Saudi-bound Aircraft Make Emergency Landing In Kano, Another Skids Off Runway In Lagos

NewsNigeriaTransportationSaudi-bound Aircraft Make Emergency Landing In Kano, Another Skids Off Runway In Lagos

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 2, 2023

A Saudi-bound aircraft which developed a slight crack on the windscreen shortly after take-off in the evening of Wednesday has made an emergency landing in the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA). The aircraft, Boeing 747 operated by Max Air with registration number, Max B747-HMM departed the Dutse airport carrying the first batch of 554 intending Muslim pilgrims from Jigawa state to Saudi Arabia for the 2023 Hajj pilgrimage. It was leant that lightning had...

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EFCC Arrests 17 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Enugu

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEFCC Arrests 17 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)June 2, 2023

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 17 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation in Enugu. Upon arrest, two exotic cars, 26 mobile phones and four personal computers were recovered from the suspects.   The suspects are: Okechukwu Emmanuel Onah, Ezuma Emmanuel Nnaemezie, Onodugo Godfrey Oji, Ojioche Miracle Nzesinachi, Okii Nnaemezie Emmanuel, Ojioche Tochukwu Collins, Usulor Chukwudi Reuben, Thaddeus Ebuka Jude, Okoloeze Chibuzor Emmanuel, Ani Francis Chinaza, Ani Arinze Daniel, and Amos Obasi...

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Nothing positive will happen unless Tinubu unites Nigerians – Agbakoba

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNothing positive will happen unless Tinubu unites Nigerians – Agbakoba

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 2, 2023

Olisa Agbakoba Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former President Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has told President Bola Tinubu to unite Nigerians by meeting with the leaders of sub nationalities across the country if he wants anything positive to happen. Agbakoba who spoke on Arise TV noted that the country is more divided now than ever before and there must be intentional effort to unite Nigerians. “The country is so divided that nothing can happen...

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National Convention: Ezeokenwa elected APGA national chairman

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNational Convention: Ezeokenwa elected APGA national chairman

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 2, 2023

Former National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Barr. Sly Ezeokenwa has been elected the National Chairman of the party. Ezeokenwa was unanimously elected to the office by over 300 delegates selected from 36 States of Nigeria at the 2023 APGA National Convention. Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, Anambra State Governor and National Leader of the party, observed the Convention for the newly elected officers, held at the International Convention Centre in Awka....

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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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