The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has confirmed the successful identification of the wreckage of a Sikorsky SK76 helicopter that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Bonny Finima on October 24, 2024. According to a statement from NSIB’s Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Bimbo Olawumi Oladeji, the wreckage was pinpointed during a recovery dive conducted on Wednesday night. The helicopter, operated by Eastwind Aviation and carrying eight individuals, was en route to an offshore floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) facility owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) base in Port…
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Not less than three people were killed on Thursday evening in Umuahia, Abia State, by heavily armed men riding motorcycles. The assailants, numbering around three, shot their victims in separate incidents around the city. One of the victims, identified as Mr. Victor Udensi, a banker with Zenith Bank, was attacked near his home in the Ishi Court area of Umuahia. According to reports, the gunmen accosted him around 8 p.m. after he finished work, attempting to force him into his car. Udensi managed to escape, but the assailants fired at him as he ran, fatally injuring him. While they unsuccessfully…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it would not overlook any financial malfeasance that must have been committed by the top executives of the commercial banks in the country. It, however, disclosed that quite a number of top bank executives in the country are presently under the radar of the commission, adding that some of them are currently being prosecuted while any of them found guilty would go to jail at the end. The Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, who disclosed this at the headquarters of the commission in Abuja during a press briefing, said about…
The Minister of Communications Innovations and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani has described the grant of N2.8 billion from Google to support the Federal Government’s science lab drive as timely for the renewed hope agenda. Tijani spoke at the press briefing where Google announced the grant to on Thursday in Abuja. He said the programme would offer the opportunity to train, empower and also place these young people in meaningful jobs. He said, “This support in particular is timely and extremely important because we all know that at a time and as a nation, we are extremely fortunate to have…
In order to allow for wider consultations and consensus building, the National Economic Council (NEC) has asked President Bola Tinubu to withdraw the Tax Reforms Bills from the National Assembly. Speaking on Thursday, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State said this formed part of resolutions reached at the 144th meeting of the NEC at the State House, Abuja. The governor told journalists that the council members agreed that it was necessary to allow for consensus building and understanding of the bills among Nigerians. He said, “NEC noted the need for sufficient alignment on the proposed reforms and recommended the withdrawal…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against heating up the polity ahead of the November 16 governorship election in the state. The Spokesman for the APC Governorship Campaign Council in the state, Banji Okunomo, made the call while speaking with journalists on Wednesday in Okitipupa. He was reacting to the PDP allegations against the APC in the state.The APC spokesman said nothing had shown that the PDP was ready for the election, adding that this had informed the series of allegations against the APC by the party. He dismissed claims of…
Tottenham Hotspur have advanced to the quarter-final of the Carabao Cup at the expense of eight-time winners Manchester City. Spurs saw off the Pep Guardiola side 2-1 at the London stadium on Wednesday night, with goals from Timo Werner and Pape Sarr sealing it for the hosts. Recall that Tottenham boss, Ange Postecoglou claimed recently he always wins silverware in his second season, and he now remains on course to fulfil his promise after an entertaining encounter. Elsewhere, Manchester United thrashed Leicester City 5-2 to advance, in a game that saw Ruud van Nistelrooy begin his interim reign as manager…
About 10 people have reportedly lost their lives, while seven others sustained injuries when a building collapsed on Thursday morning in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. New Daily Prime gathered that the disaster occurred around 2 am in the Jegede Oluloyo area of Ona Ara Local Government Area. The Oyo State Fire Services Agency,in a statement on Thursday, stated that 10 bodies were recovered from the rubble. The statement noted that seven persons were rescued alive, adding that rescue efforts were ongoing as of the time of filing this report The statement added, “The Oyo State Fire Services Agency received…
…for blocking YouTube accounts Google has reportedly racked up a fine of more than two undecillion rubles – two followed by 36 zeros – after it removed state-run and pro-government accounts from YouTube. Put another way, an undecillion is a trillion times a trillion times a trillion. The fine is far greater than the world’s total GDP, estimated at $110 trillion by the International Monetary Fund. Google, which owns YouTube, has a current stock market value of $2.16 trillion, so probably won’t be stumping up the cash any time soon. According to state news agency, Tass, the fine is also…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, on Wednesday, said concerns over the Federal High Court decision that restricted the release of state allocations is “the least” of his problems. The governor spoke during a special thanksgiving service organized by the state government to celebrate his administration’s resilience amid escalating political crises, which began with the arson attack on the State House of Assembly complex exactly one year ago. He assured that despite the court order, his administration would continue payments to contractors and ensure workers’ salaries are disbursed from tomorrow. The governor also confirmed that allocations for the 23 council…
