The controversial national carrier, Nigeria Air, has failed to progress to phase two of the Air Operator Certificate certification process, according to a letter from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. The PUNCH reported that the Federal Government took delivery of the first plane of the country’s national carrier, Nigeria Air, amid protest from local airline…
Days after his inauguration, President Bola Tinubu on Friday appointed the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as his Chief of Staff. A former deputy governor of Jigawa State, Ibrahim Hadejia, was also appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff. The President also named the immediate past Minister of Special Duties and…
Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has called on Nigerians to exercise patience with President, Bola Tinubu, regarding the removal of subsidy on petrol. The royal father in a statement by his press secretary, Alli Ibrahim, obtained in Osogbo on Friday, explained that subsidy removal was a move to stop enriching a few individuals at…
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old online vendor, Akinnowonu Damilola Victoria, for defrauding over one hundred customers of about one hundred and fifty million naira in Minna, the state capital. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Niger State Command Police Public Relations Officer, DSP W. A Abiodun, on Friday. According…
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has hailed the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on his appointment as the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu. Sharing a picture of himself and Gbajabiamila on his Facebook page on Friday, Sanwo-Olu wrote, “Congratulations to my brother and friend #femigbaja on your…
A driver based in Ibadan, Oyo State, Saheed Abioye, also known as Anini, has been arrested by the Anti-Cultism Squad of the Osun State Police Command. The suspect was reported to be returning home after a failed attempt to steal mobile phones at a church in Osogbo when he was caught. The father of one…
The Head, Department of Management & Accounting, Faculty of Administration, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Prof Grace Akinola, on Friday, said plans were ongoing for the establishment of OAU Business School. She said the school was being processed alongside the Doctor of Business Administration programme and would commence after Senate approval. Akinola, who stated…
It is a happy moment for the King of Music, Dr Saheed Akorede Okunola (Saheed Osupa) and family as his beautiful daughter, Suliat Okunola graduated from a Nursing School in New Jersey, USA today. King (Dr) Saheed Osupa could not hide his joy as he shared the good news on his social media handles. He…
The Police on Friday fired teargas at worshippers outside Addis Ababa’s largest mosque, in the latest clashes fueled by the destruction of mosques in the Ethiopian capital. Worshippers were leaving the Grand Anwar mosque in Addis Ababa calmly when some youths began to shout “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest), and shots rang out, sowing panic,…
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadir Obafemi Hamzat, on Friday urged residents to stop patronizing black marketers, saying with the fuel price hike dictated by removal subsidy, enough of the products were available at filling stations and market forces would determine the prices sooner. The deputy governor gave this advice after paying a surprise visit…
