Author: Vincent Osuwo

A plane crash at a remote United States  Air Force site in Alaska killed people on Thursday, the military said. The civilian-contracted plane crashed at the long-range radar site’s airport near Cape Newenham, on the state’s southwestern tip, according to an Alaskan Command statement. Rescuers who landed near the crash site “confirmed there were no survivors,” the report stated. The message did not specify what people on board were doing at the radar station, which monitors planes traveling in Alaskan airspace. An Alaskan Command spokesperson stated that it was investigating the crash and would name the dead after their families…

Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has stated that his monthly pay is ₦503,000, less than the ₦900,000 paid by permanent secretaries in the state. Oborevwori made the announcement on Thursday while inaugurating 12 four-bedroom terraced duplexes for permanent secretaries and presenting 12 government vehicles to newly appointed permanent secretaries in Asaba, the state capital. The governor, who spoke at the ceremony in a video posted by ARISE TV on YouTube, stated that the state government had boosted permanent secretaries’ salaries after they complained that certain directors were getting nearly the same amount as them. “When the permanent secretaries said most…

Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, a member of Kano State’s Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency, believes President Bola Tinubu will defeat former Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso in the state’s presidential election in 2027. Jibrin made the forecast on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, when addressing the Kano political fight leading up to the 2027 election. Kwankwaso, a former two-term governor of the state, is the running partner to former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi on the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) platform. Jibrin, who previously worked closely with Kwankwaso but is now a member of Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress (APC), stated that his…

The death toll from the boat mishap at the Gorau crossing point in Sokoto State’s Goronyo Local Government Area has risen to 53, as more bodies have been recovered from the river. The tragedy has plunged communities in the vicinity into sadness, with families anxiously awaiting word on relatives who are still missing after the boat capsized while transporting passengers across the channel. Previously, 48 bodies were found from the location. The total jumped to 53 as rescue workers worked harder to find victims who were believed to have been trapped or washed away by the river current. A resident…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) announced it had sealed a residential apartment suspected of being converted into an illegal maternity facility by a child-trafficking syndicate in Elelenwo, Port Harcourt. According to a statement released Thursday by the agency’s Head of Press and Public Relations Unit, Vincent Adekoye, NAPTIP detained the facility’s owner, who was identified as a facilitator in the alleged baby sale, as well as one other staff member. The announcement is headlined ‘NAPTIP Seals High-Profile Maternity in Port Harcourt for Alleged Baby Sale and Trafficking Involving a Foreign National.’ Adekoye stated that…

Nigerian legend Austin “Jay-Jay” Okocha has sparked heated reactions after choosing who is the Greatest of All Times, or GOAT, between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Speaking during a podcast hosted by former Super Eagles star Mikel Obi, Okocha mentioned that Messi is a better player than Ronaldo. The former Bolton and PSG star, however, praised Ronaldo’s goal-scoring ability while comparing him to Manchester City talisman Erling Haaland. When Mikel asked him, “Messi or Ronaldo?,” asking for his opinion on the contentious debate on who is better between the two football greats, Okocha said, “Messi for me. Ronaldo is special,…

The UK government has advised its citizens against travel to parts of 11 Nigerian states while warning against all but essential travel to parts of 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The warning was included in the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office’s most recent Nigeria travel advice, which was issued on Thursday. According to the recommendation, which was last updated on August 20, 2026, the FCDO warned against all travel to Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, and Gombe states in the northeast. It also advised against all travel to Katsina and Zamfara in Nigeria’s northwestern states. In the Southeast…

FIFA has released the match schedule for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil, confirming the dates and locations of all 64 games across eight host cities. The schedule was released on FIFA’s website on Thursday, during the live draw for the preliminary phase of the Women’s World Cup 2027 Play-Off Tournament at FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. Brazil will begin the tournament in the legendary Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, June 24, and play their remaining group-stage matches at Arena Itaquera in São Paulo on Tuesday, June 29, and the Estádio Nacional in Brasília on…

A boat accident in the Gorau community in the Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State following this has reportedly claimed several lives. According to a preliminary report from a town resident, the event took place on Thursday when a boat carrying approximately 40 passengers, including men, women, and children, overturned. This recent incidence occurred exactly one year after a similar incident in the Kijio community of the same LGA. A town resident who spoke on the condition of anonymity confirmed the incident to our correspondent but claimed the overall number of casualties could not be determined immediately. “Only five…

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has approved the recruitment of one commissioner, three special advisors, and 1,000 political aides as part of measures to strengthen governance and improve service delivery throughout the state. On Thursday, Ebenezer Adeniyan, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, confirmed the appointment of 90 Senior Special Assistants and 910 Special Assistants. Erelu Taibat Yemi Oloruntoba from Akoko Northwest Local Government Area has been nominated as Commissioner for Special Duties. His name has been forwarded to the Ondo State House of Assembly for confirmation. The three special advisers appointed by the governor are Abimbola Fajolu from Ileoluji-Okeigbo…