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Nigeria, South Africa Sign Aviation Security, Safety Deal
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Nigeria, South Africa Sign Aviation Security, Safety Deal

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) have signed a deal to achieve unified civil aviation regulation in Africa. The two civil aviation authorities signed the agreement during the African Aviation Summit in Abuja on Thursday. The deal will make Nigeria and South African aviation regulators share safety and security best practices. It will also streamline regulations to foster smooth flight arrangements between both countries. The NCAA director-general, Musa Nuhu, signed on behalf of Nigeria, while Poppy Khoza, SACAA director, signed on behalf of South Africa. Mr Nuhu said the deal would enhance the flight operations between the two countries to almost be like domestic flights. He explained that the single regulatory ...
UNILAG Authorities Bow To Students’ Pressure, Reduce Tuition Fees
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UNILAG Authorities Bow To Students’ Pressure, Reduce Tuition Fees

The University of Lagos has announced a reduction in tuition fees after meeting with the National Association of Nigerian Students executives following several protests. Addressing journalists immediately after the meeting late on Thursday evening, the university’s vice-chancellor, Folashade Ogunsola, expressed satisfaction at the outcome of the meeting. “We just had a roundtable discussion with our faculty presidents and the NANS leadership and we also had the NANS president come into Lagos. We also had the NANS South-West leaders and that of the Lagos chapter. It was a very fruitful deliberation,” stated Ms Ogunsola. “Like everything, once you start something, you come back to the table to discuss and we are always listening to our students. When we heard loud and clear that they ...
How Police, SSS Uncovered ESN-IPOB Shrine, Camp In Ebonyi
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How Police, SSS Uncovered ESN-IPOB Shrine, Camp In Ebonyi

Police operatives, soldiers and State Security Service (SSS) agents say they stormed a camp at Eke-agbebor Isu, Onicha LGA of Ebonyi, allegedly belonging to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The security agencies stated this in a statement issued on Thursday by SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, the police spokeswoman in Ebonyi. The statement noted that the security forces destroyed a shrine at the IPOB camp. On September 13, acting on credible and actionable intelligence, tactical team operatives of the command in a joint operation with the military and the DSS stormed an IPOB/ESN camp at Eke-agbebor Isu in Onicha LGA of Ebonyi state,” the statement said. It added, “One of the IPOB/ESN members was shot and fatally wounded, while others escaped with various degrees of bu...
Ìṣẹ̀ṣe Practitioners Condemn Attacks On ‘Tani Ọlọhun’ Inside Court Premises
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Ìṣẹ̀ṣe Practitioners Condemn Attacks On ‘Tani Ọlọhun’ Inside Court Premises

Ìṣẹ̀ṣe practitioners under the aegis of International Forum of Araba/Oluawo (Ajo Awon Araba/Oluawo L'Agbaye) have condemned attack on the detained practising Oníṣẹ̀ṣe, Abdulazeez Adegbola popularly called ‘Tani Olohun’ inside court premises in Kwara State by those believed to be Muslim fanatics. The group in a press release signed by Araba of Ibadanland, Chief Ifalere Odegbemi Odegbola II on behalf of Araba Agbaye, His Eminence, Araba Awodotun Owolabi Aworeni berated the action of the Muslim fanatics and also condemned the Officers and Men of the Nigeria Police Force and other security operatives who refused to intervene when the Muslim fanatics started stoning 'Tani Olorun' and his supporters on the court premises in Ìlọrin, Kwara State capital. "We are issuing this statement to co...
Nursing Mother Accused Of Flogging Judge Released From Abakaliki Prison
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Nursing Mother Accused Of Flogging Judge Released From Abakaliki Prison

A 32-year-old nursing mother, Ann Akpa, charged with assaulting a magistrate on Thursday regained her freedom after spending three days in the Nigeria Correctional Centre, in Abakaliki, Ebonyi. Ms Akpa was charged with two counts of assault and breach of peace. Ms Akpa stated that she met the bail bond of N200,000 after three days. I am happy over my release. I beg that the matter should not linger anymore,” she said. On what led to her arraignment and remand in prison custody, Ms Akpa said, “It was not a fight but a minor quarrel between the magistrate and I. She has been my neighbour for several years. I don’t want the issue to linger anymore. I just want peace to reign.” Ms Akpa added, “Let us live and forgive one another.”NAN
Bwala tweet on AMAC Chairman becoming FCT administrator
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Bwala tweet on AMAC Chairman becoming FCT administrator

We read with dismay a tweet by one D.H Bwala, a supposed lawyer and politician, on the 11 of September 2023 which read inter alia: "Following from my previous tweet, I am also hearing that Abuja natives are going to file a motion on notice seeking the order of court restraining Wike from parading himself as the Minister of FCT pending the hearing and determination of the suit. That they would also seek for a temporary order directing the chairman of Abuja municipal to administer the FCT as an administrator pending the hearing and determination of the the case". Ordinarily, we would have chosen to ignore this baseless allegation as twittered by B H Bwala. The Abuja Municipal Area Council under the current leadership of the Executive Chairman of AMAC, Hon. Christopher Zakka Maikalangu...
APC Chieftain Calls for Truce in Akeredolu, Deputy’s Feud
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APC Chieftain Calls for Truce in Akeredolu, Deputy’s Feud

A leading chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Dipo Okeyomi, has sued for peace in the palpable feud between the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) and his deputy, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, describing it as needless. Akeredolu who recently returned from medical vacation in Germany, having been away for three months, on Tuesday sacked all the media aides to Aiyedatiwa, thus signalling a frosty relationship between the two of them. But reacting, Okeyomi, popularly known as Carry Go, said in a statement issued in Lagos that "some strange forces must have interfered in the smooth relationship between Governor Akeredolu and Deputy Governor Aiyedatiwa, apparently in pursuit of personal interest ahead of next year's governorship election in which the governor wi...
Armed Forces Ready To Support Tinubu’s Aspirations-Chief of Defence Staff
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Armed Forces Ready To Support Tinubu’s Aspirations-Chief of Defence Staff

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has reiterated the readiness of the Armed Forces of Nigeria to support the aspirations and policies of President Bola Tinubu’s government. Mr Musa gave the assurance while presenting a paper titled ‘Nigeria Security and Defence Policies: My Leadership Concepts for the Armed Forces of Nigeria’ in Jaji, Kaduna. The director of defence information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, in a statement on Wednesday, said the defence chief delivered the lecture to members of Senior Course 46 of Armed Forces Command and Staff College. The defence chief also reiterated the resolve of the military to defend democracy and rid the nation of all forms of security challenges. Mr Musa called on the course participants to redouble their loyalty and com...
Estate Developer Commends Adeleke on Massive Development
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Estate Developer Commends Adeleke on Massive Development

Notable real estate developer and international lawyer, Prince Afolabi Ali, has expressed delight at the massive infrastructural development brought to the grassroots by Governor Ademola Adeleke, barely one year in office. Ali, an Iree Prince in Boripe North local council area, in a statement through his media aide, Mr. Kayode Fasua, described Adeleke's equity in the distribution of capital projects cutting across Osun communities as novel. He particularly lauded the governor for providing portable borehole water in the 333 wards of Osun State within 100 days of assuming office. "Apart from that great feat aimed at checkmating water-borne diseases anywhere in the state, the governor has barely one year in office, constructed 20 kilometres of roads across the state. "Govern...
G77 Summit: Shettima To Represent Tinubu In Cuba
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G77 Summit: Shettima To Represent Tinubu In Cuba

Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday departed Nigeria to represent President Bola Tinubu at the G77+China Leaders’ Summit in Havana, Cuba. The summit will be held from September 15 to 17. In a statement, the vice-president’s media aide, Olusola Abiola, said Mr Shettima would join other world leaders at the summit, including the UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres. The statement said the summit would deliberate on development issues facing members, mostly from the global south. “The summit will equally explore proactive ways of addressing challenges facing the development of the member-states leveraging science, technology and innovation to enhance socio-economic growth,” it noted. It added, “Also, Shettima will, on the sidelines of the summit, hold bilateral meeti...
Akeredolu Sacks His Deputy’s Media Aides
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Akeredolu Sacks His Deputy’s Media Aides

The governor of Ondo, Rotimi Akeredolu has sacked the media aides attached to the office of Lucky Aiyedatiwa, his deputy. The development comes amid an alleged rift between Aiyedatiwa and Akeredolu. On Thursday, Akeredolu returned to Nigeria after a three-month medical leave in Germany. His deputy was acting in his stead while he was away from office. The Ondo governor officially resumed duty on Friday. In a statement on Tuesday, Richard Olatunde, Akeredolu’s chief press secretary, also said the media crew attached to the deputy governor’s office has been disbanded. “They are to submit all government properties in their possession to the Acting Permanent Secretary, Office of the deputy Governor. Similarly, the Press Crew attached to the office of the deputy governor has ...
Poverty is mostly indegenous, we would tackle it from the root- Garki
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Poverty is mostly indegenous, we would tackle it from the root- Garki

By Gami Tadanyigbe …express readiness to collaborate with other Mandate Secretaries The newly inaugurated Mandate Secretary Area Council Services of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Mr Bitrus Lawrence Garki has said that President Bola Tinubu led administration would tackle poverty from the root. Mr Bitrus Lawrence Garki, stated this when he was reveived by the management staff of the Secretariat in his office after immediately after his inauguration by the Minister of FCT, His Excellency Nyesom Ezenwo Wike in Abuja on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bitrus Garki who is the youngest Mandate Secretary ever appointed, noted that it is an opportunity to be appointed, adding that the office is for the entire Nigerian Youth. According to the ...
Mandate Secretary: FCT Traditional Rulers’ wives laud Tinubu, Wike over appointment of FCT indigene
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Mandate Secretary: FCT Traditional Rulers’ wives laud Tinubu, Wike over appointment of FCT indigene

The Association of Wives of FCT Traditional Rulers, has lauded the President and FCT Minister, over the appointment of an FCT indigene, Mr Bitrus Lawrence, as the Mandate Secretary for FCT Area Council Services Secretariat. The association said this in a statement signed by Hajiya Halima Mohammed, Secretary of the association and Sa'rauniyan of Karshi Chiefdom, on Tuesday in Abuja. She said that the appointment was an affirmation of governments' commitment to promoting an inclusive society. "The fact that an Indigenous person has been awarded this crucial position of leadership is a sign of progress. "Mr Bitrus Lawrence will be a strong advocate for our people and the conservation of our land and resources, a his appointment is considered as a positive step for FCT indigenes. ...
Tinubu Directs Immediate Payment Of Deceased Soldiers’ Insurance
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Tinubu Directs Immediate Payment Of Deceased Soldiers’ Insurance

President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate payment of insurance entitlements owed families of officers and soldiers who died while fighting to defend the nation. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, made this known at the opening of the combined second and third quarters COAS conference, on Tuesday in Abuja. The conference is being attended by army field commanders and heads of institutions and establishments. Mr Lagbaja said that the welfare of troops and their families was of paramount importance, and pledged to consolidate all existing welfare arrangements to enhance the well-being of troops and their families to keep them focused on their tasks. “In addition to providing befitting living quarters for our personnel, we shall ensure the newly intro...
N2.9 billion Fraud:  George Turnah, Two Others, Bag Six Years Jail Terms
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N2.9 billion Fraud:  George Turnah, Two Others, Bag Six Years Jail Terms

Justice A. T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced a former Special Adviser to Dan Abia, erstwhile managing director of Niger Delta Development Commission, George Turnah, and two others: Ebis Orubebe and Uzorgor Silas Chidebere, to six years imprisonment for obtaining money under false pretence, money laundering, conversion of funds and forgery contrary to Section 1 (1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act. This was released by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on their social media page on Tuesday. They were jailed having been found guilty of charges preferred against them by the Port Harcourt Zonal ...
UNIJOS students Protest School fee hike
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UNIJOS students Protest School fee hike

…block roads leading to the campus Students of the University of Jos, Plateau State, are currently protesting the hike in their school fees and other services rendered by the institution. The students took to the street on Tuesday blocking the roads leading to their campus in protest. The protesters who were seen with placards , called on the management of the school to immediately reverse the fee hike and other services rendered by the school. The students were siad to have been mobilized by leaders of the Students Union Government of the institution. The placards carried different inscriptions such as “If your children can afford the money, we can’t”, and “We don’t want to drop out of school”, among others.
Tribunal Sacks Jerry Gana’s Son From House Of Reps
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Tribunal Sacks Jerry Gana’s Son From House Of Reps

The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal on Monday sacked Joshua, the son of former Senator Jerry Gana, from the House of Representatives. Rep Joshua Audu Gana was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Edati/Lavun/Mokwa Federal Constituency of Niger State in the February 25 general elections. Mr Gana, who won the election with 47,942 votes as against 40,003 votes scored by the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Abdullahi Gbatamagi, was declared the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Dissatisfied with the declaration, the APC and its candidate, Mr Gbatamagi, through their counsel, Johnson Usman, SAN, challenged the return of Mr Gana. The petition is via a petition number EPT/NG/H...
Police Arrest 13 Cultists, Robbery Suspects In Zaria
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Police Arrest 13 Cultists, Robbery Suspects In Zaria

The police at Sabon-Gari in Zaria, Kaduna State, have arrested 13 cultists and robbery suspects. The acting spokesman of the police in the state, ASP Mansir Hassan, stated on Monday that the cultists confessed they were members of the “Eiye” confraternity. “They came from different tertiary institutions across the country and chose a part of Zaria as their rendezvous for initiation rituals,’’ he stated. Mr Hassan explained that the cultists stormed the Zaria community on Sunday, armed with machetes and other dangerous weapons. He added that they broke into homes, injured and robbed the inhabitants before fleeing into a nearby forest. The spokesman stated that police operatives trailed the assailants to their hideout in the forest and arrested 13 of them as others fled furth...
UAE lifts Visa Ban on Nigerians, Resumes Flight Operations
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UAE lifts Visa Ban on Nigerians, Resumes Flight Operations

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has secured landmark deals with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) while the visa ban on Nigerians has also been lifted. Tinubu’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement said the president and the UAE ruler, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday met in Abu Dhabi to finalize the historic agreement which has resulted in the immediate cessation of the visa ban placed on Nigerian travelers. “Furthermore, by this historic agreement, both Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines are to immediately resume flight schedules into and out of Nigeria, without any further delay,” Ngelale said. As negotiated between the two Heads of State, this immediate restoration of flight activity, through these two airlines and between the two countries, does not involve any imme...
Shettima reiterates FG’s commitment to welfare of citizens
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Shettima reiterates FG’s commitment to welfare of citizens

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has reiterated the commitment of President Bola Tinubu administration to the welfare of Nigerians in its programmes and policies. Shettima stated this on Monday, while inaugurating at the distribution of palliatives worth N5.1 billion by the Sokoto State Government. " President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a compassionate leader that sleeps and wakes up each day with thoughts of how to alleviate the plight of Nigerians especially the vulnerable among us. "He is committed to promoting the welfare of citizens of this country, that is why he will soon introduce robust programmes that will help improve the living condition of citizens." Shettima commended Sokoto State Government for the distribution of palliatives, adding it was a very laudable initiat...