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A co-pilot, David Bernard, and a cabin crew member, Maduneme Victory, have rejected a report of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau which claimed that they tested positive for alcohol and a hard drug. The accident investigators had tested the pilot and the crew member positive for alcohol and marijuana after a plane they flew was involved in a runway incursion …

Without dwelling on trivial issues that are mere diversionary to my earlier friendly advise to Mrs. Nonye Soludo to take care of the hygiene of her husband, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, it has become imperative for me to further evaluate the contents of Mrs. Soludo’s statement as a response to my advice. In the said statement circulating online in various platforms, …

A civil society organisation, Nigeria Integrity Watch (NIW), has called for the removal of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) president, Joe Ajaero, accusing him of dragging the labour movement into partisan politics. In a statement issued Friday, September 12, in Abuja, NIW’s national convener, Dr. John Samuel Nangi, faulted Ajaero’s comments on the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, describing them as …

The wife of the Anambra State Governor, Mrs Nonye Soludo, has issued a challenge to Senator Uche Ekwunife, urging both of them to take an oath of fidelity before the Blessed Virgin Mary and to subject their children to paternity tests. The challenge follows claims by Ekwunife, the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, that Mrs Soludo …

The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), a regional arm of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), has condemned what it described as the “relentless killing and abuses” of journalists and media workers in Gaza. In a statement on Friday, the organisation said it was horrified by the scale of attacks allegedly carried out by Israeli forces, noting that at least …

Rivers State Government has announced the commencement of transition from emergency rule to democratic governance. A statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Ibibia Lucky Worika, invited all critical stakeholders to a church service as part of the transition process. The development comes nearly six months after President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in the …

Details have emerged regarding the recent closed-door meeting between former President Goodluck Jonathan and former presidential candidate Peter Obi. The two leaders are reportedly discussing strategies for a unified front in the 2027 presidential election. TRIBUNE ONLINE reports that the meeting took place on Thursday, with Obi disclosing insights about the engagement on his Facebook and X accounts. The meeting …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s legal efforts to block the release of FBI and DEA records under the United States Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) since 2023 raise critical concerns regarding transparency, accountability, and the integrity of public office. The FOIA guarantees the public’s right to access information of significant interest, especially where issues of governance, public trust, and leadership credibility …

Governor Greg Abbott of Texas State in the United States has urged residents to immediately report any cleric or individual attempting to enforce Sharia law, following a viral video of an Islamic preacher in Houston demanding shopkeepers stop selling alcohol, pork, and lottery tickets. Reacting on his official X handle, Abbott doubled down on his anti-Sharia stance, boasting of laws …

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has declared that the mandate entrusted to him by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been fulfilled. The announcement was made on Friday at Government House, Port Harcourt, during the presentation of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) report on the just-concluded council polls. Recall that President Tinubu …