NAF sets up committee to conduct safety audit

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao has constituted a committee of serving and retired senior officers of the Nigerian Airforce (NAF) to conduct a safety audit of all its operational and engineering units. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information…

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A’court president directs transfer of all election appeals to Abuja, Lagos

The president of the court of appeal, Monica Dongban-Mensem, has directed that all appeals arising from election petition cases across the country be transferred to the Abuja and Lagos divisions. According to reports by TheCable, the order affects gubernatorial, national and state assemblies’ elections, which held between February and March 2023. TheCable reports that, “Although…

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140 people confirmed dead in Jigawa tanker explosion

No fewer than 140 people have been confirmed dead after a tanker loaded with petrol exploded along  the Kano-Hadejia expressway on Tuesday. Nura Abdullahi, spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), diaclosed this in a statement on Wednesday He added that the victims were buried in a mass grave on Wednesday. Abdullahi said over…

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Solomon Arase, former IGP, dies at 69

Former Inspector General of  Police (IGP), Solomon Arase is dead. He was aged 69. Arase, a former chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), died at about 9 am on Sunday at Cedarcrest Hospital in Abuja. Solomon Arase Jnr, the deceased son, announced the passing of his father on behalf of the family. In a…

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