Author: Agency Reporter

Bird strike is a collision between an aircraft and a bird or other wildlife, such as bats or small animals. It can pose a significant threat to aviation safety. Causes of bird strikes include birds attracted to airport surroundings by things such as food, waste and water; and habitat encroachment whereby airports built near wetlands. Others are weather conditions which includes like storms, turbulence and aircraft flight path. The effects of bird strikes are huge and can be catastrophic. They include engine failure or damage, windshield damage, air frame damage, loss of control and emergency landings or crashes. The consequences…

The Police Command in Anambra says the shooting in Nnewi on Wednesday was not to disrupt the burial of late Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah. It said the shooting was from another security agency, which mistook the police operatives as unfriendly forces and shot at them. Superintendent of Police (SP) Tochukwu Ikenga the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Awka. “The command is aware of the shooting incident that took place at Izuchukwu Junction,Nnobi/Nnewi road by 7 pm on Wednesday, were security operatives mistook the police operatives as unfriendly forces and opened fire…

Mali Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga has been dismissed after he criticized the military rulers’ handling of the transition to civilian rule. The secretary general of the presidential office, Alfousseyni Diawara, announced the decision on national television stating that “the duties of the prime minister and the members of the government are terminated.” The move came after Maïga’s remarks at a rally in Bamako on Saturday, when he accused the junta of unilaterally and indefinitely postponing the transition process that was initially set to begin on March 26. Maïga also expressed frustration over the lack of debate on the issue,…

Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has pledged its support for the ongoing amendment of the country’s constitution. The forum, under the leadership of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, made the commitment in a communiqué issued at the end of its 7th physical meeting on Wednesday night in Abuja. Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State, who read the communiqué, said the governors discussed national issues, including constitutional amendments. He said the governors engaged Mr Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), who provided insights into…

Former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Thursday, sought to amend her suit challenging the order obtained by the EFCC for final forfeiture of her seized assets. Alison-Madueke, through her lawyer, Godwin Iyinbor, told Justice Inyang of a Federal High Court in Abuja upon resumed hearing in the suit. When the matter was called, no counsel appeared for the EFCC. Justice Ekwo then asked Iyinbor if he had received processes from the anti-graft agency and he responded in the affirmative. “Yes, my lord. We received a counter affidavit to our originating process and we have filed a further affidavit in…

The Federal Government has called for collective action to address healthcare challenges, especially women and children’s problems. The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, made the call during a side event hosted by the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) at the 65th National Council on Health (NCH) in Maiduguri on Thursday. The event, titled “ALGON Mission, Mandate, and Priority for Health 2024-2030,” focused on the role of local governments in shaping health policy and improving health outcomes in Nigeria. The minister stressed the need for collaboration across all sectors, including government, healthcare providers and Civil…

The Russian domestic intelligence service, the FSB, has reportedly arrested a German citizen in Kaliningrad on Wednesday for allegedly planning acts of sabotage. Upon entering the Russian Baltic Sea exclave from Poland, 50 grams of liquid explosives were allegedly seized in his car, which he had driven from his home in Hamburg. According to the Russian news agency, the FSB alleged that the man had received orders from a Ukrainian man who also lives in Hamburg to carry out some sort of attack. Russian authorities also suspect the German man of having carried out an explosives attack on a gas…

A charity organization on Wednesday organized a mass wedding ceremony for about 240 grooms and brides in western Afghanistan’s Herat province. Mawlawi Abdul Sadiqi, head of the organization said each newlywed couple was gifted household appliances, including carpet, blanket, and kitchen tools valued at 100,000 afghani (about 1,460 U.S. dollars). Young people may have to wait for years to have their wedding ceremonies due to unemployment, the economic crisis, the high cost of lavish dowries and expensive gifts in the poverty-stricken country.Earlier, a mass wedding event was held in northern Sari Pul province, where 100 couples got married. The Afghan…

The parents and guardians of the Zamfara students stranded in Cyprus have called for Governor Dauda Lawal’s urgent intervention. The Chairman of the parent’s association, Ibrahim Tudu, made the appeal while addressing newsmen in Gusau on Wednesday. Tudu called on the state government to take tentative measures to rescue their children. He said, “This is to highlight our concern about the condition of our 88 children sent on scholarship by the Zamfara Government studying various courses at Cyprus International University Nicosia, facing numerous problems currently. “We would like to clear that the affected students are bonafide indigenes and citizens of…

A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, ordered an unemployed man, Vincent Danladi, to sweep the court premises for three weeks for stealing one carton of floor tiles and other items worth N130,000. The police had earlier charged Danladi, 30, of Ungwan Pama in Kaduna, with theft. Delivering ruling, Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel, said the court took into consideration the fact that Danladi was a first time offender. He ordered the convict to report to the court for three weeks to sweep the premises, after he pleaded guilty to the offence without an option of fine. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Chidi…