CAS Leads Technical Team To Italy For Helicopter Procurement

NewsNigeriaCAS Leads Technical Team To Italy For Helicopter Procurement

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 13, 2024

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar led officials from the Ministries of Defence and Finance to participate in a Programme Management Review Meeting in Italy with Messrs Leonardo S.P.A in respect of the procurement of M-346 Jet, Aw-109 Trekker Helicopter to enhance its combat power. A press statement on Sunday signed by Olusola Akinboyewa, Air Commodore, Director Public Relations and Information, NAF noted that the meeting was aimed to finalise arrangements for...

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US Charges Air Peace Boss Onyema with Money Laundering and Document Fraud

NewsNigeriaPoliticsUS Charges Air Peace Boss Onyema with Money Laundering and Document Fraud

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 13, 2024

…Air Peace Confident in Onyema’s Exoneration Allen Onyema, the Chairman and CEO of Air Peace, Nigeria’s major airline, and Ejiroghene Eghagha, the airline’s Chief Administration and Finance Officer, are facing charges in the United States for alleged money laundering and obstruction of justice. The charges stem from a federal investigation launched in 2019. US authorities accuse Onyema of moving over $20 million from Nigeria to US bank accounts through a scheme involving “false documents” used...

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One Teacher Teaches 170 Pupils Delta State

EducationNewsNigeriaOne Teacher Teaches 170 Pupils Delta State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 13, 2024

The Okugbe Primary School, Ikpide-irri in the Isoko South local government area of Delta State has only one teacher teaching over 170 pupils. Aside from this, residents of the community traveled to Kaiama in Bayelsa State Bayelsa State for medical attention. Ikpide-irri is an agrarian community, which specializes in the production of farm produce such as yams, plantains, peppers, and cassava to guarantee food security in the state. A group in the community under the...

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Minimum wage: Special Adviser On Salaries, Pensions Suspended

EconomyNewsNigeriaMinimum wage: Special Adviser On Salaries, Pensions Suspended

PilotnewsOctober 13, 2024

The Special Adviser on Salary and Pensions to Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State Alhaji Bashir Ado has been suspended over an alleged premature statement on the N70,000 minimum wage. The suspension was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Malam Bala Ibrahim, in Dutse. The statement said the government viewed with serious concern a statement circulating in various sections of the media alleging that the governor has approved...

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EFCC Declares Oil Mogul, Bolaji Akinduro Wanted

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEFCC Declares Oil Mogul, Bolaji Akinduro Wanted

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 13, 2024

The oil mogul Bolaji Akinduro has been placed wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged fraud. On its verified Twitter handle @officialEFCC, the anti-graft agency urged anyone with useful information about his whereabouts should contact the EFCC or the nearest police station. Akinduro who is the Executive Chairman of Total Grace Oil and Gas Investment Limited is charged with stealing and getting money through deception. WANTED BY THE EFCC: BOLAJI HENRY...

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Anambra 2025: Uzu Okagbue Hosts Anambra Central APC Leaders

NewsNigeriaAnambra 2025: Uzu Okagbue Hosts Anambra Central APC Leaders

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)October 13, 2024

The 2025 Anambra State Governorship Election has continued to take full shape as Uzu Okagbue, the Deputy Director of Sir Paul Chukwuma Primary Election Campaign Council for Anambra Central, hosts members of the Anambra APC State Working Committee from Central, Local Government chairpersons and ward chairpersons, for Anambra Central senatorial zone, at his home in Umunnachi, Dunukofia LGA. The meeting which recorded nearly 100% attendance, lasted for hours, as party leaders deliberated on modalities to...

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Sir Paul Chukwuma Charges Anambra Lawmakers to Make Sustainable Laws

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSir Paul Chukwuma Charges Anambra Lawmakers to Make Sustainable Laws

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)October 12, 2024

The 2025 Anambra State Governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress – APC, Sir Paul Chukwuma, has charged Anambra State lawmakers with making sustainable laws for the State. Citing a recent series of amendments to the Anambra State Electoral Law 2024, as well as the Local Government Administration Law 2024, Mr. Chukwuma emphasized that the legislative arm of the State Government is not an appendix of the governor, but an independent arm...

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Religious Leaders Advocate New Policies For Pregnant Women, others

LifestyleNewsNigeriaReligious Leaders Advocate New Policies For Pregnant Women, others

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 12, 2024

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, and the Catholic bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, have advocated for new policies to boost the well-being of pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and children in the country and tackle malnutrition. They stated this in separate remarks on Friday in Abuja at stakeholders’ meetings organized by the Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development (SFPD) and The Kukah Centre (TKC), in partnership with the Accelerating...

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Nigeria Customs Sells Petrol At N630 Per Litre In Adamawa

NewsNigeriaNigeria Customs Sells Petrol At N630 Per Litre In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 12, 2024

The Nigeria Customs Service has auctioned to the public seized petrol by its operatives in Yola, Adamawa State at the rate of N630 per litre. Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi while briefing newsmen on its operations in the North-Eastern state said the products were seized at two petrol stations in Yola. He added that Operation Whirlwind of Nigeria Customs recorded significant success in its fight against fuel smuggling. Adeniyi, who was represented by...

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Flood Submerge Over 60 Communities In Kogi State

NewsNigeriaFlood Submerge Over 60 Communities In Kogi State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 12, 2024

The Ibaji Flood Plains Multipurpose Cooperative Society (IFPMPCS) of Kogi State says over 60 communities in Ibaji Local Government Area have been submerged by flood. Chairperson of the IFPMPCS Executive Committee, Prof Joy Ede Ukoje, made the plea during a press briefing in Lokoja said Ibaji is one of the LGAs in the state which faces devastating flood annually. Ukoje called on the Kogi State Government to take immediate action, including creating a disaster relief...

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