. (Sky Sports) Spurs could use the money raised by Kane’s sale to bring in Barcelona’s Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessie, 26, and France defender Clement Lenglet, 28. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish) Tottenham are also eyeing Nottingham Forest’s £50m-rated Wales forward Brennan Johnson, 22, if Kane is sold. (Mail) Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly faces competition from Barcelona in offering a player-plus-cash deal to Paris St-Germain for their 24-year-old France forward, Kylian Mbappe. (Independent) The Blues are also exploring a potential swap deal involving Belgium striker Romelu…