President Bola Tinubu has declared three days of national mourning for Nigerian Air Force personnel who died in Monday’s military aircraft crash in Ondo State. The President also directed that the national flag be flown at half-mast across the country in honour of the deceased officers. The Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crashed near a naval base in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State while on a routine mission from […]

Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has expressed condolences to President Bola Tinubu, the Nigerian Air Force and families of personnel who died in Monday’s military aircraft crash in Ondo State. Diri, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, also condoled with the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, describing the incident as a tragedy that has plunged the country into grief. The aircraft, travelling […]

The Super Eagles will look to bounce back from their 3-0 defeat to Guinea-Bissau when they face Russia in an international friendly at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Tuesday, with kick-off scheduled for 6pm Nigerian time. Eric Chelle’s side had earlier defeated Madagascar 2-1 but will be without several key players, including captain Wilfred Ndidi and Raphael Onyedika. Kelechi Iheanacho is expected to return to the starting line-up after a […]

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has given the Federal Government 14 days to release funds for the implementation of the 2026 agreement and pay outstanding salary arrears, threatening to shut down universities if its demands are not met. The union, at its 56th National Executive Council meeting in Akwa Ibom, demanded payment of outstanding arrears under the 2026 FGN/SSANU CONTTA salary structure, effective from January 1, 2026. […]