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LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian airline Air Peace has confirmed that one of its flights, operating the Lagos–Owerri route, made a precautionary return to base on Saturday, June 21, 2025, after the aircraft experienced a bird strike shortly after take-off. The affected flight, numbered P47150, returned to Lagos for safety inspections… Read more »

ABUJA, Nigeria — Property owners in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are anxiously awaiting the next steps from the FCT Administration after the expiration of a 14-day grace period granted by President Bola Tinubu for the payment of long-overdue ground rents. The grace period, which ended on Monday, June 16,… Read more »

MAKURDI, Nigeria — Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Mkor Aondona, Special Adviser on Research and Planning to Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia, over allegations of sextortion, cyber bullying, and blackmail. In a statement released on Saturday, the EFCC confirmed that Aondona was taken into… Read more »

IBADAN, Nigeria — Oluwatoyin Alao-Aderinto, the first daughter of late Oyo State Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala, has asked an Oyo State High Court to order a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test to establish the paternity of seven individuals claiming to be children of the deceased. The motion, filed under suit number I/443/2024,… Read more »

UYO, Nigeria — Senate President Godswill Akpabio has suggested that Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers State, and Douye Diri of Bayelsa State are next in line to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as the party steps up efforts to consolidate power in Nigeria’s South-South region ahead… Read more »

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has privately named three senior clerics as potential successors in the event of his death during Israel’s ongoing military campaign, according to multiple reports that suggest a rare moment of urgency and contingency planning at the highest levels of the Islamic… Read more »

ABUJA, Nigeria — Femi Soneye, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has stepped down from his position, ending a 20-month tenure at the helm of the company’s public affairs operations. In a personal statement issued on Saturday, Soneye said his resignation was motivated… Read more »

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — At least 24 people were killed and dozens injured on Friday, June 20, 2025, when a female suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) at a crowded food joint in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, authorities confirmed on Saturday, June 21, 2025. The tragic… Read more »

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 44-year-old man described as a notorious cult leader and hired assassin, believed to be behind a spate of violent crimes in Mushin and other parts of the state spanning more than a decade. The suspect, whose name was not… Read more »

 ABUJA, Nigeria — Festus Keyamo, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and a senior figure in the All Progressives Congress (APC), has downplayed the emergence of the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), describing it as a routine party registration bid rather than a significant political coalition. In a statement posted Friday, June 20,… Read more »