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Ibom Power Crisis: Workers Count Cost As Salaries Go Unpaid, Loss of Staff, Loved Ones

adminOctober 6, 2026

By Idongesit Mishael The death of a senior management staff member, followed by the loss of spouses of two other employees, has deepened the anguish among workers of Ibom Power Company, where about 120 employees are battling more than eight months of unpaid salaries amid prolonged shutdown of the state-owned power plant. For the workers,...

NAF MOURNS 25 LIVES LOST IN NAF 931 AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT

adminOctober 6, 2026

PRESS RELEASE The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has expressed profound condolences to the families of the personnel and passengers who lost their lives following the accident involving Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR 42 aircraft, NAF 931, in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. The CAS described the incident...

Retired Police Officers Storm Abuja, Renew Call To Exit Contributory Pension Scheme

adminOctober 6, 2026

Retired police officers have renewed their demand for removal from Nigeria’s Contributory Pension Scheme, staging another protest in Abuja over what they described as persistent difficulties with their pensions and post-service welfare. The retirees, accompanied by their wives and children, reportedly gathered in the nation’s capital on Monday to draw attention to their grievances and...

Security Forces Foil Alleged ISWAP Plot In Southern Nigeria

adminOctober 6, 2026

Security forces have reportedly disrupted an alleged Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) plan to launch attacks in parts of southern Nigeria ahead of the Yuletide season, following the killing of a senior commander of the terrorist group in Ondo State. The operation, conducted yesterday in Owo Forest, involved troops of the Nigerian Army, operatives...

Florida School Bus Crash Claims Student, Driver As 39 Caught In Collision

adminOctober 6, 2026

A high school student and another person have died after a school bus carrying 39 people was involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Winter Haven, Florida, United States. The bus, carrying 37 students, its driver and the driver’s daughter, was heading towards Winter Haven High School shortly after 6 a.m. on Monday when the collision...

Atiku: Teachers’ Welfare Must Go Beyond World Teachers’ Day Praise

adminOctober 6, 2026

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the Federal Government over what he described as inadequate attention to the welfare of Nigerian teachers, saying national appreciation of educators must be matched with practical support. Atiku said the rising cost of food, transportation, rent and electricity was...

Tinubu Reviews Military Logistics, Hardware Upgrade As Security Operations Intensify

adminOctober 6, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has received a briefing on frontline military logistics and proposed reforms to strengthen Nigeria’s counter-insurgency and anti-banditry operations as his administration moves to improve the effectiveness of ongoing security campaigns. The President was briefed by the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd.), during a high-level meeting at the Presidential Residence in...

Shettima Defends Tinubu’s Reforms, Says Nigeria Was Near Economic Collapse

adminOctober 6, 2026

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has acknowledged the economic hardship confronting Nigerians but defended the Tinubu administration’s major reforms, saying the government was compelled to take difficult decisions to prevent a deeper economic crisis. Shettima specifically cited the removal of petrol subsidy and the unification of multiple exchange rates as measures he said were necessary when President...

Wike Woos Rivers Voters For Tinubu, Cites Federal Projects, Appointments

adminOctober 6, 2026

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has asked Rivers State voters to support President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, arguing that the state has received recognition through federal projects and appointments under the present administration. Wike made the appeal on Monday while addressing town hall meetings with the Rumueme and Apara kingdoms in...

Loss Of Contact Raises Questions As NAF Aircraft Crashes In Ondo

adminOctober 6, 2026

Questions over what happened to a Nigerian Air Force aircraft before it disappeared from communication have emerged following its crash in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State, with Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa suggesting that a technical fault may have preceded the loss of signal. The Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft, which was flying from Benin to...

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Ibom Power Crisis: Workers Count Cost As Salaries Go Unpaid, Loss of Staff, Loved Ones

NAF MOURNS 25 LIVES LOST IN NAF 931 AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT

Retired Police Officers Storm Abuja, Renew Call To Exit Contributory Pension Scheme

Security Forces Foil Alleged ISWAP Plot In Southern Nigeria

Florida School Bus Crash Claims Student, Driver As 39 Caught In Collision

Atiku: Teachers’ Welfare Must Go Beyond World Teachers’ Day Praise

Tinubu Reviews Military Logistics, Hardware Upgrade As Security Operations Intensify

Shettima Defends Tinubu’s Reforms, Says Nigeria Was Near Economic Collapse

Wike Woos Rivers Voters For Tinubu, Cites Federal Projects, Appointments

Loss Of Contact Raises Questions As NAF Aircraft Crashes In Ondo

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