President Donald Trump has linked the fatal mid-air collision between a military helicopter and a passenger jet in Washington, D.C., to what he called a diversity hiring spree in the aviation industry. The crash, which occurred near Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday evening, resulted in 67 deaths, with no survivors. During a press briefing, Trump criticized the Biden administration, alleging that FAA diversity hiring policies had compromised safety standards.…

Sarkin Yakin Zazzau, Alhaji Rilwan Yahaya Pate, a district head in the Zazzau emirate council of Kaduna State, is dead. NEW DAILY PRIME learnt that Pate, the Sarkin Yakin Zazzau, Pate, who slumped while attending an occasion along with the Emir of Zazzau, Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, later died at the Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Kofar gayan, Zaria. Abdullahi Aliyu Kwarbai, the Media and Publicity officer of the Zazzau confirmed…

About 5,000 repentant Boko Haram fighters have reunited with their families. Disclosing this at the second-day session of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum on Thursday, Head of Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE), Amb. Mairo Musa Abbas stated that none of the former combatants returned to the battleground after six months of the deradicalisation programme. Mairo, who spoke at the Third Penal with the theme, “Managing Boko Haram Exits…

President Bola Tinubu‘s wife, Oluremi, has made a significant donation of N350 million for the production of a movie aimed at promoting the rich culture and traditions of Kwara State. The First Lady of Nigeria made the donation during her three-day working visit to Ilorin, the state capital, where she expressed excitement over the world-class facilities at the Sugar Factory Film Studio and the warm reception from the people of…

A most murderous kidnapper, who instilled fear into millions of Nigerians during his three-year reign of terror, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, made a passionate appeal for leniency to the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, stressing that he has repented from his criminal activities. The merciless and most vicious scoundrel, who was known to collect foreign currencies as ransom from his captives, told the court on Thursday, that…

The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening grassroots governance and enhancing service delivery across Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, made this declaration at the Lagos State Local Government Service Commission Summit. The summit was themed “Strengthening Grassroots Governance and Service Delivery in Local Government and Local Council Development…

Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, visited the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Annette Günther, on Thursday to explore potential collaborations in key sectors, including healthcare, agriculture, renewable energy, and peacebuilding. Governor Mutfwang, who visited the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Abuja, expressed his gratitude for Germany’s ongoing cooperation with Plateau State, particularly in supporting capacity-building programs for women and youth in modern agriculture. He reaffirmed Plateau State’s…

In a show of appreciation, the Federal Government on Thursday donated N30 million to the family of the designer of Nigeria’s national flag, late Taiwo Akinkunmi. The Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Lanre Issa-Onilu, along with the Oyo State Director of the agency, Olukemi Afolayan presented the donation to the family at his residence in Elebu, Ibadan, on Thursday. Issa-Onilu clarified that the N30 million donation was…

Morocco has halted imports of feed grains from Germany following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, the head of Morocco’s grain trade federation (FNCL) said on Thursday. The import suspension affected “all untreated plant-based feed intended for animal consumption from Germany due to the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak there,” Omar Yacoubi told Reuters. A source at Morocco’s food safety agency ONSSA confirmed that plant-based imports from Germany for animal feed had been…

Fresh from being granted a N10 million bail over a case of alleged cybercrimes, former presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC) and activist, Omoyele Sowore, was on Thursday spotted among protesters at the front of the Federal High Court in Abuja. According to the placards they were bearing, the protesters were demanding for the exit of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun. NEW DAILY PRIME reports that…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, has upheld the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), as a terrorist organisation. In a unanimous decision by a three-member panel led by Justice Hamma Barka on Thursday, January 30, 2025, the appellate court affirmed the judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which outlawed IPOB. The court held that it found no reason to set aside the order the…

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed five people in the Ajegunle-powerline community, Akure North LGA of Ondo State. According to an eyewitness and a member of the community, Akin Olowolafe, the suspected herders attacked a farm in the community with guns. Olowolafe identified the victims of the attack as farm labourers hired from Plateau and Kaduna states, saying, “The incident happened around 3pm on Tuesday. They shot sporadically, killing…