Festus Keyamo, the minister in charge of aviation in Nigeria is angry, furious over knocks on him ! Some stakeholders subsequently said it was wrong for the minister to direct the NCAA to suspend an airline, urging the Senior Advocate of Nigeria to respect the autonomy of the regulator. Already, the suspension of Dana Air’s operations after a runway incident ...
Events
April, 2024
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26 April
Ondo: APC still in crisis ,as PDP picks flagbearer
The maiden meeting between the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and aggrieved aspirants in last Saturday’s primary election. It’s between the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and aggrieved aspirants in last Saturday’s primary election in Ondo State ended in a deadlock. None of the aggrieved aspirants ...
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26 April
105 prisoners escape as rainstorm collapses fence
105 inmates had escaped in a jailbreak on Wednesday night, after a rainstorm damaged sections of the facility. The spokesman for the Federal Capital Territory command of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Samson Duza, said 119 inmates initially escaped but 14 of them were later recaptured by the security forces. The FCT command of the NCoS is in charge of the ...
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26 April
After 11yr of constant tariff, MTN, Glo, others set for hike
Telecommunications operators in the country including MTN Nigeria and Globacom have asked for Federal Government approval through the Nigerian Communications Commission to raise their tariff. The development came after foreign exchange losses and rising energy costs forced some of the operators to post losses last year. The four telecommunications giants said they were the only ones that have not reviewed ...
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26 April
Get more mileage from your clothes, elongate your apparel’s lifespan
Valentino Garavani, the luminary behind Valentino (the international brand coveted by the high and mighty which he founded in 1959), is credited with one of fashion’s most beautiful maxims: ‘The essence of style is a combination of simplicity, elegance and subtlety.’ And this quote by the retired designer (who will be 92 on May 11) encapsulates our mission today. As ...
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25 April
Ray Ekpu’s wife, Uyai is dead
Respected journalist and celebrated columnist, Ray Ekpu, has announced the death of his wife, Uyai Ekpu. Mrs Ekpu died at the age of 73 on April 21 after a brief illness, the journalist said on Wednesday. According to Ekpu, “Uyai was a senior staff of the Centre for Management Development (CMD) and retired in 2011 as an Acting Director, Management ...
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25 April
NFF ‘ll announce S/Eagles coach next week
The President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Engr Ibrahim Gusau has revealed that the federation will be announcing the new Super Eagles coach next week. He made this known while speaking to our correspondent on the sidelines after inaugurating five of the Federation’s sub-committees at the Sunday Dankaro House at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja yesterday. It will be recalled ...
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25 April
1.94m Pulpils write JAMB 2024, as Father, Son detained for Cheating
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has revealed that two suspects, a father and his son, were arrested for their alleged involvement in impersonation during the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. This was just as the Board added that no fewer than 1.94 million candidates sat for the 2024 examinations across the country. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made ...
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19 April
Atiku Shuns Wike at PDP meeting
It was more of a mild drama on Wednesday asEx-Vice-President Namadi Sambo is seated in between Atiku and Wike at the ongoing meeting. Wike was seeing exchanging pleasantries in his usual bouyant , loud manner with Sambo while Atiku looked away. Wike fell out with Atiku after the latter won the party’s ticket and overlooked him as running mate, settling ...
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19 April
Build a fabulous, all-year round wardrobe without breaking bank
Let’s begin with Brioni today. And learn from the hugely successful Italian brand established in 1945 by two friends. The fashion house coveted by style cognoscenti has one of the most apt slogans we know: ‘to be one of a kind’. ‘To be one of a kind,’ unique and uncommon are the attributes of all human beings (when we deploy ...