Hadi Sirika, the minister of aviation, announced on Monday that the reopening procedure will mirror that of domestic flights where operations began with the Lagos and Abuja airports. “Glad to announce the resumption of international flights from the 29th of August, 2020. Beginning with Lagos and Abuja as we did with the domestic flight resumption,” he tweeted. “Protocols and procedures will be announced in due course. We thank you for your patience.”
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The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Whirl Punch have eliminated an unspecified number of armed bandits in an encounter at Tashan Kare in Niger State. The Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, John Enenche, a major general, in a statement on Monday, said the success was in continuation of aggressive clearance operation to rid the North Central of criminal elements. Mr Enenche said the troops acted based on credible intelligence on the attack by bandits. He said troops swiftly mobilised to the scene and made contact with the bandits. “The gallant troops engaged the armed bandits with superior fire power killing…
THERE was heated argument at the House of Representatives Hearing Room 028 yesterday between Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi and House Committee Chairman on Treaties, Particulars and Agreement Ossai Nicholas Ossai. It was during the legislative hearing on the loans agreements signed by the ministry. At issue was an alleged $33 billion loan which Ossai said Nigeria had signed. But the minister denied any such agreement. The drama unfolded before Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Muhammed Bello. Amaechi, who had warned the committee against scrutinising the Chinese loans, repeated his…
AJAYI Kayode, a serving Lance Corporal in the Nigerian Army has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Office for alleged internet fraud in the Lekki axis of Lagos State. According to the EFCC, Kayode said the “big shot yahoo yahoo boys” in whose company he was arrested, were his friends and that they had been teaching him how to make money through cybercrime. The anti-fraud agency in a statement by Dele Oyewale, its Head, Media and Publicity said while the “boys” are members of Organised Cyber Criminal Syndicate Network, OCCSN, the ladies…
The House of Representatives said on Monday that Nigerian government officials signed empty repayment loan documents for the development of the Nigeria Rail sector even before the terms of the loans were negotiated. The House also said that it discovered that the Ministry of Transportation signed a commercial contract worth $33 billion dollars without any clear cut financial arrangement while most of the contracts agreement did not have local content clauses. Chairman, House Committee on Treaties, Protocols and Agreements, Hon. Ossai Nicholas Ossai disclosed this during the resumed investigative hearing on the review of bilateral loan agreements and commercial contracts…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday told the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus to be focused on salvaging the opposition party from crumbling, as the party was gradually becoming “shockingly rudderless” under his watch. Reacting to the recent comments by the PDP Chairman on President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) decision to defend and support free, fair elections, particularly during the 2019 elections as opposed to the use of force and anti-democratic practices under the PDP. APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena in a statement on Monday in Abuja,…
Mr Eyitayo Jegede, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reportedly submitted the name of Hon. Ikengboju Gboluga to the national chairman of the PDP, Uche Secondus in Abuja on Monday as his running mate. YemieFash medium reports that the name of Gboluga is to be forwarded to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to replace the name of Olumide Ogunje early submitted by Jegede. Gboluga is a serving member of the house of representatives representing Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency .
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and a former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, are currently meeting. The meeting is holding inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Oshiomhole was a regular visitor to the Presidential Villa when he was the chairman of the ruling party. That stopped in June when the party dissolved its National Working Committee. This meeting is coming ahead of the governorship election in Edo State seen as a battle between Oshiomhole and his successor, Godwin Obaseki, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party after he was…
The Conference of Civil Society for Peace, Security and National Development on Monday said a lot of successes have been recorded by the military in curbing banditry and terrorism in the northwest and northeast. The CSOs were reacting to statement credited to Katsina state governor, Aminu Masari, where he said service chiefs should be blamed for the perpetuation of banditry in Katsina State In a statement jointly signed by its conveners, Comr. Mike Msuaan and Mallam Adamu Kabir Matazu and made available to journalists in Abuja, the groups said a lot of successes have been recorded in the fight against banditry to the…
Members of the Unity Forum of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State have officially dissolved the body and blended into the campaign team of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. The Unity Forum headed by a former Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ali Olanusi, was formed following the inability of stakeholders in the Ondo APC to resolve its differences after the election of Governor Akeredolu in 2016 and the conduct of the party congresses. It had vowed to ensure Akeredolu does not return for a second term in office but internal wrangling within the forum and the crisis of consensus aspirants caused division…