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FG Sets September 7 For Two-Week Shutdown Of First Niger Bridge

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The Federal Government has fixed Monday, September 7, 2026, for the commencement of a two-week shutdown of the First Niger Bridge in Onitsha, Anambra State, to enable emergency repairs on the aging infrastructure. The closure, which is expected to last until September 21, was announced by the Federal Ministry of Works on Friday, with motorists...

Musa: El-Rufai’s Policies Deepened Kaduna’s Divisions – Defence Minister Alleges

adminSeptember 4, 2026

The Defence Minister, Christopher Musa, has accused former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai of leaving behind deep social and regional fractures in Kaduna, alleging that policies and actions during his administration worsened mistrust among communities. Musa made the allegation in an interview with Channels Television, where he claimed that residents became increasingly separated along regional...

AKWA IBOM @39: DOMINIC CARDINAL EKANDEM

adminSeptember 4, 2026

By N.T.A Efo Dominic Cardinal Ekandem was a towering son of Akwa Ibom, a pioneering Catholic churchman, nation-builder and visionary whose life of faith, courage, service and leadership left an enduring imprint on Nigeria and the wider African Church. Born in 1917 in Obio Ibiono, in present-day Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, Dominic Ignatius Ekandem...

FG Tightens Maritime Accident Reporting, Safety Coordination

adminSeptember 4, 2026

The Federal Government is reviewing Nigeria’s maritime safety system to improve coordination among agencies and ensure clearer accountability when accidents occur on the nation’s waterways. The initiative emerged from a meeting between the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) in Abuja, where officials discussed stronger inter-agency cooperation...

Arewa Youth Seek Bigger Role In Nigeria’s Political Leadership Ahead Of 2027

adminSeptember 4, 2026

Arewa youths have called for greater opportunities to participate in Nigeria’s political decision-making, saying young people should be given meaningful roles in shaping the country’s leadership ahead of the 2027 general elections. The demand was made when a delegation of the Arewa Democratic Stakeholders Forum, led by its National Chairman, Hon. Haruna Sardauna, met with...

43 Feared Dead, Several Missing As Toxic Fumes Hit Illegal Oil Operation In Rivers

adminSeptember 4, 2026

No fewer than 43 persons are feared dead, with several others still missing, following a toxic fume incident during an alleged illegal petroleum siphoning operation at Okari Jetty in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State. Report has it that the incident reportedly occurred around midnight on Thursday when over 200 youths from Okrika and...

Atiku Warns Economic Crisis Could Push More Nigerian Youths Into Organ Sales

adminSeptember 4, 2026

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned that the worsening economic hardship in Nigeria is creating conditions capable of pushing desperate young people into dangerous measures, including the reported sale of their kidneys. Atiku, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, raised the concern in a post on X on Thursday, saying reports of youths...

🐦✈️ WHAT REALLY HAPPENS WHEN A BIRD STRIKES AN AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT?

adminSeptember 4, 2026

It may look like a small encounter—but at aviation speeds, a bird strike can become a serious event. 🐦✈️ A recent incident involving a United Nigeria Airlines aircraft in Lagos is a reminder of why bird-strike prevention matters in aviation. Birds and aircraft share the same skies, but when their paths unexpectedly cross, the results...

⚽✈️ WHEN AVIATION MEETS FOOTBALL

adminSeptember 4, 2026

What if the easiest way to understand aviation… was through football? ⚽✈️ Let’s kick things off! 👀 If football has KICK-OFF… Aviation has TAKEOFF! ✈️ ⚽ Football: The referee signals the start of the match. The ball is kicked from the centre spot, and the game officially begins. That’s KICK-OFF. ⚽ ✈️ Aviation: The aircraft...

Akwa Ibom @39

adminSeptember 4, 2026

RAY EKPU Mr. Raymond Amos Ekpu, popularly known as Ray Ekpu, is one of Nigeria’s most distinguished journalists, a master of the written word, an accomplished editor, an incisive columnist, a courageous defender of press freedom, and an enduring voice for truth, knowledge and democratic values. For more than five decades, Ray Ekpu has occupied...

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FG Sets September 7 For Two-Week Shutdown Of First Niger Bridge

Musa: El-Rufai’s Policies Deepened Kaduna’s Divisions – Defence Minister Alleges

AKWA IBOM @39: DOMINIC CARDINAL EKANDEM

FG Tightens Maritime Accident Reporting, Safety Coordination

Arewa Youth Seek Bigger Role In Nigeria’s Political Leadership Ahead Of 2027

43 Feared Dead, Several Missing As Toxic Fumes Hit Illegal Oil Operation In Rivers

Atiku Warns Economic Crisis Could Push More Nigerian Youths Into Organ Sales

🐦✈️ WHAT REALLY HAPPENS WHEN A BIRD STRIKES AN AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT?

⚽✈️ WHEN AVIATION MEETS FOOTBALL

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