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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Ama Ata Aidoo, Ghana’s famous author, dies at 81

AfricaNewsPeopleAma Ata Aidoo, Ghana’s famous author, dies at 81

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 2, 2023

Ghanaian Ama Ata Aidoo, one of Africa’s most celebrated authors and playwrights has died. According to BBC reports, the famous author was aged 81. A statement by her family said, “Our beloved relative and writer” passed away after a short illness, requesting privacy to allow them to grieve. A renowned feminist, Aidoo honoured and illustrated the plight of African women in works like Changes, Our Sister Killjoy, and The Dilemma of a Ghost. She resisted...

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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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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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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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Fuel Subsidy Removal: Mutfwang, Oborevwori warn dealers against exploitation, hoarding

NewsFuel Subsidy Removal: Mutfwang, Oborevwori warn dealers against exploitation, hoarding

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 31, 2023

Following the inaugural speech of President Bola Tinubu announcing the removal of fuel subsidy, Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has charged petroleum marketers not to take advantage of the situation to hoard fuel and exploit citizens. On his part, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has warned fuel marketers in the state against hoarding petroleum products especially Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). Mutfwang in a press statement issued through his media aide, Gyang Bere noted that...

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“Peace of mind at last”, El-Rufai says a day after leaving office as governor

NewsNigeriaPolitics“Peace of mind at last”, El-Rufai says a day after leaving office as governor

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 31, 2023

Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai says his first day after leaving office is the “easiest day I can recall in nearly ten years”. El-Rufai’s two four-year term as governor ended on Monday, May 29, 2023, with the official swearing-in of the governor-elect, Uba Sani. Twenty-four hours after he left office, the former governor took to Twitter to give an account of his first day as an ex-governor. “Peace of mind at last: Today...

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