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Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Monday in Ikeja expressed worries over scarcity of aviation fuel. This, they said would worsen flight cancelations and delays in domestic operations. “The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) wish to alert the public of impending disruptions to scheduled flight operations by members of the association. “This development is being forced on members by the growing scarcity of aviation fuel. AON spokesperson Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, noted that“The scarcity is impacting negatively on the conduct of air transport operations and would lead to flight rescheduling or cancellations,’’ He assured, however, that the association was working very…
Senator Orji Uzo Kalu has lambasted the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and other presidential aspirants from the South West and South South, describing them as greedy politicians without conscience. Kalu claimed that the gods of Igboland are asking questions, demanding an answer as to why these politicians are allegedly greedy and have no conscience. The former Abia State Governor said this in an interview with Channels Television on Monday evening. According to Kalu, had these politicians not been greedy, they would not have entered the race for the presidency…
The Lagos State Government has reiterated its condemnation of the mob attack in which a sound engineer was killed in Lekki.The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. GbengaOmotoso, who spoke with the family of the victim, Mr. David Sunday.Expressed the condolences of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and assures them that justice will be done in the matter. He added that the police are holding four suspects at the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Panti.While Two survivors of the condemnable act are in hospital. The Government asks residents to remain calm as police continue to investigate the matter. Mr Omotosho reiterated that…
The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has arrested no less than 65 persons, at various locations around the state for environmental offences. The managing director/CEO, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, disclosed this during a chat in his office at Ijora, adding that the renewed offensive would spare no offender, as tough times awaits environmental offenders for willfully abusing the environment. He noted that for too long LAWMA had pleaded with the public to shun delibrate acts that deface the cityscape, but with very poor cooperation from a clear majority. According to him: “LAWMA is not a toothless bull dog. For too long…
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the killing of Deborah Samuel, a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad (SAW). An Online News Platform had reported that the female student was burnt to death by her colleagues for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad (SAW). The state police spokesman, Sanusi Abubakar, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday evening, said the killers of the student removed her from the security room where she was hidden by the school authorities, killed her and burnt the building. Abubakar further stated that the students banded together…
Abubakar has deleted a post he made syndicated on his Facebook and Twitter pages about slain Deborah Samuel after coming under a barrage of threats from fanatics of northern origin who asked him to forget his 2023 presidential ambition. Mr Atiku’s posts around 10:20 p.m. Thursday were deleted less than an hour later. Both had garnered thousands of reactions within minutes, according to a screenshot taken by People Gazette the comments were from fundamentalists who warned the politician to stay away from condemning the murder of the Christian student. The deleted post read:“There can not be a justification for such…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said there is no going back on the industrial action it embarked on until the Federal government meets its demand. The union made this known during the meeting with Federal Government officials at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Thursday night. The meeting was convened by Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock. Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, Chairman of the Union, accused the Federal Government of withholding the salaries of lecturers so as to force them to return to classrooms.He stated the resolve of the union to…
The independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, hasurged the public who registered online to complete their physical registration and those yet to register to do so before May 30 The Commission disclosed this in a press statement issued by its Public Affairs Officer, Geraldine Ekelemu, in Port Harcourt. Mrs Ekelemu stated that the online pre-registration will be suspended on May 30 while the entire registration exercise will end on June 30.
The myriads of security challenges facing Nigeria has been attributed to leadership defects as greed, ,love for money, Indiscipline, self-aggrandizement and lack of holy spirit. The church leaders disclosed this at a press briefing to launch the church’s Second National Symposium of Wardens titled : ” The State, The Society and The Church “slated to hold Saturday May7, 2022 The programme with the Theme : ” Beacon of Hope For A New Nigeria “. as a national discourse is expected to contribute to the emergence of a better country where citizens can benefit immensely from the abundant human and material…
Lagos state First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has appealled to all stakeholders in the education sector to work towards resolving the prolonged strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).She described the situation as a ticking time bomb that must be urgently addressed. Dr Ibijoke made the appeal at a special Eid-El-Fitr celebration hosted by the Lagos State first family and the state government held at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja to commemorate the end of Ramadan. “Our children, those in the universities, sitting down at home for two months is not a plus for us and so…