Akwa Ibom govt acquires two new aircraft for Ibom Air
The Akwa Ibom State Government has acquired two new aircraft for Ibom Airlines to make a total of five aircraft owned by the state. Chairman […]
Month: January 2020
Ukrainian passenger plane crashes in Iran
A Ukrainian Boeing-737 with more than 170 people on board has crashed in Iran, officials say. Iran’s Red Crescent said there was no chance of […]
Iran attack: US troops targeted with ballistic missiles
Iran has carried out a ballistic missile attack on air bases housing US forces in Iraq, in retaliation for the US killing of General Qasem […]
CAF Award: Mane, Oshoala ‘re African king, queen
Liverpool’s Sadio Mane has been named the Confederation of African Football’s (Caf) Player of the Year. The Senegal forward beat Liverpool team-mate and Egypt forward […]
League Cup: Manchester City overpower United, hover around final
Pep Guardiola warned Manchester City of Manchester United’s powers of recovery after his side outclassed their city rivals 3-1 at Old Trafford to put one […]
9 dead, 100 hospitalised in Philippines after consuming local liquor
Philippines flag (dpa/NAN) Nine people died and more than 100 were hospitalised after drinking local liquor made from coconut sap in two separate incidents in […]
Buhari to INEC chairman: Be firm and fair to all
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday urged officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigeria Police Force to be firm and fair and allow […]
Obama names Burna Boy, Rema on list of favorite music
Burna Boy, Rema on Obama’s favorite music list Nigerian artistes, Grammy nominee Burna Boy and Mavin Records new sensation Rema have made former US President […]
Anambra lawmaker offers free medicare to 7,723 constituents
Illustration: People receiving free medical care By Chimezie Anaso Rep. Chris Azubogu, representing Nnewi North/Nnewi South/Ekwusigo Federal Constituency of Anambra, has offered free medicare to […]
Why Buhari can’t intervene in electricity tariff hike – Femi Adesina
The presidency has said President Muhammadu Buhari has no power to influence the decision of the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to increase electricity charges. […]
Facebook to ban deepfake videos ahead of the 2020 U.S. election
Ahead of the 2020 U.S. election and a House Energy and Commerce hearing on manipulated media, Facebook announced that it will strengthen its policy toward […]
Sony to test self-driving cars to boost sensing, safety technologies
Sony Corp said it would start testing self-driving cars as early as this year to beef up the company’s sensing and safety technologies, as the […]
Hyundai unveils blueprint for air mobility services
Hyundai Motor Group unveiled a blueprint for its air taxi and surrounding mobility services during the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Tuesday (KST). At a […]
John Bolton ready to testify in Trump impeachment trial
Former White House National Security Adviser John Bolton says he is willing to testify at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate. “I have […]
Northern elders still behind Tinubu for 2023 presidency – DOJ
A group known as the Disciples Of Jagaban (DOJ) has maintained that Northern elders are still in support of the national leader of the All […]