Tragedy averted at US airport as outage leaves air traffic control in dark
US authorities said the overstretched airport of Newark, one of three serving the New York metropolitan area, suffered a new 90-second outage early on Friday.
2nd Anniversary: Abuja Int’l Conference Centre, first project to be inaugurated by Tinubu – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the Abuja International Conference Centre (AICC) will be the first project to be inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu. Wike, who stated this after inspecting the project in Abuja on Friday, explained that the project would be inaugurated to celebrate Tinubu’s second year in […]
Yahaya Bello: Court to rule on EFCC’s request to ‘cross-examine’ witness
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday fixed June 26 for ruling on an application by the EFCC to “cross-examine” its 3rd prosecution witness (PW-3) in the trial of former Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi.
China aims for stable Vatican relations under Pope Leo XIV
China on Friday congratulated the newly elected Pope Leo XIV and expressed hope for a “steady” improvement in relations with the Vatican. The China Foreign Ministry spokesman, Lin Jian stated this while speaking with reporters in the Chinese capital. According to Lin, he hopes that under the new Pope’s leadership, the Vatican will continue dialogue […]
Maresca ready for Chelsea’s ‘huge’ Newcastle test
Enzo Maresca has backed Chelsea’s revitalised midfield to make the difference in Sunday’s crucial clash with top five rivals Newcastle.
Police arraign man for allegedly defiling 13-year-old girl
The police on Friday arraigned a 22-year-old man, Ahmed Olufemi, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl. Olufemi, whose address was not provided, is facing a three-count charge bordering on defilement, to which he pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Insp Ayodele Adeosun, told the court that the defendant committed the […]
