The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed the runway excursion involving a Challenger CL 601 aircraft, operated by Mattini Airline Services Limited, with registration marks N580KR at Ibadan Airport on 26th January 2024 and has suspended the PNCF of Mattini Airline Services Limited with immediate effect. According to the regulatory agency, Mattini Airline Services…
Taking multivitamin supplements routinely is a ‘safe and accessible’ approach to supporting cognitive function, expert has said. Writing in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the expert declared that daily multivitamin supplementation was linked to benefits in both memory and cognition. In substudies of the Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS), which investigated the…
With the pursuit to achieve zero maternal mortality in the state, the Anambra State Government has started training on the use of Anti-shock garments in cases of postpartum haemorrhage in women. The training was organized by the state Ministry of Health in Awka, on Thursday. Postpartum Hemorrhage otherwise known as bleeding after delivery has been…
A tanker carrying 45,000-litre of petrol with registration number PTG 534 XA, bursted into flames on Thursday while transferring petrol into the reservoir of Fortunate Petrol Filling Station in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The fire incident occurred at about 19:44 hours, at the filling station located opposite Government Secondary School, Maraba, on Old Jebba Road,…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has confirmed the death of a male passenger in an accident involving three vehicles at Uzoakwa along Ihiala-Owerri Road, Anambra State. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, revealed this to journalists in Awka on Thursday. Irelewuyi, who said the accident was caused by wrongful overtaking…
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has urged member nations of its global tobacco treaty to ban or regulate the use of e-cigarettes and other novel and emerging products of the tobacco industry, in the interest of public health. The call was made during a virtual media briefing by the Network for Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals…
A woman known for her height has died at the age of 23. Xiao Mo of Shaoyang, China, stood 7.5ft tall and boasted more than 152,000 followers on video social media platform Douyin. She reportedly died on January 15 after succumbing to complications from a cold she had recently caught. Mo was popular on Douyin,…
Confusion in Ogurugu community in the Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State when some armed men suspected of being bandits invaded the area. Reports obtained by Ekweanaedo News revealed that the assailants successfully made away with four women to an unknown location. According to media report, the attack took place on Tuesday evening. Meanwhile…
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command, has confirmed that at least two persons were injured in an explosion near the Bureau of Public Enterprise premises in Maitama, Abuja. The area was thrown into confusion following a loud sound that suggested an explosion in the area. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in…
Nigerians in the UK are mourning the death of a Nigerian man, identified as Saheed Wahab. Ekweanaedo News understands that Saheed reportedly died a day after relocating to the United Kingdom for his master’s degree. Confirming the incident the Nigerian community, in a statement via its official X handle on Wednesday, said Wahab, who arrived…
