Ibom Airlines Opts Out of Monday Shutdown By Airlines Operators, Read Full Statement

Aviation-AirportsIbom Airlines Opts Out of Monday Shutdown By Airlines Operators, Read Full Statement

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 8, 2022

Ibom Airlines has said it will not be joining the planned shut down of flights as announced by the Airlines Operators of Nigeria (AON). The AON had on Friday said its members would suspend flight services on Monday due to the unbearable high cost of aviation fuel (JetA1) and other associated costs. But in a statement, Ibom Airlines said obligations to its customers, suppliers, and staff, would not allow it to participate in the shutdown....

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Ganduje Moves To Stop Tinubu’s Campaigner, Jubrin, From Leaving APC

NewsNigeria ElectionsGanduje Moves To Stop Tinubu’s Campaigner, Jubrin, From Leaving APC

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 8, 2022

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has taken steps to stop the defection of Abdulmumin Jibrin, a prominent campaigner for the All Progressives Congress (APC)’ presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu. This was contained in a statement titled, ‘Ganduje wades into Kiru/Bebeji contest crisis’ by the Chairman of APC in Kano State, Abdullahi Abbas, on Sunday. It was earlier reported that Jibrin had on Saturday announced his exit from the ruling APC, saying that he would announce...

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Second Republic Politician, Senator Arthur Nzeribe, Dies At 83

NewsObituarySecond Republic Politician, Senator Arthur Nzeribe, Dies At 83

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 8, 2022

Oguta-born maverick Second Republic politician, Senator Francis Arthur Nzeribe, is dead. He was aged 83. According to a reliable source close to the family on Sunday afternoon, the politician died of an undisclosed ailment at a foreign hospital. The former lawmaker died of an undisclosed ailment at a foreign hospital. “He died this morning in a hospital abroad. The family will soon release a statement,” the family source disclosed. Nzeribe was elected a Senator to...

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Aside N100m, Two Other Clauses APC Has Adopted To Reduce the Number of Presidential Aspirants

MoneyNigeria ElectionsAside N100m, Two Other Clauses APC Has Adopted To Reduce the Number of Presidential Aspirants

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 8, 2022

ABUJA — When the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) announced its Presidential nomination and expression form at N100 Million, many analysts felt it was a plot to reduce the number of aspirants that will purchase the form, unfortunately, the party has currently made N17 billion from the sales of the form as 17 out of the about 30 aspirants who have declared interest have picked up the form. The N100 million cost of the presidential...

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Buhari Meets South-East Leaders In Ebonyi, They Demand For Nnamdi Kanu’s release

NewsBuhari Meets South-East Leaders In Ebonyi, They Demand For Nnamdi Kanu’s release

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 6, 2022

ABAKALIKI —The South-East leaders on Friday have once again asked President Muhammadu Buhari to release the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The Igbo leaders made the plea in an address during a meeting with Buhari at the Executive Council Chambers, New Government House Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State. Chairman of South-East Traditional Rulers Council, Eze Charles Mkpuma, read the address. On Thursday, Buhari commenced a two-day working visit to Ebonyi...

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UK Bans IPOB, MASSOB, Others, Says Rights Violators Can’t Get Asylum

Foreign PolicyNewsUnited NationsUK Bans IPOB, MASSOB, Others, Says Rights Violators Can’t Get Asylum

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 6, 2022

The United Kingdom (UK) has barred the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra and other Biafran groups from participating in its asylum programme. The British government noted that IPOB had been proscribed as a terrorist group by the Federal Government and that members of the group and its paramilitary wing – the Eastern Security Network – have reportedly committed human rights violations. The UK, therefore, said...

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Boko Haram Faction Storms Kaduna Villages for Recruitment, Residents Express Confidence in Them

Boko HaramBoko Haram Faction Storms Kaduna Villages for Recruitment, Residents Express Confidence in Them

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 6, 2022

KADUNA — A Boko Haram faction, Ansaru Militant Group, has reported commenced a “massive recruitment” of residents in communities in Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Daily Trust reported that the group on Wednesday visited Damari, Farin Ruwa, Kwasa Kwasa, Kuyello, Gobirawa, Tabanni, Kutemeshi, and Kazage villages in an attempt to lure the villagers into the sect under the guise of celebrating Sallah with them. The newspaper quoted residents as saying the insurgents...

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2023: Despite Governors’ Enforcement, Akpabio Says Electoral Law Seeking Appointee’s Resignation ‘Doesn’t Exist’

NewsNigeria Elections2023: Despite Governors’ Enforcement, Akpabio Says Electoral Law Seeking Appointee’s Resignation ‘Doesn’t Exist’

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 6, 2022

Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and presidential aspirant under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have said that the section of the Electoral Act as amended, asked aspirants to resign government positions does not exist. Section 84, sub-section 12 of the Electoral Act states, “No political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for at the convention or congress of any political party for the purpose of...

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Index Shows Nigeria Drops In World Press Freedom Since 2020

NewsPress * MediaIndex Shows Nigeria Drops In World Press Freedom Since 2020

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 5, 2022

On May 3, Reporters Without Borders released the 2022 edition of the World Press Freedom Index, and Nigeria is currently among 129 out of the 180 countries in the world. Describing the giant of Africa in its report, the Reporters Without Border said, “one of West Africa’s most dangerous and difficult countries for journalists, who are often watched, attacked, arbitrarily arrested and even killed. “It can involve pressure, harassment of journalists and media outlets, and...

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Former Aide to Ogun Governor, Abidemi Rufai, Pleads Guilty To Fraud In US

Crime & PunishmentLaw & JusticeNewsFormer Aide to Ogun Governor, Abidemi Rufai, Pleads Guilty To Fraud In US

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 5, 2022

Abidemi Rufai, who was a former Senior Special Assistant to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has pleaded guilty to his role in a $350,763 fraud in the United States. The Seattle Times reported that the 45 years old Rufai pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the US District Court in Tecoma to charges that he used stolen Social Security numbers and other personal data to file $350,763 in fake claims for pandemic unemployment benefits in 2020....

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