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No deaths have been reported from the alleged Friday night crash of an aircraft used for training at the International Aviation College in Ilorin, Kwara State.

According to reports, the incident took place at Ilorin’s Babatunde Idiagbon International Airport’s Runway 5.

According to reports, the aircraft allegedly veered off the runway and stopped on the grassy verge.

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When the aircraft crashed-landed, two people, a trainee and an instructor, were gathered.

The pair had been taken to a hospital after suffering alleged severe injuries.

In response, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau stated that it had started an investigation into the incident.

A woman has been detained by the Kaduna State Police Command for allegedly killing her co-wife’s three-month-old baby boy.

Zaliha Shuaibu, the suspect, is accused of committing the crime at their residence, where both wives reside, in Malari Village in Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna state.

According to the preliminary findings of the police, Maryam Ibrahim, the mother of the child, had briefly stepped out to use the restroom and had locked her room.

When she returned, she discovered Zaliha, her co-wife, holding the child, with foam coming out of his mouth and a neck injury. The baby was taken to the hospital right away, where the doctor declared him dead.

Zaliha was immediately detained by the police after the baby’s death.

The suspect confessed to the crime while being interrogated by the police, and that she had collaborated with one of the husband’s junior brothers to get the acid she used to kill the baby.

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In conjunction with the Nigerian Navy’s planned Passing Out Parade, the country’s navy held a graduation lecture at the Nigerian Naval College, Ebubu, for graduates of the Direct Short Service Course (DSSC) 29 and Special Duty Pre-Commissioning Training (SDPCT) 24.

The intensive training programs were completed by a total of 264 cadets, including 149 from SDPCT 24 and 115 from DSSC 29.

Rear Admiral Monday Unurhiere, the chief of naval transformation at Naval Headquarters, Abuja, addressed the audience’s desire to embrace mentorship as a fundamental principle of leadership. The keynote lecture was titled “Mentoring Future Leaders in the Nigerian Navy: Cultivating a Culture of Guidance and Support.”

Unurhiere characterized mentorship as a voluntary, trustworthy relationship essential for developing moral, sympathetic, and capable military leaders.

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He urged the cadets to lead with humility, affirm others, and establish trust networks: “Mentors teach, provide learning opportunities, and are never threatened by the success of their mentees,” he said.

He warned against leadership pitfalls, including overbureaucracy, intolerance, and authoritarianism, and urged leaders to be open to feedback and alternative viewpoints, including from junior staff members through reverse mentoring.

He called on officers to actively seek mentors, be open to feedback, maintain trust, and be trustworthy, and that mentoring programs in the military are failing because of systemic challenges and leadership flaws.

Following the lecture, cadets had the opportunity to interact with the guest speaker through an interactive session.

Rear Admiral Istifanus Albara, the Flag Officer Commanding Officer of the Naval Training Command, who was also speaking to the cadets, reiterated the need for moral leadership and urged them to lead by example, treat staff members with respect, and uphold professional competence.

The cadets were commended for their accomplishments by Rear Admiral Haruna Zego, the commander of the Nigerian Naval College, who also emphasized that the event was a part of a series honoring the successful completion of training.

After the course was finished, the cadets expressed satisfaction. Junmai Bitrus expressed her happiness at the completion of the program and pledged to lead by example. Benedict Udofia vowed to serve as a trustworthy mentor.

Executive Order 001 of 2025, which temporarily suspended all mining activities in the state’s 17 local government areas, has been reviewed by the state governor, Caleb Mutfwang.

Governor Mutfwang addressed journalists at the Jos Government House, saying that the decision to suspend mining activities was not taken lightly and didn’t intend to endanger or impede people’s legitimate means of livelihood.

“I am fully aware that Plateau State has been a pillar of Nigeria’s mining history since 1902,” he said. The Plateau’s large-scale mining industry was a result of the province’s efforts to stimulate economic growth, industrial development, job creation, foreign exchange earnings, and infrastructure expansion, the governor claimed.

The governor expressed concern about the high percentage of young people who have given up their education to work in artisanal mining because the unfortunate trend has exposed them to exploitation, drug abuse, prostitution, and potentially life-threatening health risks.

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Following thorough screening and verification, 159 businesses were given the go-ahead to resume mining operations in the state in light of the recommendations of the technical committee.

These include 118 tin sheds/buying centers across the state, 15 small scale mining leases, 15 exploration licenses, five artisanal and small-scale mining permits, one quarry lease, and six mining companies with licenses.

The governor advised anyone who has not received the committee’s approval to stay away from all mining sites because all non-compliant operators will be subject to a full suspension.

Segun Sowunmi, a Democrat-owned member of the People’s Democratic Party, has stated that his party needs to look into ways to re-establish Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, in the 2023 election.

Obi reportedly complained about massive delegates bribes and voter buying during the party’s presidential primary and left the PDP in May 2022 for the Labour Party. He also cited the existence of a political cabal working against him.

But now, Sowunmi is requesting that the PDP work to reunite Obi.

You lose the election, you run for the Supreme Court, you lose, but at least you were found to have lost because one of the PDP members, a South eastern man, felt based on the balance of play that Peter Obi was given 6.2 million votes.

Any deep-thinking, fair-minded Nigerian member of the PDP party should be aware that the most important, necessary conversation is to be had about “How do you bring Peter back” now that the drive is organic, Sowunmi said in an interview on Friday during Channels Television’s Politics Today. &nbsp,

Since Atiku Abubakar, the party’s candidate, lost to President Bola Tinubu in the presidential election of 2023, the party has been in a crisis.

Iyorchia Ayu’s suspension and removal resulted in Damagum taking the position of acting chairman. The North Central region’s efforts to replace him with a substantive chairman have, however, caused deep divisions within the party.

Anyanwu and Ude-Okoye, who are pushing for Damagum’s replacement, are now arguing legal grounds for the position of national secretary. &nbsp,

According to Sowunmi, the All Progressives Congress (APC) internal crisis and sudden spring defections are self-inflicted and should have been resolved a while ago.

You can blame your bullies for a certain amount of activity, but you also have to hold yourself accountable for a certain persistent, unreliable lack of creativity, he said.

“People fall prey to President Bola Tinubu’s frailty,” said one person. He has a strong intellect, which I admire. Most people underestimate him at their own risk because he will appear frail, but his brain is that of a giant.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) held 20 suspects on suspicion of hacking the 2025 computer-based test results.

In Abuja, agents from the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force apprehended the suspects.

The suspects are a group of over 100 individuals who are reportedly working to hack the computer servers of examination boards like JAMB and the National Examinations Council (NECO).

The suspects have admitted to sabotaging the CBT system in an effort to discredit JAMB and deter students from using it in the future examinations NECO and the West African Examination Council (WAEC) say security sources.

The entire hacking process was used to influence special candidates’ high scores that ranged from 700,000 to 2 million.

According to what it was discovered, several syndicate members are wealthy through their special centers’ private schools and colleges.

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The results for 2025 UTME were released two weeks after JAMB’s release.

More than 78% of candidates received less than 200 points out of the 400 maximum points available, according to analysis.

The results of 379, 997 candidates from 157 centers in its Lagos and South-East regions were affected, according to Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB registrar, on May 14.

He cited malfunctioning server updates that prevented the first three days of the exam from displaying candidate responses.

Before the results were made public, Oloyede claimed one of the company’s technical service providers concealed the issue.