Rwanda has made aviation history by conducting Africa’s first-ever public flight of a self-flying passenger drone, placing the country at the forefront of advanced air mobility on the continent. The demonstration, held in Kigali during the Africa Aviation Summit 2025, featured the EHang EH216-S, a pilotless electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The two-seat,…
The National Association of Resident Doctors has declared a five-day warning strike starting from Friday, 12th September 2025, to press home their demands. This was confirmed in a statement on Thursday by the General Secretary, Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration, Agbor Affiong. The decision of the strike was reached after the NARD…
Media personality Shade Ladipo has publicly apologised to singer Tiwa Savage for her harsh words following the leak of Tiwa’s private video in 2021. Ladipo, on Instagram admitted that she judged Tiwa unfairly, stating she blamed the singer for the incident. However, after reflecting on her actions, Ladipo said she realised her reaction was misplaced…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned two suspects before a federal high court in Abuja over alleged money laundering and vote-buying involving N26 million. In a statement on Wednesday, Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson, said the suspects, Esther Dawaki and Shehu Aliyu Fatange, were brought before Emeka Nwite, presiding judge, on a five-count…
Self-proclaimed Obi of Lagos, identified as Chibuike Azubike, alongside three others, are in police custody over alleged arrangements to perform an illegal installation ceremony slated for Saturday in Amuwo Odofin. In a statement on Wednesday, the deputy spokesperson for the state police command, Babaseyi Oluseyi, said the venue, also billed for the unveiling of a…
Charlie Kirk, a conservative political activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was killed Wednesday after being shot at an event at Utah Valley University, President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. He was 31. As Trump remade the Republican Party, Kirk embodied the party’s newfound populist conservatism in the social media age….
A Ghanaian court has sentenced three Nigerians to a combined 96 years in prison after they were found guilty of stealing cars in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. The convicts – Francis Friday, Linus Agwazie, and Russell Ekenze – were arrested on June 20 by the police following a series of reports that vehicles parked…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained Mele Kyari, former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), over allegations of massive financial misappropriation. Kyari was taken into custody at the commission’s headquarters in Jabi, Abuja, on Wednesday afternoon, where he is being interrogated in connection with billions of…
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has rejected an invitation by the United States Consulate in Nigeria to attend a visa reinterview, warning that under President Donald Trump, whom he described as a “White Idi Amin,” such processes appear suspect and unsafe. In an exclusive interview with TheNEWS/PMNEWS on Tuesday, 9 September, Soyinka confirmed he had…
Lawmaker representing Aguata Federal Constituency, Anambra state, Engr. Dominic Okafor has distributed branded wheelbarrows, cutlass, rake to constituents as part of empowerment to the youths. The initiative, intriguingly branded “Agric Empowerment,” has left residents both amused and bewildered. While the gesture by All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA rep is being touted as a boost for…
