Rano Aircraft Experienced An Engine Failure on Its Number 1 Engine

Rano aircraft experienced an engine failure on its number 1 engine.

A Rano aircraft with registration number 5N-BZY, which experienced an engine failure on its number 1 engine, has been grounded by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA.

FULL LIST: Nigeria Emerges as Africa’s 3rd Most Formidable Military Force

Nigeria Emerges as Africa’s 3rd Most Formidable Military Force

Nigeria has secured the third position among African nations with the most formidable military forces in the 2025 Global Firepower Military Strength Index, according to Global Firepower’s annual report cited by PUNCH Online on Monday.

Teachers’ strike: VeryDarkMan takes protest to Wike’s doorstep, teaches kids

Controversial social media critic and influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan has staged a protest at the FCT Minister’s gate in Abuja.

Linking Nnamdi Kanu to EndSARS Protest Is a Baseless Allegation

• Biafra has strongly condemned the baseless and desperate attempt by the government to link its leader, Kanu, to the 2020 EndSARS protests.
• The comment follows the June 19 court session where the prosecution, led by Chief Awomolo (SAN).
• Government claim that Nnamdi Kanu masterminded the EndSARS protest, which everyone knows was a spontaneous youth-led movement.

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has strongly condemned what it described as a “baseless and desperate” attempt by the Nigerian government to link its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to the 2020 EndSARS protests.

Children Received Vaccine Against Childhood Killer Diseases In Kano

Children Received Vaccine Against Childhood Killer Diseases In Kano

The Organisation’s Technical Director, Dr. Layi Jaiyeola, disclosed this during the end of the project dissemination meeting it organised in collaboration with the Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board, KSPHCMB.

Iran Rejects Negotiation With US as Israeli Attacks Continue

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected any negotiations with the United States while Israel continues its attacks on Iran, in an interview with state TV broadcast on Friday.

Ghanaians protest, decry ‘state-sponsored’ harassment in Abuja

• Ghanaian investors besieged the Nigerian High Commission, demands redress over violation of fundamental rights” by the Nigeria Police and EFCC.
• We’ve been arrested arbitrarily, summoned without cause, and subjected to endless interrogations, investors claimed.
• The protest follows the filing of a suit at the Federal High Court, in which Nigeria Police, and the EFCC as defendants.

Hundreds of Ghanaian investors and community members on Wednesday besieged the Nigerian High Commission inAbuja, demanding redress over what they described as

Police Arrested Three Masterminds Of Abuja Kidnappings

• Police arrested three notorious kidnap suspects linked to a spate of deadly abductions in Abuja.
• The suspects, reportedly confessed to multiple kidnappings and murders, including the 2024 killing of a pastor in Mpape.
• Exhibits recovered from the scene included a long knife and various charms.

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have arrested three notorious kidnap suspects linked to a spate of deadly abductions in Abuja and neighboring states.

According to a statement signed by the Force PPRO, Abuja Command, SP Josephine Adeh, on Thursday, the suspects, 27 years old Ya’u Shittu from Kaduna State; 30 years old Sale Usman from Niger State; and 28 years old Ibrahim Abdullahi from Abuja, were captured during sting operations carried out between June 13 and 18, 2025, in Kaduna, Niger, and Nasarawa states by the Command’s elite Scorpion Squad.

End Benue Killings, Catholic Urges Govt, Presented a Five-Point Action Plan

• Catholic of Nigeria has strongly condemned the killings in Benue State, calling on the federal government to act decisively.
• They noted the spate of violence that has occured in Benue in recent years, urged leaders to prioritize citizens safety.
• The Council presented a five-point action plan to the government, seeking for the immediate deployment of securities.

The Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria has strongly condemned the killings in Benue State, calling on the federal government to act decisively to end what it describes as “the valley of blood” that has reopened in Nigeria.

PDP Crisis: Chair, Govs, INEC Hold Emergency Meeting

• PDP to resolve the threat around the 99th National Executive Committee meeting. 
• Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, and other stakeholders will on Wednesday (today) meet with INEC.
• PDP has struggled to maintain its position as the major opposition party in the country.

In a bid to resolve the threat hovering around the 99th National Executive Committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party scheduled for June 30, Acting National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagum,

Benue Bloodshed: Gov, Assembly At Odds As President Tinubu, SGF, Ex-generals Visit Benue State Over Recent Killings

• President Tinubu will on Wednesday (today) hold a meeting with the stakeholders in Benue State.
• Over 200 people were reportedly killed within a few hours, including children and women.
• ADP and the New Nigeria Peoples Party accused the President of prioritising politics over people’s lives.
• UN firmly condemned the recent attacks and called for a comprehensive investigation into the incidents.

In a move to end the violence that has cost many lives and destroyed homes across several communities, President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday (today) hold a meeting with the stakeholders in Benue State and listen to their concerns firsthand.

Breaking News: Israel-Iran war: 330,000 Flee Tehran as Oil Price Drops 4%

•  Iran signalled its willingness to pursue a ceasefire in its ongoing war with Israel.
• Eye witnesses explosion followed by chaos in surrounding neighborhoods in Tehran.
• The prospect of a ceasefire however tentative—has calmed fears of prolonged disruption to oil supply routes.

In a dramatic turn of events yesterday, the Islamic Republic of Iran signalled its willingness to pursue a ceasefire in its ongoing war with Israel,

Air Peace Manager: Former Edo State Gov. Oshiomhole Lied, He Came Late

• Air peace operations Manager insist that the former Edo State governor arrived late and attempted to force his way onto the aircraft.
• The executive further challenged the senator to produce evidence of his alleged online check-in.
• The operations manager said the door was shut, then Oshiomhole decided to take the laws into his own hands.

The Operations Manager of Air Peace, Ayodeji Adeyemi, has debunked claims by Senator Adams Oshiomhole that he was unfairly denied boarding on a recent domestic flight,

President Tinubu rescheduled His Kaduna trip, to visit Benue People

• Tinubu has rescheduled his official visit to Kaduna State. Instead, he will travel to Benue State on Wednesday.
• Special Adviser to the President stated this in a statement he signed Monday.
• The official visit will now occur on Thursday, June 19, 2025 and also meeting with all stakeholders in the state.

President Bola Tinubu has rescheduled his official visit to Kaduna State. Instead, he will travel to Benue State on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, as part of renewed efforts to foster peace and address the persistent conflict affecting communities in the state.

2027 Election: Tinubu Has The Right To Choose His Running Mate - APC National Vice Chairman

•  APC National Vice Chairman, said President Tinubu has the constitutional authority to choose his running mate for the 2027 elections.
• He addressed the controversy that spiralled into Sunday’s chaos, and also urged party members not to fall for what he called “conspiracy theories”.
• Salihu denied deliberately excluding Shettima from his speech.

Two days after he narrowly escaped a violent mob attack at the All Progressives Congress North-East stakeholders’ meeting in Gombe, the party’s National Vice Chairman (North-East),

JUST IN: Relatives/Families lament as they await answers from Air India crash probe

• Indian begun handing relatives the bodies of their loved ones after one of the world’s worst plane crashes in decades.
• Just one survivor out of 242 passengers and crew on board in the plane on Thursday. killed 38 people on the ground.
• Report said 169 Indian passengers, 53 British, seven Portuguese, and a Canadian on board the flight.

Indian health officials have begun handing relatives the bodies of their loved ones after one

BREAKING: IG of police arrived in Benue, ordered the deployment of additional tactical teams

• The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode, arrives Benue, deploys more officers to stop killings
• IG of police arrived in Benue, ordered the deployment of additional tactical teams.
• According to Punch Newspaper, calls from social media Government to declare a state of emergency in Benue.
• At least 45 people were confirmed dead in Guma LGA and also confirmed families burned alive.

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has arrived in Benue State and ordered the immediate deployment of additional tactical teams to the region following a wave of deadly attacks that have left scores dead.

BREAKING NEWS: Soldiers, 200 Women, Children Killed in Fresh Benue Attack

• IDPs, soldiers, women, children among 200 killed in fresh herders’ attacks on Benue communities.
• According to Vanguard News several families were killed and burnt in their houses and in the Yelewata market stall.
• 46 persons were rush to the hospital as the sustain major injuries.
• According to the eyewitness, it was a planned, unprovoked attack by the attackers.

About 200 persons, including five security personnel and internally displaced persons, IDPs, as well as children and women, have been reportedly killed in a bloody attack by suspected terrorist herdsmen on Yelewata and Daudu communities in Guma Local Government Area, LGAs, of Benue state.

Miracle as Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was the sole survivor of Air India crash

• Shortly after crashed, video circulating showing a man walking from the plane crash in a bloodstained shirt.
• According to Vishwash Kumar the plan crashed 30 seconds after takeoff quoted by the only survivor.
• The survivor said he had been visiting family and was returning to the UK with his brother when the flight crashed

It seemed impossible, but shortly after news broke that an Air India flight had crashed in the city of Ahmedabad, video started circulating on social media showing a man walking from the scene in a bloodstained shirt.

EFCC Sue Bank Executives Over $12m Fraud

•  EFCC arraigned SunTrust Bank Ltd Executives over $12 million fraud.
• The Execuives standing trial on a six-count charges.
• On the other hand, defence counsel, urged the court to uphold existing bail applications

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has arrest the Managing Chief Executive Officer of SunTrust Bank Ltd, Halima Buba, and the Executive Director/Chief Compliance Officer, Innocent Mbagwu and has arraigned them before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja.