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Emmys Move Exclusively To Amazon Prime Video From 2027

NewsDeskNgOct 8, 2026October 8, 20260

The Emmy Awards are moving exclusively to Amazon Prime Video in 2027 under a six-year global streaming agreement. The deal gives Prime Video worldwide rights to stream the ceremony live each September, ending its rotation among US broadcast networks including ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. The financial terms of the...

Igbokoda Tragedy: Keyamo, Air Chief Agree On Closer Civil-Military Aviation Safety Collaboration

NewsDeskNgOct 8, 2026October 8, 20260

Keyamo and Air Marshal Aneke agree to deepen cooperation on aviation safety, training, certification and airworthiness following Igbokoda tragedy. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, have agreed to deepen collaboration between civil and military aviation authorities...

Imo Governor Uzodimma Hails Security Agencies For Rescuing 20 Kidnapped NYSC Members

NewsDeskNgOct 8, 2026October 8, 20260

Imo Governor Hope Uzodimma praises security agencies for rescuing 20 kidnapped corps members through discreet inter-agency collaboration. Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has applauded security agencies for their quick intervention in securing the release of 20 corps members kidnapped along the Onitsha-Owerri Road a few days ago. He said...

Air Peace Receives New Embraer 190, Discloses Five Boeing 737-800 Acquisitions in 2026

NewsDeskNgOct 8, 2026October 8, 20260

Air Peace has received another 96-seat Embraer 190, bringing its Embraer fleet to 18 aircraft and marking its eighth acquisition in 2026. Air Peace Limited, West and Central Africa’s largest airline, has taken another significant step in its strategic fleet acquisition and expansion programme with the arrival of another Embraer...

Bayelsa @ 30: Lokpobiri’s Wife, Ogechi, Celebrated as Pillar of Impact

NewsDeskNgOct 8, 2026October 8, 20260

The wife of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Dr Ogechi Lokpobiri, has been commended for her commitment to humanitarian service, compassion and efforts aimed at improving the lives of people within and beyond her immediate community. The commendation was made by the Vice President of...

Belgian Students Take To Streets Over Education Costs Following Protests In France

NewsDeskNgOct 7, 2026October 7, 20260

Belgian students take to the streets over rising education costs, following recent student protests in neighbouring France. Hundreds of students have taken to the streets in the Belgian city of Liège to protest rising education costs, with the demonstrations partly inspired by recent student unrest in neighbouring France. Local media...

Scores Injured As Okada Riders, Ticket Sellers Clash Over Alleged Multiple Levies In Ondo

NewsDeskNgOct 7, 2026October 7, 20260

Commercial motorcycle riders clash with ticket sellers in Akure over alleged multiple levies, while council chairman denies authorising collections. Scores of people have been injured following a violent clash between commercial motorcycle operators, popularly known as Okada riders, and ticket sellers in Akure, the Ondo State capital, over alleged multiple...

Nasarawa Assembly To Debate State Police Bill, Approves Five Additional Special Advisers

NewsDeskNgOct 7, 2026October 7, 20260

Nasarawa Assembly receives State Police Bill, approves five additional Special Advisers for Governor Sule, raising appointments to 25. The Nasarawa State House of Assembly, says it would debate on the State Police Bill transmitted by the National Assembly in a date to be announced by the House. Dr. Danladi Jatau,...

Diddy Lands A $477K Court Bill After His Peacock Doc Suit Collapsed

NewsDeskNgOct 7, 2026October 7, 20260

Sean “Diddy” Combs faces a $477,700 legal bill after a judge cuts NBCUniversal’s requested fees following his failed lawsuit. New York Supreme Court Justice Phaedra F. Perry-Bond has ordered Combs to pay $477,700.50 in attorneys’ fees to NBCUniversal Media, Peacock TV and Ample Entertainment after they successfully defended his defamation...

Police, DSS, Military Rescue 20 Abducted Prospective NYSC Members In Imo

NewsDeskNgOct 7, 2026October 7, 20260

Security agencies rescue 20 prospective NYSC corps members abducted in Imo State after six days, with victims receiving medical attention. Twenty prospective NYSC corps members abducted in Imo State have been rescued by security agencies after six days in captivity. The victims were rescued at about 4:28pm on Wednesday at...

Trump’s Iran War and Tariffs Turn Cost-Of-Living Crisis Into Midterm Risk For Republicans

Italy Brings Home Five Activists Detained During West Bank Olive Harvest

Buhari’s Cabal Worked Against Tinubu, Blocked His Ministerial Choices, Says Laolu Akande

Emmys Move Exclusively To Amazon Prime Video From 2027

Igbokoda Tragedy: Keyamo, Air Chief Agree On Closer Civil-Military Aviation Safety Collaboration

Imo Governor Uzodimma Hails Security Agencies For Rescuing 20 Kidnapped NYSC Members

Air Peace Receives New Embraer 190, Discloses Five Boeing 737-800 Acquisitions in 2026

Bayelsa @ 30: Lokpobiri’s Wife, Ogechi, Celebrated as Pillar of Impact

Belgian Students Take To Streets Over Education Costs Following Protests In France

Scores Injured As Okada Riders, Ticket Sellers Clash Over Alleged Multiple Levies In Ondo

Nasarawa Assembly To Debate State Police Bill, Approves Five Additional Special Advisers

Diddy Lands A $477K Court Bill After His Peacock Doc Suit Collapsed

Police, DSS, Military Rescue 20 Abducted Prospective NYSC Members In Imo