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Dubai declares 10-day mourning after emirate ruler’s brother dies
DUBAI — Dubai has declared 10 days of official mourning following the death of Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, younger brother of United Arab Emirates Vice-President, Prime Minister and
751 Nigerian passports delivered in Qatar within two weeks
The Nigerian Embassy in Doha, Qatar, has delivered 751 newly produced passports to Nigerian applicants following a passport intervention exercise held from August 11 to 21. The development, which the
Tension as labour accuses Air Force of assaulting JED workers
Threatens to withdraw workers from Jos DisCo by Wednesday By Victor Ahiuma-Young The National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, has accused personnel of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, of allegedly
NAF begins acquisition of 12 AH-1Z Viper helicopters
By Kingsley Omonobi The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has led a Nigerian Air Force, NAF, delegation to Bell Textron in Amarillo, Texas, United States,
Troops rescue 23 kidnap victims, arrest four in Sokoto
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO — Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North-West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued 23 kidnapped civilians and arrested four suspected members of the Lakurawa
Navy disclaims circulating 2026 recruitment notice
By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Navy has disowned a recruitment notice circulating on social media, purportedly announcing the Nigerian Navy Recruitment 2026 Batch 39 exercise. The Navy described the notice
2027: APC, Labour trade allegations over Bende collation centre
By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA — The All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Labour Party, LP, in Abia State have traded allegations over an alleged plan to disrupt the collation of
Halt tertiary admissions until GCE results are released — Private schools
By Vincent Ujumadu The Owners of Private Schools Association of Nigeria, OPSAN, has called on the Federal Government to suspend the ongoing admission process for the 2026/2027 academic session until
Air cargo operators urged to cut regulatory, clearance delays
By Dickson Omobola Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria, CRFFN, has urged stakeholders in the air transport sector to address challenges affecting air cargo operations in the
US refuses visas for Iran UN delegation members
The United States has refused to issue visas for members of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s delegation, including his communications team, for this week’s trip to the UN General Assembly, Iranian
