Day: September 5, 2022

JUST IN: Plane Crashes, kills One, 9 Missing

Ganiyu Amodu

One person has been reportedly killed, while rescue crews were searching for nine others after a small plane crashed along the coast of the US state of Washington on Sunday, the coast guard said. According to US news, the Coast Guard said it received a report of the crash around 3:11 pm (2211 GMT) and dispatched helicopters and boats to scour the area. Local search and rescue officials were also on the scene. “One deceased individual was recovered by crews on scene. Nine individuals remain unaccounted for, and a safety…

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Liz Truss To Replace Boris Johnson As British Prime Minister

Ganiyu Amodu

Liz Truss will be the U.K.’s new prime minister, after the Conservative Party named her as its next leader on Monday, replacing the outgoing Boris Johnson. Truss, who currently serves as the foreign minister, has spent the summer campaigning against her opponent for the party leadership, the U.K.’s former finance minister, Rishi Sunak. The contest has been decided by the votes of less than 200,000 grassroots party members, rather than a national electorate. The new prime minister will be formally appointed by Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday, after Johnson meets with…

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Lagos Physical Planning Commissioner Resigns 24 Hrs After 6 Die In Building Collapse

Abibat Babalola

Barely 24 hours after a seven storey building collapsed and killed six people in Lekki, the Commissioner for physical planning and urban development in Lagos State, Idris Salako, has resigned. The state commissioner for information and strategy Gbenga Omotoso announced this in a statement posted on Twitter on Monday. “The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has accepted the resignation of the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako. READ ALSO: Supreme Court Upholds William Ruto’s Victory As Kenya President Aba Power Frets As 14…

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Supreme Court Upholds William Ruto’s Victory As Kenya President

Ganiyu Amodu

Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld William Ruto’s victory in the August 9 presidential election, ending weeks of political uncertainty and delivering a blow to challenger Raila Odinga who had alleged fraud in the poll. “This is a unanimous decision. The petitions are hereby dismissed, as a consequence we declare the first respondent (Ruto) as president-elect,” Chief Justice Martha Koome said. READ ALSO: More Nigerians Shun Air Travel, Air Peace, Others Suffer Losses Suspected Stowaway Discovered In Parked Aircraft — Official Aisha Falode Joins Nigeria Football Federation Race The court…

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Aisha Falode Joins Nigeria Football Federation Race

Abibat Babalola

Chairperson of the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Aisha Falode believed being elected into the board of Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) would further boost the growth of women’s football in the country. Falode, the only women appointed Executive Committee member of the present NFF as chairperson of the NWFL, reckoned that seeking an elective position at the forthcoming September 30 NFF elections slated for Benin City, Edo State capital, would afford her the chance to breath more life into the women’s game without being cowed by anybody. We have done well…

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More Nigerians Shun Air Travel, Air Peace, Others Suffer Losses

Abibat Babalola

Despite increasing airfares by over 100 per cent, domestic airline operators are still groaning under the weight of high cost of aviation fuel, also known as Jet Al. The problem has escalated, as they are currently witnessing massive drop in passenger traffic across the major airports in the country. The domestic airlines include Arik Air, Azman Air, Overland Airways, Air Peace, Max Air, Ibom Air, United Nigeria Airlines, and Green Africa Airways. The airlines had lamented that petroleum product contributes about 60 per cent of their daily running cost, and…

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