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Punch Newspapers Sections Joseph Olaoluwa Published 12 March 2021 The Accident Investigation Bureau has transferred the investigation of the incident involving Air Peace’s B737-300 aircraft with nationality and registration Marks 5N-BUQ to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. A spokesman for the AIB, Tunji Oketunbi, in a statement on Thursday, directed further enquiries on the occurrence to the NCAA. The statement titled ‘Update on Air Peace Aircraft incident at  Lagos Airport,’ insisted that the aircraft suffered a burst tyre during taxing, according to a footage download obtained ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Leke Baiyewu, Abuja Published 12 March 2021 The House of Representatives’ ad hoc committee set up to audit arms and ammunition procured by the Armed Forces has criticised the new Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, for failing to appear before it in person. The House Ad Hoc Committee on the Need to Review the Purchase, Use and Control of Arms, Ammunition and Related Hardware by Military, Paramilitary and Other Law Enforcement Agencies in Nigeria held its first investigative hearing in Abuja on Friday, where the COAS was represented by the Commandant, A...

Israel Adesanya has been handed a medical suspension for six months, The PUNCH reports. The Nigerian-born New Zealander suffered the first defeat ...

Buhari justifies shoot-on-sight directive on AK-47 bearers Leke Baiyewu, Abuja Leke Baiyewu, Abuja Published 12 March 2021 The Presidency said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, emphasised his marching order to security chiefs to go harder on criminals, including shooting anyone found illegally with AK-47. Buhari was quoted to have made the emphasis at a meeting with the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria at the State House, co-chaired by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar III and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. This was con...

The Supreme Court on Friday in Abuja upheld the conviction of a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye on the charges of criminal breach o...