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The Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Mesfin Tasew has provided an insight into the involvement of the East African Airline in the setting up of Nigeria Air, saying the airline almost withdrew but the government insisted it should continue with the process. This is the first time the Ethiopian Airlines leadership would speak on the controversy over the airline which dogged the last minutes of the immediate past administration. Former Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika had floated the airline on May 27 which did not see the light of the day as it was later discovered…

Nigeria's foremost REAL ESTATE BILLIONAIRE, Dr Kelly Nwogu has sent a heart warning message to President Bola Tinubu on his election victory at the Supreme Court. In his congratulatory message, Dr Kelly, Congratulates Mr President and charged all Nigerians to support President Tinubu government. According to him, there will be no meaningful progress if we fail to unite as a people. The Real Estate expert contended that the most important thing that should pre occupy every Nigerian today should be how we can move forward as a nation. He says, " The corporate existence of our nation should be our…

A group known as the Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Stakeholders Forum has urged the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, and Amobi Ogah, the lawmaker representing Isikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency, to leave Nkeiruka Onyejeocha alone. Ogah defeated Onyejeocha, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, to clinch the Isuikwuato/Umunneochi seat in the lower Legislative Chamber. Before her appointment, the Minister filed an appeal challenging Ogah’s victory and won. But Ogah appealed. The Court of Appeal is yet to deliver a verdict. There is also a rumoured cold war between Kalu and Onyejeocha who both hail from Abia State and are members…

No fewer than 2,168 repentant Boko Haram members have graduated from the Federal Government’s De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration, DRR, programme in Gombe State. Col. Abiodun Johnson, the Commandant of the DRR Camp, Operation Safe Corridor, stated this on Thursday during a courtesy visit by the Borno Deputy Governor, Dr Usman Kadafur. Mr Johnson said that the clients had passed through various rebuilding programmes and underwent series of medical screening, psychological and psycho-spiritual counseling, sports therapy, drug abuse counseling and western education programmes. He said that during the six months programme, the clients were trained on vocational skills, including carpentry, cap…

The police in Rivers State have arrested a 400-level student of Petrochemical Engineering at the University of Port Harcourt, Demain Okoligwe, for allegedly killing his girlfriend and harvesting her organs at his residence along NTA Road, Ozuoba, near Port Harcourt. The victim, Justina Otuene, a 300-level undergraduate also at UNIPORT, was studying Biochemistry. The state Commissioner of Police, Emeka Nwonyi, disclosed this while parading the suspect before newsmen in Port Harcourt on Thursday. Nwonyi said the suspect, after butchering his female lover, harvested some parts of her body allegedly for ritual purposes and concealed her decomposing corpse in his apartment…

The President of Ndi Ibe Ohafia Development Union (NDU) Abuja Branch, Chief Joe Kalu Ibe has been honoured with the "Kingdom Builder" award by the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, Lugbe Parish, for his support to the church. The award was presented to the community leader on Sunday in Abuja by the Minister in-charge of the Parish, Rt. Rev. Innocent Agwu Okoro. Okoro said the award was in recognition of Okali’s contribution to the Church of God. He charged him to see the honour as a call to greater service to the church and humanity. Receiving the award, Chief Ibe thanked…

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. The apex court in its ruling dismissed the appeals by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart Peter Obi. The court also knocked the appellants – Atiku and Peter Obi of the Labour Party – challenging President Bola Tinubu’s election for engaging in media trial and reaching conclusions before court rulings. On the alleged use of disparaging words against the appellants in its judgement evincing hostility and bias against the appellants, thereby…

The Supreme Court says the failure by the Independent National Electoral Commission to transmit election results electronically did not affect the outcome of the election and could not warrant the nullification of the result of the presidential election. Justice John Okoro, made the pronouncement in a lead judgment on the appeal by former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; and that of the candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, seeking to nullify the February 25, presidential election of President Bola Tinubu. Mr Okoro also dismissed the issue of the 25 per cent requirement for…

Former militant leader, Asari Dokubo has lamented over President Bola Tinubu's recent appointments. Asari said this while reacting to controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi’s call for Nyesom Wike to be removed as FCT Minister. Addressing this in a video which has gone viral, the former militant leader stated that Abuja was built with oil money from non-northern regions. He also said that it was built on the premise of “no man’s land”. He went on to lament about other appointments by President Bola Tinubu, claiming that it is one-sided and makes Lagos look like the only state in the country.…

The immediate-past chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdurasheed Bawa, has been released from detention. Bawa was arrested by the Department of State Service (DSS) on June 14, 2023, hours after his suspension from office as EFCC Chairman by President Bola Tinubu over alleged abuse of office. Since his arrest and detention, the Secret Police didn’t formally prefer any charge against him or say his specific offence. He was released on Wednesday night from detention.