The private jet of Vince Neil, the lead singer of Mötley Crüe, was involved in Tuesday’s collision with another airplane at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona. In a statement on the City of Scottsdale’s website, officials announced that the airplane collision, which took place at 2:39 p.m. on Tuesday, left one individual dead and three…
The federal government has approved the establishment of a National Paramilitary Academy, a degree-awarding institution designed to train young Nigerians for paramilitary service. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the decision on Wednesday during a visit by Ali Ali, Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), to his office in Abuja. According to…
Liberian President Joseph Boakai, who has pledged to fight corruption, has suspended more than 450 government-appointed officials for failing to declare their assets. The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) identified 457 officials, including the minister overseeing the budget as well as ambassadors, as having not declared what they own before a November deadline, as required by…
The governments of Nigeria, Niger, and Algeria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at fast-tracking the long-delayed Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) project. The agreement was sealed during a tripartite meeting attended by representatives from the three countries, where they received an update on the feasibility study and established non-disclosure agreements among their state…
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi. The Head of Media, Public Petitions Committee, Chooks Oko, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the Customs chief is expected to appear before the committee on February 18 to answer a…
