Emirates Airline on Friday said it was suspending all its flights between Nigeria and Dubai from December 13. The airline’s decision comes after the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) limited its flight activities in Nigeria. The NCAA had accused UAE authorities of not granting equal rights to the sole Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, flying to […]
Members of the Ibadan Zone of ASUU brief reporters at the University of Ilorin in Kwara State on December 10, 2021. Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have threatened to embark on another industrial action following a three-week ultimatum issued by the union last month. They, however, called on well-meaning Nigerians to […]
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says parents should be forced to send their children to school. Delivering a convocation lecture on Friday at the Achievers University, Owo, Ondo state, Atiku said countries that invest in education and innovation are leading nations of the world. He said if education is made more accessible to young people in […]
The Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa has reiterated the agency’s commitment to increase the risk burden of trafficking in drugs and psychotropic substances in Nigeria. Marwa gave the assurance on Wednesday at the handing over ceremony of a provisional detention facility equipped by […]
Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF), has called on the international community to prevail on Governor Umahi of Ebonyi State to set machinery in motion to produce the five engineers kidnapped in his State by Effium, Ezza youths. The engineers had gone to embark on the construction at Effium in Ezza Ring Roadphase2 in Ebonyi State but […]
Iyorchia Ayu has been sworn in as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ayu and 20 other members of the national working committee (NWC) were inaugurated into office on Friday in Abuja. In his acceptance speech, Ayu said his NWC will work in consultation with party members to reclaim power from the […]
The Nigerian Army Friday warned those fueling crises in various locations across the country to desist from their unpatriotic acts, saying they will soon be dealt with decisively. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, who handed this warning in Abuja at the closing of the COAS Annual Conference 2021, also assured Nigerians […]
Linda Ibieme Oghogho, a socialite and popular model in Lagos has revealed that the former aviation minister, FFK, dismissing recent claims of sexual dysfunction by the former’s estranged ex-wife, Precious Chikwendu. Recall sections of the media had reported that one Precious Chikwendu had alleged that Femi Fani-Kayode isn’t fit to handle her as a man […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians and the international community of free and fair elections when citizens go to the polls to elect a new leader in 2023. He gave the assurance on Friday at a Virtual Summit for Democracy organised by President Joe Biden of the United States, saying necessary mechanisms would be strengthened […]
A high court in Ikeja has fixed February 25, 2022 to deliver judgment in the case of Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, suspected kidnap kingpin better known as Evans. suspected kidnap kingpin better known as Evans. Evans is standing trial alongside Uche Amadi, Ogechi Uchechukwu, Chilaka Ifeanyi, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu and Victor Aduba over the alleged kidnap of Donatus […]
