Author: Amina Mohammed

Police authorities have recovered three projectiles in Borno State, averting an explosion.  The spokesman of the Borno Police Command Nahum Daso said the projectiles were recovered in the Dala Kafanti Area of Maiduguri, the capital of the North-East state. “On 2nd January 2025, at about 0925HRS, following a report received from one Asabe James of Dala Kafanti Area Maiduguri – Borno State reported to the command that she sighted a suspicious sack containing unidentified items behind her house, on receipt of the information, the Command EOD-CBRN Base 13 Maiduguri, swiftly moved to the scene, cordoned and swept the area, where…

A small plane crashed into a commercial building in California on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 18 others, police said. The crash took place early in the afternoon near Fullerton Municipal Airport, 25 miles (40 kilometres) southeast of Los Angeles. The cause remains unknown. “There are two confirmed fatalities,” Fullerton police said on X. Additionally, 10 people were hospitalised and eight others were treated at the scene. Investigators do not yet know if the deceased were plane passengers or if they were workers at the building where it crashed, a police officer told local station KTLA. Television…

South Korean investigators on Friday began lifting the wreckage of the Jeju Air plane that crashed five days ago, killing 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on its soil, AFP reporters saw. The flight was carrying 181 passengers and crew from Thailand to South Korea on Sunday when it issued a mayday call and belly-landed before slamming into a barrier, killing all aboard except two flight attendants. The exact cause of the flight’s crash is still unknown, but investigators have pointed to a bird strike, faulty landing gear, and an installation at the end of the runway that the…

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, says political meaning should not be read into his absence from governors’ New Year visit to the Lagos home of President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday. On New Year’s Day, governors under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum visited the President at his Bourdillon Road home in Ikoyi, Lagos. The governors in attendance included Abba Yusuf (Kano), Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers), and Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo). Others were Babagana Zulum (Borno), Monday Okpebholo (Edo), Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti), Peter Mbah (Enugu), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Hope Uzodimma (Imo), and Usman…

The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has welcomed the first baby of the year 2025.  She first visited the Asokoro General Hospital in Abuja where she handed gifts to the first male child of the year, the first female child of the year and other babies delivered on the 1st of January. Represented by the wife of the Vice President, Nana Shettima, Mrs Tinubu pledged support to ensure a better life for Nigerian children. She said the current administration is committed to providing an enabling environment where every Nigerian child can thrive to become somebody in life. The…

President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians of their resolve to boost food production and reduce inflation on food and drugs to 15 per cent, while strengthening the economy in 2025. In his New Year message to the nation, Tinubu highlighted economic growth indicators, including lower fuel prices, rising foreign reserves and a stronger Naira, as signs of progress in 2024 that would continue into 2025. He stated, “Though 2024 posed numerous challenges to our citizens and households, I am confident that the New Year will bring brighter days. “Economic indicators point to a positive and encouraging outlook for our nation.…

The United States Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos will be closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, to observe New Year’s Day. The US Mission in Nigeria disclosed this via its X handle on Tuesday. The mission emphasised its commitment to furthering the strong relationship between the United States and Nigeria. The mission extended best wishes to Nigerians, expressing hopes for a peaceful and prosperous year ahead. “The US Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos will be closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in observance of New Year’s Day. “As we enter 2025, we look…

The Rivers State House of Assembly has frowned upon the presentation of the 2025 Appropriations Bill by Governor Siminalayi Fubara to the three-member Assembly led by Victor Oko-Jumbo loyal to him. This was the theme of Tuesday’s plenary during which the House Judicial Committee led by the deputy speaker, Dumle Maol, presented the Court of Appeal judgement which affirmed the legitimacy of the House as well as the Speakership of Martin Amaewhule. The deputy speaker then criticised the governor for disobeying the judgement. Two other lawmakers also expressed their very strong displeasure at the governor’s actions, with a member, Smart…

Doctors in Ondo State under the Association of Resident Doctors, University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital Ondo chapter, on Tuesday, began an indefinite strike over alleged poor working conditions and welfare packages. The resident doctors had on Monday staged a protest against the management of the state-owned teaching hospital, accusing it of ignoring their demands. The doctors highlighted several issues fuelling their industrial action, including illegal salary deductions, exorbitant taxes, and the non-payment of hazard allowances. Speaking to journalists in Akure, the state capital, on Tuesday, the President of UNIMEDTH ARD, Dr. Olaogbe Kehinde, lamented the increasing workload on doctors…

Two days before the end of 2024, Governor Seyi Makinde kept to his promise to pay the famous 13th month salary. The alert crept into the phones of joyous Oyo State workers on the evening of Monday, December 30. In a statement on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, this is in spite of the cumulative payment of ₦77 billion which the government spends yearly for salaries and wages of Oyo state workers. “Only two weeks ago, Governor Makinde approved the payment of ₦80,000 minimum wage for Government workers after the issue of the consequential…