The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has declared the reopening of Runway 18L/36R at Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. This follows a temporary closure prompted by a Dana Air plane skidding off the runway on Tuesday.

This was disclosed in a press release signed by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, FAAN, Obiageli Orah, on Wednesday.

The statement read, “The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria is pleased to notify the public and all stakeholders that Runway 18L/36R was reopened for flight operations at 19:58hrs.

“This development follows the earlier closure of the runway this morning due to an incident involving a Dana Air aircraft, with registration number 5N-BKI, which overshot the runway during its landing sequence.

“Prompt actions were taken by our emergency response team to evacuate and recover the aircraft from the site. Subsequently, comprehensive clearing operations were conducted to ensure the runway was free of any Foreign Object Debris that could impede flight safety, Orah added.

According to the statement, the FAAN Operations Division and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency have jointly inspected the runway surface and deemed it safe for the resumption of operations.

FAAN acknowledged that the area affected by the overshoot was significantly muddy, necessitating extensive cleaning efforts to restore safety.

“A concerted effort was made for the thorough and efficient cleaning of the area to facilitate the swift resumption of operations on Runway 18L/36R,” she said.

Orah apologised for any inconvenience caused, stating, “Ensuring the safety and security of our passengers, staff, and airport operations remains our top priority.

“FAAN is committed to providing a safe, secure, and efficient air transport environment for all users of our airports.

“FAAN wishes to express its gratitude to the travelling public, our airline partners, and all stakeholders for their patience, understanding, and cooperation during the temporary closure. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this incident may have caused,” the statement read.

On Tuesday, bandits attacked the Unguwan Habuja community within the Kakangi ward in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, resulting in the deaths of two villagers and the abduction of eight others.

A resident in the area said one of the victims of the attack was a vigilante leader in the Kakangi ward.

“There is an attack today (Tuesday) in Kakangi, two people killed and eight kidnapped. The two persons killed include the leader of the vigilante of Kakangi ward, and the killing happened at Unguwan Habuja of Kakangi just about 3 kms away from Kakangi town,” he said.

Similarly, bandits also killed one person at Gonan Alhaji Muntari along Birnin-Gwari Kakangi Road on Monday and shot another person who was said to be receiving treatment at Jibril Mai Gwari General Hospital in Birnin Gwari town.

The member representing Kakangi constituency in the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Yahaya Musa Dan Salio, confirmed the incident, saying three people were killed in the two communities while eight were abducted.

Also, a former chairman of the Birnin Gwari Emirates Progressive Union (BEPU), Ishaq Usman Kasai, confirmed the attack in the area but declined further comment.

The police spokesman in Kaduna, Mansur Hassan, couldn’t be reached on the phone as calls to his phone went unanswered. He also did not reply to a text message.

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, on Tuesday, vowed to resign should Yahaya Bello, former Governor of Kogi State, is not prosecuted for his financial crimes.

The EFCC is prosecuting Bello on 19 counts bordering on alleged money laundering and misappropriation of public funds to the tune of N80.2 billion.

Olukoyede who spoke in Abuja during an interactive session with media executives said “If I do not personally oversee the completion of the investigation regarding Yahaya Bello, I will tender my resignation as the EFCC Chair.”

He furthered that everyone involved in obstructing Bello’s arrest from his Abuja residence will face the full wrath of the law.

According to him, he invited Bello to his office for a more “respectful and dignified” interrogation, but the ex-governor wanted EFCC operatives to grill him in his village instead.

he added.

Olukoyede noted that all those who have dipped their hands into the nation’s coffers would be investigated and prosecuted.

“If I can do Obiano, Abdulfatah Ahmed and Chief Olu Agunloye, my kinsman, why not Yahaya Bello?” he queried .

Popular rapper and singer, Ice Prince, has revealed that he will never use a ‘dumb’ gimmick to promote his musicI will never play dumb to promote my song - Ice Prince
According to Ice Prince, one of his greatest priorities in life is to make good songs while hoping God keeps him far from people with extreme ideas to promote a song.

On his X handle on Tuesday, he wrote: “I can never do some dumb sh*t so you can check out my music! My biggest prayer is that God keeps us away from dumbish.

“May God keep us far away from people with desperate ideas… Nothing but Music on this side !! I dey Rap, I dey sing and I dey come mc.

In Houston, Texas, two 21-year-old parents, Angelina Belinda Calderon and Fernando Vega, have been accused of beating their five-week-old twin girls to de3th in a horrific and tragic incident.

The infants, Massail and Mirena Vega, suffered multiple bruises and fractures, indicating a violent assault. Calderon and Vega are facing charges of injury to a child-serious bodily injury after autopsy results confirmed the extent of the twins’ injuries.

The discovery was made by Houston police responding to an emergency call at the family’s home. Vega claimed he found the babies unresponsive in their crib after returning from dropping his mother off at work. Attempts to revive the infants were unsuccessful.

Pathologist Dr. Jesus Rico revealed that the twins had sustained intentional injuries, including bruises, fractures, and signs of malnourishment. The cause of death was determined to be homicide due to blunt force trauma.

Despite claims of innocence from Calderon’s family, evidence suggests otherwise. Family members have hinted at a history of abuse by Vega towards Calderon. Both parents remain in custody on high bonds as they await further legal proceedings.

The community has been shocked and saddened by this tragic event, highlighting the importance of protecting the most vulnerable among us.

German police said Wednesday they had arrested 11 suspected members of a Nigerian mafia group behind a large-scale dating scam.

The Black Axe gang was involved internationally in “multiple areas of criminal activity”, with a focus in Germany on dating scams and money-laundering, Bavarian police said in a statement.

The dating trick was a “modern form of marriage fraud”, police said.

“Using false identities, the fraudsters for example signalled their intention to marry and in the course of further contact repeatedly demand money under various pretexts,” police said.

The money was subsequently transferred to Black Axe in Nigeria “via financial agents”, authorities said.

In the process, the gang used a “commodity-based money laundering” scheme where products, often with a seeming “charitable purpose” were bought and delivered to Nigeria.

Some 450 cases of romance scamming had been reported in the region of Bavaria in 2023 alone, with the damages rising to 5.3 million euros ($5.7 million), police said.

The suspects, who all held Nigerian citizenship and were aged between 29 and 53, were arrested in nationwide raids on Tuesday.

Law enforcement swooped on 19 properties, including both homes and asylum shelters, police said.

The Black Axe gang had “strict hierarchical structures under leadership in Nigeria” operating different territorial units, police said.

The group had a “significant influence” on politics and public administrations, in particular in Nigeria.

Globally, the gang’s main areas of operation were “human-trafficking, fraud, money-laundering, prostitution and drug-trafficking”.

Black Axe operated under the cover of the Neo Black Movement of Africa, an ostensibly charitable organisation used as “camouflage” for the gang’s structures.

The action against Black Axe was the first of its kind in Germany, police said.

Isabella Idibia, the eldest daughter of Nigerian music legend, 2Baba, and his wife, Annie Idibia, has expressed her displeasure over the way her parents were portrayed in the 2022 South African reality show, ‘Young, Famous and African.’

In the first and second seasons of the reality show, Annie was portrayed as a nagging wife who continues to endure her abusive marriage despite her husband, 2Baba boldly declaring to other stars on the show in the presence of his wife that “men are wired to cheat.”

In a video message shared via her social media handle recently, Isabella said the way her parents were portrayed in the reality show was “so wrong.”

She insisted that it wasn’t the “best image and it wasn’t completely accurate.”

She said, “I think the way my parents were portrayed in ‘Young, Famous and African’ is just so wrong.

“Whenever I tried to back my parents up that that is not what happened, everyone would be like, ‘How would you know? You are still a child.’ How would you know? You are not in my family. Your knowledge is based on stuff that you see on social media.

“I know it because I’ve been in the household with my parents. I can’t change everyone’s perspective on social media because people on social media would always think what people on social media want to think. But honestly, they would never know the actual true story of anything in my family or anything that has happened before I was even born.

“The way my parents were portrayed in ‘Young, Famous and African’ wasn’t the best image and wasn’t completely accurate.”

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“The way my parents were portrayed in Young, Famous and African is so wrong, I don’t like it. It wasn’t the best image and wasn’t completely…”

— 2Face and Annie Idibia’s daughter, Isabel pic.twitter.com/O3luvLJ03e

— Sabi Radio (@TheSabiRadio) April 24, 2024

Adanma Luke, the Nigerian movie producer, has denied some claims being made about her.

She denied claims that she abandoned the families of the five cast and crew members who died in a boat mishap while working on her movie, to bear the financial burden of moving their corpses after the unfortunate incident on April 10.

In a post shared on her Instagram page this morning April 24, Adanma said she has been “actively collaborating with the affected families to provide funds for caskets, ambulances and other related costs.”

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Nollywood Actress Wumi Toriola, has congratulated herself on completing her Master’s Degree from Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH) Ogbomosho.

The actress made the announcement on Tuesday on her verified page on the photo and video sharing platform, Instagram.

Wumi Toriola was pictured wearing the Lautech master’s convocation gown and holding the convocation book.

She wrote; “WHATEVER YOUR HANDS FIND TO DO,DO!!! Its convocation baby. Master degree Done and Dusted… NEW LADDERS BLINKING!!!!!

She added; Congratulations to me and class of 2022/2023 Academic session. Thank You LAUTECH.”

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A Zimbabwean man living in South Africa was caught having an illicit affair with his friend's wife and also trying to sleep with the man's second wife.

He was captured in a video kneeling and begging for forgiveness while surrounded by a group of people. The South African Police service was seen standing by.

In the background, the man’s friends and relatives were heard condemning the Zimbabwean man's action.

The friends and relatives expressed their disappointment with the Zimbabwean man's audacious behaviour. They chastised him for his grievous wrongdoings and insisted that he must pay a fine for his transgression.

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A hard-working Nigerian lady is turning heads as she transitions from selling puff puff, egg rolls, and chin chin on the street to owning her own big shop.

In a recent social media post that has garnered thousands of likes, shares, and comments, she proudly displays her business journey.

The caption reads: ‘My imagination has turned into reality. From hawking on the street to sitting in an office and continually making income.’

The post showcases her frying egg rolls on a big frying pan and also includes photos of her previous days hawking on the street.

The post reveals that she is involved in cake making, decoration, chin chin making, and several other ventures.

After spending several years hawking her products on the street, the determined lady has finally opened her own shop, declaring that she has achieved her long-term dream.


In celebration of her success, supportive individuals flooded the comment section to celebrate with her.

See some reactions below:

ExcelA33: “woooow congratulations I know you den from Facebook chai what God can not do doesn’t exist, my dear am happy for you.”

Esegold: “I’ve known you way back from Facebook, I’m so happy for you congratulations dear more wins.”

fash i.b: “Another day to tell yourself not to give up ..keep going you will get there someday.”

Star: “Congratulations sis….have watched you grow all the way from facebook. I’m super happy for you.”

lilybest100: “a hearty congrats to Naomi,she really deserves every bit of this success,I started following her from African dishes page,more wins to her.”

Amy Special Abacha: “IF YOU BELIEVE WORKING HARD AND HAPPY FOR OTHERS YOU R NEXT.”

Hanny:“I tap from this blessing congratulations ma’am,hard work’s really paid.”

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A coalition of anticorruption groups under the platform of the Anti-Corruption and Research-based Data Initiative (ARDI) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to follow due express in the prosecution of the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.

Bello is currently under investigation over alleged embezzlement of a whooping sum of N80.2 billion. Addressing reporters yesterday in Abuja, Chief John Ozigbo, said the coalition followed with keen interest the current impasse between the anti-graft agency and Bello, which led to the raid on his private residence in Abuja.

According to Ozigbo, the group hinged their concern on the need for both parties to work within the ambit of the Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to avoid subjecting the war on corruption in this country to further odium in the eyes of right-thinking people, as well as do our bit to avert the ongoing and needless overheating of our polity.

Many left sober and down casted as man loses his wife and newborn to the hands of d3ath after 14 years of barrenness.

The story  was shared on X by user, @Teetoh10, as narrated to him.

According to him, the man and his wife have been hoping for a child for over 14 years and luckily for them, the wife took in.

While at the delivery room, the man was praying for the safety of his wife and newborn, but the doctor had already pronounced them d3ad.

His tweet reads;

“I’m in the labor room right now watching this man pray outside the labor ward…He’s praying to his lord.
His actual words are “ Lord,after 14years of barrenness, I want you to do it for me completely.

Give me the grace to drive home with my wife and the newest member of my family(child)”

He’s having heart to heart with God
Meanwhile, the Doctor has already announced Time of death for both mother and the child.

Life”

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Tiwa Savage has reiterated the importance of men in the life of a woman despite their “crazy” nature
 
Savage, who recently released a collaborative song with Simi titled ‘Men Are Crazy,’ said she relished working with the ‘Duduke’ crooner.

Speaking recently on MTV Live, she described their collaboration as “magical” as she noted that Simi is “a queen in Afrobeats”.

She said: “My collaboration with Simi is titled ‘Men are crazy but I still want one in my bed.’ The inspiration behind it is that men are crazy but we can’t do without them.

“Simi is somebody that I’ve always wanted to work with. She is a queen in Afrobeats so both of us coming together on such an amazing track is magical.”

Internet users trolls reality TV star, Venita Akpofure, after her cousin, Neo opined about bullying at school

Neo Akpofure took to his X page to relieve his opinion about how people bully their colleagues at school.

Neo disclosed how a cousin was bullied at the boarding school. But because his family are rich and powerful, the matter was sorted.

Neo wrote;

“This whole bullying matter just made me remember when my nephew got bullied in boarding school, nah that day them know say you no dey bully pikin wen come from Big Family.”

Netizens took it out of context and instead, labelled his cousin, Venita, a BULLY.

They reminded him of how they have a bully in their family while speaking against bullying.

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Femi Adebayo’s wife, Aduke has called out online aunties who always come to her dm with ‘dumb advice’
Aduke warned against their double standard narrative in advising her to keep calm, saying she would do what she did with actress Dayo Amusa a thousand times.

She explained that her recent outburst was aimed at defending her husband, who had been publicly criticized by a colleague; who she thinks should have settled the issue amicably.

She said: “Dear online aunties, please stop coming to my DM with your double-standard narrative. I’m tired of reading your numerous dumb advice… I’ll do what I did again and again if your favourite goes the same route, I wonder why you all think it’s okay for her to publicly call out a colleague ( when she could have easily put a call through) and subjected him to PUBLIC criticism but it’s not okay for his wife to publicly stand up for him. Isn’t that funny? Just stop sending those DMs. I’m tired of blocking.”

The drama started when actress Dayo Amusa reacted after the famous crossdresser Idris Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky named the best-dressed female at the movie premiere of Eniola Ajao’s Ajakaju.

Enugu State Police Command has arrested a lecturer of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Mfonobong Udoudom, for segxwally assaulting a married female student in his office.

Mfonobong Udoudom, a lecturer in the School of General Studies at UNN, was taken into custody by the police on Monday and has remained detained since then.

Reports indicate that the lecturer had coerced the female student into a segxwal relationship, threatening that she would fail his course unless she complied with his demands.

Trouble began when the students completed their examinations for the lecturer’s course, and he warned some female students that they would fail if they ‘failed to see him’.

The affected female student informed her husband, who lodged a complaint with the university authorities. Subsequently, the university advised the student to cooperate with their investigation.

A video circulating on social media showed the lecturer completely naked until he was later allowed to wear inner boxers after he was caught red-handed.

A voice in the viral video said: “We have been following this case from day one. As you can see, we have all the chats, voice notes, videos and everything.”

Many people who claimed to have been taught by the lecturer shared their experiences, expressing shock and disappointment at his alleged actions.

Commenting on the video, someone said the lecturer taught him Peace and Conflict, a course under General Studies, during his time at UNN.

He said: “That is my lecturer in UNN, he taught us Peace and Conflict under GS in my time. We called him or rather, he called himself ‘The Short Man.’ He was very strict with us in class. It’s unfortunate that he was involved in this.”

Another person said: “Well, it was planned by her husband, UNN security with some students. Even when the lady offered him money, he refused. Well, with this, if he still remains, he will never try that again.”

The management of the university later announced the indefinite suspension of the lecturer pending a thorough investigation by a disciplinary panel.

In a statement on Tuesday, signed by its acting Public Relations Officer, Chief Okwun Omeaku, UNN reiterated its zero-tolerance policy towards segxwal misconduct and assured of appropriate disciplinary measures if the lecturer is found guilty.

“The management of the University of Nigeria has suspended Mr (not a Professor) Mfonobong David Udoudom, a lecturer in our General Studies division, who was caught in a video allegedly harassing a female student,” the statement partly read.

“The indefinite suspension is with immediate effect pending the outcome of a disciplinary panel constituted by the university to investigate the incident.

“For the records, the University of Nigeria has a zero tolerance for segxwal misconduct involving our staff and students. The UNN is among the few universities in the country that has a segxwal Harassment Policy, which guides the relationship between our staff and students in particular and among our male and female staff members.

“As a university, we are committed to protecting our students from any form of abuse and exploitation, and the university management will not hesitate to punish Mr Mfonobong David Udoudom, according to our rules, if he is found guilty by our disciplinary panel.”

It was gathered from sources in the university that shortly before the management slammed the indefinite suspension, the police from the Nsukka Area Command came and picked him up.

“As we speak, he is currently at the Nsukka Police Area Command. But what they do with him is what I don’t know,” said one of the sources who works in the university but pleaded anonymity.

The Enugu State Ministry of Children, Gender Affairs, and Social Development also pledged to ensure justice prevails in the matter, affirming the state’s commitment to eradicating gender-based violence and exploitation under Governor Peter Mbah’s administration.

The Commissioner for Gender, Mrs Ngozi Enih, spoke to our correspondent on the incident saying,

The “Praise God” rapper is talking about launching a “Yezzy Porn” studio, his rep told Page Six Tuesday.

He has been throwing around the idea for a while and “seems dead set on doing it,” West’s rep said, per TMZ.
To get the ball rolling, West has been in contact with porn star Stormy Daniels’ ex-husband Mike Moz, who is a film producer in the adult film industry, to serve as the head honcho of his new project, his rep added.
If all goes to plan, the “I Wonder” hitmaker’s latest endeavor might launch by summer.

The disgraced rapper’s X-rated venture might come as a surprise to some as he previously admitted porn “destroyed” his marriage with his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, with whom he shares kids North, 10, Saint, 8, Chicago, 6, and Psalm, 4.

“Hollywood is a giant brothel Pornography destroyed my family,” he shared on Instagram in September 2022. “I deal with the addiction [and] instagram promotes it.”

However, the extent of West’s addiction came to light a month later when he took to YouTube to share a video of himself showing Adidas executives a porno during a business meeting.
“Is this a porn movie?” one of the men asked. To which West replied, “Yeah.”

“Jesus Christ,” another responded as the father of four continued to shove his phone in their faces.

Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have killed Dr. Sarinus Ettor Kabo, an associate professor of Law at the Prince Abubakar University Anyigba, (formerly Kogi State University).

Details of the incident are still sketchy at the time of filing this report but it was gathered that Kabo was shot dead along Makurdi-Naka Road, between Adaka and Kula communities in Benue State on Monday, April 22, 2024.
 
According to reports, Kabo was doing his sabbatical leave at the Taraba State University Jalingo.
 
Upon conclusion, he decided to relocate back home on Monday only to meet his untimely death.
 
His body was deposited at the University of Makurdi Teaching Hospital mortuary.
 
Kabo was in 2023, promoted to the rank of Associate Professor of International Human Rights Law by the Governing Council of the Kogi State University Anyigba (now PAAU Anyigba).

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over allegations bordering on fraudulent establishment of a national carrier, Nigerian Air Informed sources, who spoke in confidence with New Telegraph, said that the former minister arrived the anti-graft agency’s office in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at about 12:54pm.

“The former Minister of Aviation arrived our facility a few minutes to 1pm yesterday, and was immediately ushered into an interrogation room where detectives have continued to interrogate him over the (alleged) fraud involving the Nigerian Air. “As I speak with you now, he is still being quizzed by a carefully-assembled team of detectives,” one of the sources said. Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr Dele Oyewale, confirmed the development in a telephone interview with our correspondent.

He, however, refused to say whether or not the former senior government official will spend the night in custody. Following his arrival at the command, Sirika is currently meeting with EFCC investigators to answer questions on alleged fraudulent contracts awarded by him to a company known as Engirios Nigeria Limited, owned by his younger sibling, Abubakar Sirika.

Impeccable anti-graft sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity, because they were not authorised to speak, confirmed the development to our correspondent on Tuesday. “Yes, that was Hadi Sirika who was taken into ur FCT custody. He is currently meeting with EFCC investigators over the alleged N8,069,176,864.00 aviation ministry contract fraud,” a source revealed.

Another source alleged,