Dana Air sued by group over breach of contract 

NewsNigeriaTransportationDana Air sued by group over breach of contract 

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 2, 2023

A group, All Youths Re-Oriented Initiative Of Nigeria (AYRION) has instituted a legal action against Dana Air over the failure of the airline company to airlift members of the group from Abuja to Lagos on April 28th, 2023. According to the group, the action of the airline caused the president of the group and others to miss very important business appointments. According to reports, the legal action was instituted on behalf of the AYRION by...

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U-20 World Cup: Nigeria qualifies for quarterfinal, beats Argentina

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsU-20 World Cup: Nigeria qualifies for quarterfinal, beats Argentina

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 2, 2023

The Flying Eagles, Nigeria’s U-20 team on Wednesday defeated host nation Argentina 2-0 to qualify for the quarter-final of the U-20 World Cup. Ibrahim Muhammad scored the first goal of the match in the 71st minute, while Haliru Saeki scored with a diving header in added time to take the match out of the reach of the six-time champions, Argentina. The host nation rallied to equalise the goal but failed to utilize their chances. The win...

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Lagos: Aggrieved Lekki residents protest illegal street gates, others

NewsNigeriaPoliticsLagos: Aggrieved Lekki residents protest illegal street gates, others

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 2, 2023

…Ask Sanwo-Olu to intervene Some aggrieved landlords and residents in Lekki Phase One, area of Lagos State,  have called on Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to intervene in illegal street gates and road Access Codes instituted by the North-East Lekki Neighbourhood Association (NELNA). The aggrieved property owners, led by Prince Ayoola Ojeikere, protested  blockage of Admiralty Road and demand for Access Code to ply them by the NELNA. While describing the road blockage through erection of gates...

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Soludo’s Commissioner Emerges New APGA National Chairman

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSoludo’s Commissioner Emerges New APGA National Chairman

PilotnewsJune 1, 2023

A sitting Commissioner in Anambra State, Mr. Sly Ezeokenwa has emerged the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Okenwa, a legal practitioner, defeated his co-contestants to emerge victorious in the election that held at the Party’s Regional Secretariat in Awka on Wednesday. The new APGA National Chairman is the Commissioner for Special Duties under Governor Chukwuma Soludo as well as the National Legal Adviser of APGA. Shortly after emerging the winner...

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Fuel Subsidy and the Age-Long Ideological Confusion in Nigeria

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsFuel Subsidy and the Age-Long Ideological Confusion in Nigeria

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)June 1, 2023

“It becomes even more disturbing as the country would now borrow to fund the subsidy ” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Perhaps, nothing epitomizes Nigeria’s ideological war more than the recurring argument over whether to remove or not remove fuel subsidy. Since the inception of this democratic dispensation, each government has had to deal with the issue of fuel subsidy removal, in one way or another. But largely, what is in display with the recurrent argument on fuel...

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Removal of petrol subsidy: NNPC adjusts pump price of petrol to reflect ‘market realities’

EconomyNewsNigeriaPoliticsRemoval of petrol subsidy: NNPC adjusts pump price of petrol to reflect ‘market realities’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 1, 2023

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited has adjusted the price of petrol, also known as premium motor spirit, PMS, across its retail outlets nationwide. In a press statement on Wednesday, Garba Deen Muhammad, the chief corporate communications officer of NNPC Ltd, said the adjustment is in line with market realities. Recall that President Bola Tinubu in his inaugural address on Monday had announced the removal of the petrol subsidy, saying that his administration will...

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Tinubu’s daughter, Folasade declares self ‘First Daughter of the FRN’

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu’s daughter, Folasade declares self ‘First Daughter of the FRN’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 1, 2023

Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, the first daughter of President Bola Tinubu, has added the ‘First Daughter of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, FRN’ to her numerous [chieftaincy] titles. Tinubu-Ojo, who was crowned the Iyaloja of Lagos (the head of Lagos State markets) on October 29, 2013, also declared herself as the “Iyaloja General of Nigeria”. She added the titles to her Twitter bio to reflect her new status a few hours after the inauguration of her father,...

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Federal Government To Refund Over N16 Billion To Borno For Projects Execution

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFederal Government To Refund Over N16 Billion To Borno For Projects Execution

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 31, 2023

Federal Government To Refund Over N16 Billion To Borno State Government For Projects ExecutionBy Hassan Umar ShallpellaDuring its sitting on Tuesday, the House of Representatives approved the payment of N16,772,486,002.19 to the Borno State Government as a refund for projects executed on behalf of the federal government.The approval followed the adoption of recommendations of a report by the House Committee on Aids, Loans, and Debt Management.According to the report: “The approval by FEC for the...

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Nigeria Governors’ Forum Cautions Oil Marketers Against Creating Artificial Fuel Scarcity

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria Governors’ Forum Cautions Oil Marketers Against Creating Artificial Fuel Scarcity

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 31, 2023

Irked by the activities of oil marketers following the announcement of oil subsidy by President Tinubu, the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has cautioned oil marketers to avoid imposing needless hardship on the citizens by creating artificial fuel scarcity across the nation.He said creating artificial scarcity amounts to an intentional misrepresentation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s statement on the question of fuel subsidy.AbdulRazaq, who is also the Governor of Kwara State,...

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Gov Aliyu Fires 13 Traditional Rulers, Invalidates Appointments of 23 Perm Secs

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGov Aliyu Fires 13 Traditional Rulers, Invalidates Appointments of 23 Perm Secs

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 31, 2023

Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State who assumed office on Tuesday announced the suspension of 14 traditional rulers appointed recently by the former Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. The affected traditional rulers include 13 district heads and the newly appointed Magajin Garin Sokoto, and Alhaji Sama’ila Abdulkadir Mujeli. The district heads are Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar III (Ciroman Sokoto) and District Head of Sokoto North LGA; Alhaji Buhari Dahiru Tambuwal, Sarkin Tambuwal; Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki Muhammadu Maccido...

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