Author: Festus Adeloye

A Max Air aircraft carrying 119 passengers and six crew members experienced a serious issue when its rear gear tyres burst. The first set of tyres burst during takeoff, and while attempting to taxi off the runway, the remaining two tyres also burst, leaving the aircraft disabled. This information was shared in a statement by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Bimbo Oladeji, at 11:22 pm on Sunday. Despite the tyre bursts, no injuries or fatalities were reported. The statement read: “This evening, Max Air’s flight NGL1649, a Boeing 737 with…

Joe Biden was “not fit to run” and “is certainly not fit to serve” as president, his Republican rival Donald Trump said Sunday, after the US leader said he was dropping out of the White House race. “Crooked Joe Biden was not fit to run for President, and is certainly not fit to serve — And never was! … We will suffer greatly because of his presidency, but we will remedy the damage he has done very quickly. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump posted on his Truth Social network shortly after Biden’s announcement.

A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd) has described his time in office as a “very difficult period”. According to him, Boko Haram terrorists were on a rampage, making it a volatile, uncertain, and complex period. Buratai who was the COAS between July 2015 and January 2021 also said there was opposition and mischief within the sociopolitical and geographical environment in the North East when he became the Army Chief. A statement on Sunday by his Media Assistant, Ibrahim Danfulani, said Bruatai stated this while appreciating members of the 29th Regular Combatant Course of the Nigerian…

Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has shed light on his decision to record the song “Don’t Shoot,” in collaboration with his colleagues Chuba Akpom and Medy Elito. Iwobi said he aims to inspire young people to pursue greater ambitions and combat the negative influences prevalent among London’s youth. Iwobi had a significant impact on Fulham in the 2023–2024 Premier League campaign, scoring five goals and providing two assists. His contributions helped the team secure a 13th-place finish and reach the Carabao Cup semifinals. The former Arsenal player explained that the song’s lyrics are intended to encourage young people to set…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered illicit substances in Lagos. The items – consignments of Cocaine and Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis – were concealed in incense candles, game packs, dry hibiscus leaves and ladies’, NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi said. According to a Sunday statement, the hard drugs were meant to be smuggled in and out of Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA). “A businessman, Abdulwahab Owolabi Alebiosu was on Thursday 18th July 2024 arrested at his Horizon Court, Lekki, Lagos residence after a consignment of 40 parcels of Loud weighing 20.30…

One of the two most streamed Nigerian artists globally on Spotify in 2024, as of yet, Oyinkansola Aderigbigbe has revealed how close she and superstar American singer, Rihanna are. Speaking on Capital Xtra podcast the “Bloody Samaritan” crooner says she loves the way the American singer pronounces her Yoruba name “Oyinkansola” adding she pronounces so well even with her American accent. “RIhanna knows me so well. She knows my movements, how I sing…” then the presenter interjected that he saw her (Starr) and Rihanna hanging out and asked what they were talking about. Ayra Starr said, ” Yes, I can’t…

The membership of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress swelled on Saturday as the reinstated Deputy Governor of the state, Philip Shaibu, alongside prominent members with their supporters dumped the Peoples Democratic Party. The decamping, which took place in Benin at the inauguration of the National Campaign Council by the APC National chairman, Abdulahi Ganduje, put an end to several months of speculation over Shaibu’s continuous stay in the PDP. The deputy governor fell out with Governor Godwin Obaseki over his ambition to succeed his principal and was impeached after he lost to Asue Ighodalo in the…

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Guatemala on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, with the tremor also felt in El Salvador and Nicaragua. No casualties or damage were reported in the three countries. The tremor hit at 8:53 pm (0253 GMT) with its epicenter eight kilometers (five miles) southeast of Jalapa city, at a depth of 265.5 kilometres, according to the USGS. The seismological institute in El Salvador recorded the quake at a magnitude of 5.9 while that of Nicaragua registered it at 5.2-magnitude. Civil protection authorities of the three Central American countries reported no casualties or damage to infrastructure.…

A senior advocate of Nigeria and former general secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, emerged as the president-elect in the 2024 NBA election. The 2024 NBA election was held online. Voting began at 12am on Saturday and ended at 11.59pm with the live results for all positions presented at https://go.ecnba.org/results/ At the end of the exercise, Osigwe secured 20,435 votes, defeating his closest rival, Chairman of the NBA-Institute of Continuing Legal Education Governing Council, Tobenna Erojikwe, who garnered 10,998 votes, while former NBA Lagos Branch Chairman, Chukwuka Ikwuazom (SAN), got 9,018 votes. Osigwe is set to succeed…

The Federal Government has rescued an additional 58 Nigerian women and children trafficked to Ghana. In June, the FG rescued at least 10 Nigerian teenage girls, ages between 15 and 16, from human trafficking and prostitution. The girls were reportedly lured to Ghana with promises of a better life but were instead forced into prostitution. A statement on Saturday by the Director of Media Public Relations, and Protocols for the Nigerian in Diaspora Commission, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, stated that with the latest rescue, a total of 105 people have been rescued over the past few months. He said, “A total number…