Super Eagles Escape Death as Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Angola

The Super Eagles narrowly escaped disaster yesterday when their ValueJet aircraft made an emergency landing in Luanda, Angola. The team was en route from Polokwane, South Africa, to Uyo for Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against Benin Republic when the plane’s windscreen cracked shortly after taking off from a refuelling stop. According to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the pilot acted swiftly and returned the plane safely to Luanda, averting tragedy. The NFF added that arrangements are underway to dispatch a replacement aircraft from Lagos, with assistance from the Ministers of…

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Murder Case: Mixed Reactions Trail Presidential Pardon for Maryam Sanda

Mixed reactions have trailed President Bola Tinubu’s decision to grant presidential pardon to Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death in 2020 for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello. Sanda, daughter-in-law to former PDP National Chairman, Haliru Bello, was convicted by an Abuja High Court for stabbing her husband to death in 2017 during a domestic quarrel. She had spent over six years in custody before her name appeared on a new presidential clemency list. The presidency said the pardon followed the recommendation of the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Prerogative…

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